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Review: Top Hat at the Liverpool Empire ****
The Empire is currently celebrating its centenary - and back in the same space in March 1926, Liverpool audiences would have been treated to Mr ‘top hat, white tie and tails’ himself Fred Astaire treading its boards. Astaire appeared with his sister Adele in George Gershwin’s Lady be Good. And it evidently proved to be good, because they returned to Lime Street for another run in early 1927. By the mid-30s, Astaire had gone from big theatre star to even bigger screen star. An
Jason Donovan makes Rocky Horror Liverpool return in 2026
Jason Donovan is set to return to the Liverpool stage in The Rocky Horror Show. The Aussie superstar will head the cast of Richard O’Brien’s outrageous cult musical when it comes to the Liverpool Empire next May. Donovan previously performed the part of transvestite scientist Dr Frank-n-Furter for a limited number of shows when the musical was staged at the Liverpool Playhouse last Christmas. Join two squeaky clean college kids – Brad and his fiancée Janet whose car, in a twi
Review: The Book of Mormon at the Liverpool Empire *****
Ding dong! The Mormons are back in Liverpool with glad tidings – as long as you’re not easily offended that is. Trey Parker, Matt Stone...
Review: Shake it up Baby! at the Epstein Theatre ****
Liverpool playwright Ian Salmon returns to the streets of Hamburg, six years after the all-female Liverbirds rocked the Reeperbahn in his...
Christmas in Liverpool for Mamma Mia! UK tour
Mamma Mia! here they go again - the smash hit Abba-infused musical is back on the road in 2026 and heading for the Liverpool Empire for a...
Review: Fiddler on the Roof at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Liverpool art lovers may recall the Marc Chagall exhibition at Tate Liverpool 12 years ago where among the many wonderful paintings on...
Review: The Lightning Thief at the Liverpool Empire ***1/2
More than a quarter of a century after it first burst on the storytelling scene, the ‘young adult’ fantasy fiction genre remains hugely...
Moulin Rouge visits Liverpool in 2026 on first world tour
Multi-award-winning musical Moulin Rouge! is set to can-can into Liverpool next summer as part of its first ever world tour. The stunning...
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...
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...
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