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Review: The Merchant of Venice 1936 at Liverpool Playhouse ****
The Merchant of Venice has long been described as a ‘problem play’. Is it a comedy or a tragedy? And is Shakespeare condoning...


Tate Liverpool explores roots of nature and trade in new exhibition
The connections between Liverpool and its trading history are explored through nature in a new exhibition at Tate Liverpool and RIBA...


Royal Liverpool Philharmonic announces first female Chief Executive
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced the appointment of its first female chief executive in its 185-year history. Vanessa Reed...


Mary Poppins flies in to Liverpool in 2026
Spit spot! Mary Poppins is flying in to Liverpool as part of the smash hit musical’s UK tour. The multi-award-winning stage spectacular...


Jacqueline Roy In Conversation at Calderstones
Novelist and writer Jacqueline Roy will take part in a special ‘in conversation’ at Liverpool’s Calderstones Mansion this weekend. The...


Unity Theatre announces Liverpool/Kiwi collaboration
Liverpool’s Unity Theatre is embarking on an international collaboration with a New Zealand youth theatre. Rising | Pike Ake – which is...


Spencer Leigh celebrates 80th with new memoir
Veteran Liverpool broadcaster and author Spencer Leigh has celebrated his 80th birthday with the publication of a special new memoir. The...


Merchant of Venice star Tracy-Ann Oberman on how Liverpool fought fascism
In The Merchant of Venice 1936, at the Liverpool Playhouse this week, Tracy-Ann Oberman plays Shylock as a steely Jewish matriarch facing...


Review: Pass the Parcel at the Royal Court Studio ****
Families are funny things, and their dynamics can be incomprehensible to outsiders – and indeed sometimes to family members too. These...


Liverpool dates for To Kill a Mockingbird tour
The smash hit stage version of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is coming to Liverpool – but fans of the classic will have to wait...
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