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10 shows you should see in Liverpool this autumn
We may have enjoyed a tropical heatwave this summer, but now it's definitely time to sit down and think about Liverpool theatre world’s...


Review: Legally Blonde at Liverpool Empire ****
She may not have won over Eurovision voters, but Lucie Jones is certainly a hit as the lead in this current tour of irrepressible musical...


Review: An Officer and a Gentleman at Liverpool Empire ***
The 1980s were bookended by two great cinematic slices of audience wish-fulfilment. One was in 1987 when Patrick Swayze opined that...


Liverpool panto debut for Strictly's Shirley Ballas
Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas will be waltzing in to the Liverpool Empire to make her panto debut this Christmas. The...


Review: Summer Holiday at Liverpool Empire **1/2
Summer holidays are weighed with expectations. We save hard to be able to go away and as a result we want it to be memorable, fun, and...


Review: Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at the Liverpool Empire ****
John Lennon reputedly wanted his songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney to emulate that of Gerry Goffin and Carole King’s. And the...


Ray Quinn takes a Summer Holiday at Liverpool Empire
They’re billing it as the ‘happiest musical around’. And Liverpool audiences are about to see if Summer Holiday is as bright and sunny as...


Bronté Barbé brings Beautiful to the Liverpool Empire
If you feel the earth move under your feet in Liverpool next week it won’t be an earthquake – just the arrival of the seismic stage...


Review: Hairspray at the Liverpool Empire *****
You can’t stop the beat at the Empire this week – but then why would you want to when a show is as much glorious fun as Hairspray?...


Review: Matthew Bourne's Cinderella at Liverpool Empire ****
Matthew Bourne’s work has always been inspired by the silver screen – not least The Red Shoes, which he brought to the Empire 12 months...
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