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Review: Giselle at the Liverpool Empire ****
Giselle has been if not endlessly then certainly regularly reinterpreted since it was composed some 183 years ago. Among them are Mats...


Christmas shows across Liverpool City Region in 2024
Untangle the tinsel and fairy lights, dig out the ‘elf on a shelf’ and break out the selection box – the most wonderful time of the year...


Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Liverpool Empire *****
With a scrumptious Sherman Brothers score, a faithful flying car and an enjoyably malevolent baddie, the stage version of Chitty Chitty...


Matilda the Musical comes to Liverpool Empire for Christmas 2025
Multi-award-winning smash hit musical Matilda is coming to the Liverpool Empire for Christmas 2025. The Royal Shakespeare Company...


Review: 101 Dalmatians at Liverpool Empire ****
Dodie Smith loved Dalmatians. Reports vary, but it’s thought while the author didn’t quite get to 101, she certainly had at least nine at...


Review: Peaky Blinders The Redemption of Thomas Shelby at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Liverpool has a special place in the Peaky Blinders story – it’s here where substantial portions of the early series were filmed, the...


Review: Ghost the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
The current cinema scene may be awash with superhero franchises, action thrillers and animated sequels. But back in 1990, the two biggest...


Review: Hairspray at Liverpool Empire *****
Traditionally summer was a time when theatres closed their doors with their audiences lured away to seaside resorts or sunnier climes....


Review: Bring it On the Musical at Liverpool Empire ***
Cheerleading always feels like one of those peculiarly American things – right there with Spring Break, glee clubs, sorority houses and...


Review: An Officer and a Gentleman at Liverpool Empire ***
If you were asked to nominate a classic cinematic moment from the 1980s, what would you choose? Nobody putting Baby in the corner at...
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