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Review: A Christmas Carol at Liverpool Playhouse ****
Hi-jinks on the high seas (Moby Dick), Greek tragedy meets David Bowie spandex (Oedipussy) and a bloody journey through the complete...


Review: Snow White at the Epstein Theatre ***
Never mind Brexit. For those of a certain age, the real division happened on Saturday mornings and was between Team Swap Shop and Team...


Review: The Scouse Cinderella at Royal Court Liverpool ***
Little Scouse on the Prairie, Scouse Pacific, Scouse of the Antarctic…it was only a matter of time until The Royal Court turned its...


Review: Beauty and the Beast at Unity Theatre ****
“Be our guest,” Belle trills towards the end of the Unity’s new Christmas show, before being told unceremoniously: “Wrong version!” And...


Review: Aladdin at Hope Street Theatre ****
Last year Drops of Light brought an immediacy and intimacy to its production of Beauty and the Beast by performing it in the round (well,...


Louis Emerick on playing panto's biggest baddie at St Helens
There are baddies – and then there are real unreformed baddies according to Louis Emerick who is donning evil-looking iron work and...


Review: The Snow Queen at Liverpool Everyman ****1/2
Well deck the halls and put out a mince pie for Santa – the countdown to Christmas has officially started. You can always guarantee...


Everyman Rep on pause as E&P reveals new 2019 season
The Liverpool Everyman’s Repertory Company is set to take ‘a pause’ with no third consecutive season of productions at the Hope Street...


Review: Calendar Girls the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
First it was a real calendar. Then along came Tim Firth who captured the amazing true-life story in a hit screenplay. He returned to the...


Strictly judge Shirley Ballas on her Liverpool Empire panto debut
“When I told my son I was going to do panto, he went ‘oh lordy, Liverpool – hold on to your hats!’” laughs Shirley Ballas. Strictly’s...
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