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Legally Blonde announces Liverpool dates on 2026 UK tour
Musical feelgood favourite Legally Blonde is set to visit the Liverpool Empire next spring as part of a new national tour. The Olivier...


Review: Hamilton at the Liverpool Empire *****
There are some words which tend to get overused these days. Icon is one, and phenomenon is arguably another. Yet perhaps if anything in...


What's on stage in Liverpool during May 2025
The merry month of May is upon us and while the days are getting warmer and the nights lighter, there’s still plenty to enjoy indoors at...


Review: Calamity Jane at the Liverpool Empire ****
Some musicals start on stage and migrate to the big screen – and some begin as films and have an afterlife in the theatre. Calamity Jane...


Review: War Horse at the Liverpool Empire *****
During the First World War, more than a million horses were shipped across the Channel to the battlefields of Belgium and Northern...


Inside No.9 Liverpool date as hit BBC show goes on UK tour
Fans are being invited to go Inside No.9 at the Liverpool Empire this autumn when the critically acclaimed TV comedy arrives in the city...


Review: Boys from the Blackstuff at the Liverpool Empire ****
In the early 80s, Alan Bleasdale was a member of the Liverpool Playhouse’s ‘Gang of Four’ – the quartet who nurtured writers and new work...


Sunny Afternoon makes Liverpool Empire date on new tour for hit Kinks musical
Hit stage musical Sunny Afternoon is set to return to the Liverpool Empire as part of a new UK tour. The ebullient Kinks-inspired show...


Review: Blood Brothers at the Liverpool Empire ****1/2
You wait ages for one Willy Russell play – and then two come along at the same time! With Shirley Valentine back at the Everyman and...


Bill Kenwright honoured at the Liverpool Empire
Bill Kenwright has been honoured with a new bust unveiled at the Liverpool Empire as part of the theatre’s centenary celebrations. The...
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