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Paul O'Grady's Lily inspires SAVAGE which comes to the Liverpool Playhouse in 2027
A ‘bold and deeply moving’ new comedy inspired by the late Paul O’Grady is set to come to the Liverpool Playhouse next spring prior to a West End run. SAVAGE, written by Liverpool playwright Jonathan Harvey and created with O’Grady’s blessing, tells the story of the life of the late star and his most famous creation – the ‘Blonde Bombsite’ Lily Savage. It will be staged at the Playhouse from March 16-20, 2027, and will feature Wirral-born RuPaul Drag Race UK winner Danny Bear
Review: Here You Come Again at the Liverpool Empire ****
Some people spent Covid lockdowns perfecting their sourdough or turning out endless tins of banana loaf. Others learned a new skill or...
Review: Sisters of Mersey at Liverpool's Royal Court ****
The Sound of Music is one of playwright Jonathan Harvey’s favourite things – so perhaps it was only a matter of time before he answered...
Sisters of Mersey promise divine new comedy at the Royal Court
It’s lunchtime in the Royal Court rehearsal room and Lindzi Germain and Keddy Sutton are pondering whether they would make good nuns. “I...
Jonathan Harvey makes Royal Court return with heavenly new comedy
Liverpool writer Jonathan Harvey will premiere a new heavenly comedy at Liverpool's Royal Court next summer. Sisters of Mersey follows...
Review: Mother Goose at Liverpool Empire ****
Christmas may be fast receding in the rear-view mirror of memory. But although we’re no longer in traditional panto season, Liverpool...
Liverpool's Royal Court joins the Eurovision party
Eurovision is coming to Liverpool next spring – and it’s not just the waterfront arena spectacular being beamed to a global audience. The...
Ian McKellen brings Mother Goose to Liverpool Empire in 2023
Sir Ian McKellen is set to appear in a new panto version of Mother Goose which is coming to the Liverpool Empire in the New Year. John...
Blundellsands actor Gemma on her 'gift' of a role at the Everyman
Gemma Brodrick is sharing a dressing room at the Liverpool Everyman this autumn – and she couldn’t be happier. That could be because her...
Review: Our Lady of Blundellsands at Liverpool Everyman ****1/2
Jonathan Harvey’s hotly anticipated new play Our Lady of Blundellsands was dealt a blow when its premiere run was cut cruelly short by...
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