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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...


Calendar Girls reveal all ahead of Liverpool Empire visit
Twenty years ago, the members of a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute produced a nude calendar that attracted global attention - and...


Liverpool Empire date for Les Miserables tour
Can you hear the people sing? Because Liverpool is set to welcome Les Misérables in 2019. The multi award-winning musical will come to...


Review: Benidorm Live at Liverpool Empire ****
Benidorm the series may have finally taken its towel off the ITV sun lounger and headed for home. But it seems its spirit lives on – in...


Ian McKellen on Stage at Liverpool Playhouse
Sir Ian McKellen is celebrating his 80th birthday with a fundraising tour of the UK – including two nights at the Liverpool Playhouse....
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