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Liverpool Empire going Back to the Future
Back to the Future the Musical is heading for Liverpool as part of its inaugural tour – but fans will have to be patient as it won’t be...
Comedy to enjoy in Liverpool this autumn
It’s been quite the summer, but now the nights are drawing in there’s few things better than to settle down indoors and enjoy a good laugh. Happily, Liverpool venues have that covered this autumn with a busy programme of appearances from both local faces, rising talent and big TV names. From the purveyors of big laughs and knowing chuckles at established venues like Hot Water Comedy, Laughterhouse Comedy and Liverpool Comedy Club to visiting shows at the city’s many theatres
Tina the Tina Turner Musical at the Liverpool Empire ****
It’s rare for something that’s essentially a jukebox musical to have quite so meaty – or so hard-hitting – a storyline. But then the...
Review: Footloose at the Liverpool Empire ****
Footloose, in its original – exhilarating – film incarnation emerged as part of a collection of adolescent movies in the mid-80s (my own...
5 unmissable shows at the Liverpool Empire this autumn
There may still be plenty of summer ahead of us but it’s never too early to start planning for autumn attractions – including of course...
Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Liverpool Empire ****
Sixty years ago this year, a young would-be lyricist penned a speculative letter to an even younger aspiring composer. “I was told you...
Review: Les Misérables at the Liverpool Empire *****
September 1985. The wreck of the Titanic was discovered, England regained the Ashes, there was rioting in Handsworth and Brixton – and a...
Liverpool dates for Mean Girls the Musical in 2026
West End hit musical comedy Mean Girls is heading to the Liverpool Empire next year as part of its inaugural UK tour. The award-winning...
Review: Only Fools and Horses the musical at the Liverpool Empire ****
It seems to be the season for live stage adaptations of TV's ‘national treasures’. Fawlty Towers heads for the Empire this autumn, and...
Sam's no fool in lovely-jubbly stage role
It’s not often you apply for one job and come out with another. But that’s essentially what happened to actor Sam Lupton when he stepped...
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