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Christmas Shows and Pantos in Liverpool and beyond in 2026
Christmas is on the horizon – oh yes, it is – and that means just one thing. It’s panto time again. A century ago, pantomimes opened on Christmas Eve and ran through well into the New Year. Over the intervening years, however, the start of the festive season has got earlier and earlier with the first shows in 2026 opening in early November. As usual the Royal Court and the Everyman are the vanguard of the festive frivolity, but there are also a host of other seasonal shows cl
Fallen Angels brings Holding Light to the Liverpool Everyman
An inspiring production involving eight community dancers and which celebrates and shines a light on human resilience and the power of hope over adversity will be staged at the Liverpool Everyman this weekend. Fallen Angels Dance Theatre's Holding Light comes to the venue in aptly-named Hope Street on October 17 following a sold-out premiere at the Royal Opera House. Community dancers from Liverpool, Wirral and Chester, all in recovery from addiction or mental health issues,
Review: Death of a Salesman at Liverpool Everyman ***1/2
Arthur Miller compared it to a Greek tragedy while influential 20th Century American theatre critic John Gassner called its chief protagonist ‘a King Lear in mufti’. Death of a Salesman, the second of Miller’s quartet of major plays penned over the course of eight post-war years, channels both, albeit into the story of an ordinary ('low') man. Miller wove his cautionary tale in naturalistic dialogue juxtaposed with dream-like flashbacks and reminiscences (he initially thought
Shows on Liverpool stages this October
Autumn, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness – and also of a plethora of new productions in Liverpool’s theatres. Several productions which opened last month are continuing into October, among them Titanic drama Unsinkable, which runs at the Hope Street Theatre until October 3. You can catch Arthur Miller’s classic Death of a Salesman at the Liverpool Everyman until October 10. And down the road at the Royal Court, the new stage version of Frank Clarke’s Letter to Brez
Liverpool Everyman revisits Martin McDonagh in 2027
The Liverpool Everyman is set to stage a major new revival of one of Martin McDonagh's earliest plays next spring. A Skull in Connemara will be presented at the Hope Street theatre from February 20 to March 13, 2027. The new production follows the successful staging of McDonagh’s dark comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore in 2024 and will also see the return of Chris Sonnex who will once again be taking on directing duties. Billed as ‘volatile, unsettling and wickedly comedic’,
11 shows to catch in Liverpool this autumn
The summer may still be at its height but given how fast June and July have sped past it won’t be long until the autumn theatre season is upon us. And there is a packed programme of treats at Liverpool’s many venues this year. From big budget musicals to intimate dramas, high comedy to high tragedy, local stories to international tales, and classic texts to thought-provoking new work, there’s plenty for lovers of live theatre to choose from between September and Christmas. Se
Shows to enjoy at Liverpool theatres in July
It may be the summer months, but theatres rarely go completely dark any more and there’s still plenty to enjoy on stage in the city throughout July. Over at the Everyman, YEP (Young Everyman Playhouse) is presenting its own version of the Jekyll and Hyde story, radically reimagined by Evan Placey for the digital age. The story of ambition, addiction and the monsters we hide (online and ‘IRL’) runs from July 2-4 at the Hope Street theatre. Meanwhile roll up roll up, the Empire
The Choir With no Name Big Gig returns to the Liverpool Everyman
The Choir With no Name returns to the Liverpool Everyman this July for its joyous annual ‘Big Gig’. Poet Joseph Roberts will be special guest at the event on Saturday, July 18 which promises to be an uplifting and unforgettable night of music, verse and community. Fellow local choir Indigo Vibe will also take part. The Choir With no Name (CWNN) involves people who are impacted by homelessness or marginalisation, and it meets weekly in the city centre to sing, build confidence
Review: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher at Liverpool Everyman ****1/2
As titles go, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is certainly an arresting one. And, as the Everyman itself allows, a provocative one too – just as it was when Hilary Mantel’s controversial short story on which this new production is based was first published 12 years ago. Of course, the IRA tried it for real when they bombed the Grand Hotel in Brighton in the early hours of October 12, 1984, missing Margaret Thatcher but murdering five, including Eric Taylor, manager of
Review: Waiting for Godot at the Liverpool Everyman *****
It may be a play where, as the tagline goes, “nothing happens…then nothing happens again”, but Samuel Beckett’s tragicomic masterpiece on the human condition is rich in incident and Shakespearean in scope. And it also fair twangs with vividness and life in this tremendous new co-production between Liverpool, Glasgow Citizen and Bolton Octagon, which features a pair of peerless performances from Everyman alumni Matthew Kelly and George Costigan. Jean Chan’s frayed set (even th
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