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Review: Sweeney Todd at Liverpool Everyman ****
Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical masterpiece turns the big 4-0 this year, and that alone would be a good enough reason for this spare and...


Review: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at Liverpool Empire *****
There are two things that are hard to believe about Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. One is that next year this modern classic is a...


Review: The Wizard of Oz at St Helens Theatre Royal ****
The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 80th birthday this year, so it’s no surprise there are so many theatres laying down a yellow brick road....


Review: Princess and the Hustler at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
Racial tensions simmer both inside and outside the home in this vibrant but uncomfortable family drama from Eclipse Theatre Company....


Lindzi roars in to the Epstein panto this Easter
They’re off to see the Wizard at the Epstein Theatre this month – and there are a few familiar faces on the Yellow Brick Road. They...


Liam Tobin talks Sweeney Todd at the Everyman
Some children dream of being an astronaut, a train driver, a spy or a film star when they grow up. For a young Liam Tobin, it was to be a...


Review: Bottleneck at Royal Court Studio ****
Luke Barnes’ sharply funny yet pin-droppingly poignant coming-of-age story was a hit when Hiding Place Theatre staged it at Hope Street...


Review: Kinky Boots at Liverpool Empire ****
On paper it seems like a writer’s colourful fantasy. And yet Kinky Boots is based (albeit loosely) on actual events in the capital of...


Review: Abigail's Party at Liverpool Playhouse ****
We’ll all have had awkward encounters and been in hellish situations – but I’ll wager none so protractedly, toe-curlingly, cringeworthy...


UK tour for By the Waters of Liverpool
By the Waters of Liverpool is heading off on a UK tour next year. The stage play, which follows the fortunes of a grown-up Helen...
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