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Blue Plaque honour for Twopence author Helen Forrester
A new Blue Plaque has been unveiled at the childhood home of Twopence to Cross the Mersey author Helen Forrester. The late writer’s son...


Hard hats and big laughs at the Epstein
Playwright David Spicer’s latest show gets its world premiere in Liverpool next week. Health and Safety is being brought to the stage at...


Look behind the scenes at Liverpool Everyman
The Everyman is throwing open its doors this Saturday for its annual Open House event. There will be the chance to take a peek behind the...


Review: The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel at Unity Theatre ****1/2
We all know about Stan and Ollie. But what about Stan and Charlie? In the early 1900s the two future big screen superstars were both...


Review: Night of the Living Dead - Remix at Liverpool Playhouse ****
Lights, camera, actors…. Imitating the dog applies its trademark multimedia theatrical approach to the zombie apocalypse in what is...


Ticket to Write brings Beatles stories to the stage
Beatles playwriting competition Ticket to Write returns to the Liverpool stage this summer. Four 30-minute finalists will have their work...


Review: On Your Feet! at Liverpool Empire ***1/2
Back in the mid-80s a new sound hit British dancefloors – and the singles charts – with an infectiously funky Latin rhythmed dance number...


Les Dennis joins cast of YNWA at Royal Court Liverpool
Les Dennis is set to return to the Royal Court stage this spring as the theatre celebrates the history and successes of Liverpool FC....


Review: Animal Farm at Liverpool Everyman ****
“Power,” Lord Alton wrote in 1887, “tends to corrupt. And absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Well, plus ça change, plus c'est la même...


Review: I Think We Are Alone at Liverpool Playhouse ****
We live in an age of complete connectivity – and yet in many ways we’re more alone than ever. And as Sally Abbott’s powerful and...
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