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Review: Rocky Horror Show at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Little can Richard O’Brien have imagined when his Rocky Horror Show was premiered in the 62-seat fringe theatre upstairs at London’s...


Greg Fossard talks Dirty Dancing ahead of Liverpool Empire return
Greg Fossard’s stage career started at the Liverpool Empire 21 years ago. “In this very room,” confirms the Liverpool actor, looking...


Life is a Cabaret at LIPA
Kander and Ebb’s darkly thought-provoking Weimar Berlin musical Cabaret comes to LIPA this week. The show, which includes songs like...


The Red Shoes returns to Liverpool Empire
Matthew Bourne’s dazzling stage version of the Powell and Pressburger film classic The Red Shoes is set to dance back in to the Liverpool...


Christmas Miracle for Liverpool Playhouse
Festive favourite Miracle on 34th Street is being brought to the Liverpool Playhouse stage as a musical this Christmas. Gemma Bodinetz...


Review: Ghost the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
It’s nearly three decades since Ghost swept all before it at the box office and powered the Righteous Brothers to the top of the charts....


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....
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