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Review: Birdsong at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
It’s nearly a decade – in fact pretty much the length of two Great Wars laid end to end – since the stage adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’...


NYE 2024 events in Liverpool
Liverpool venues are set to help revellers see in the New Year this December with a host of entertainment and events. Whether you want to...


Liverpool Black History month 2024 events
Events, exhibitions, activities and performances are taking place across Liverpool to mark this year’s Black History Month which runs...


Liverpool date for The Merchant of Venice 1936
An acclaimed new version of The Merchant of Venice which relocates the story to 1930s London is heading for Liverpool next spring....


Ghost Stories returns to Liverpool Playhouse in 2025
Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s stage chiller Ghost Stories returns to the Liverpool Playhouse next year as part of a UK tour. The...


Review: Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! at Liverpool Playhouse ****
Soon after I joined the Echo 20-odd years ago, its then editor asked me if I had any media role models. I didn’t, but felt I had to say...


Review: Showstopper! at Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
Over on social media, everyone is raving about 42 Balloons – the uplifting new musical doing brisk business down the road at the Lowry....


Spend An Evening with Celia Imrie at Liverpool Playhouse
Celia Imrie will lift the lid on her acting career and celebrate the publication of her latest novel when she appears at the Liverpool...


Review: My Beautiful Laundrette at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
When My Beautiful Laundrette burst on to the big screen almost 40 years ago, it was an invigorating and influential cinematic moment....


Review: Unfortunate at Liverpool Playhouse ****
Fairytale ‘baddies’ get such a bad rap don’t they? But honestly, are they all really evil, or are some maybe just a bit, you know,...
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