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Michael Morpurgo on War Horse coming to the Liverpool Empire
Behind War Horse is the story of an old man, a young boy – and an animal that listened. And if it hadn’t been for the three of them,...


Review: Songs for the End of the World at Liverpool Everyman ***1/2
Is it the end of the world as we know it? And do we feel fine? Maybe more confused, conflicted – and confrontational in this piece of...


Review: Footloose at Royal Court Liverpool ***
It’s the role that made actor Kevin Bacon famous – the disaffected city boy trapped in small town America where having fun is banned by...


Sting musical The Last Ship coming to Liverpool
A musical by Sting which was nominated for awards on Broadway is coming to Liverpool as part of an inaugural UK tour. The Last Ship,...


See toe-tapping musical Mack and Mabel at LIPA
Musical Mack and Mabel is being staged at LIPA next week. Third year dance students are performing the show in the Paul McCartney...


Review: Around the World in 80 Days at Liverpool Playhouse ****
For many of us the idea of a voyage around the world is a romantic proposition. For Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg – brought engagingly to...


Review: Akram Khan's Giselle at the Liverpool Empire ****
Contemporary and classical collide with striking results in this bold reimagining by Akram Khan of one of ballet’s oldest tales. It was a...


Take a Summer Holiday at the Liverpool Empire
Ray Quinn is set to head the cast of Summer Holiday when it comes to the Liverpool Empire this spring. The feelgood musical, based on...


Apocalyptic gig theatre at Liverpool Everyman
What do you get if you take a dash of David Bowie, a soupçon of Philip K Dick and a whole lot of Kneehigh-style chutzpah? The answer is...


Cut loose with Footloose at Royal Court Liverpool
Been working so hard? Then it’s time to cut loose with the stage musical version of that 80s movie classic Footloose. Selladoor...
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