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Kirkby Ski Slope inspires new Royal Court comedy

It’s a big year for BOST. In fact, this is the start of two big years for the Merseyside musical theatre company. In July it’s involved...

Half-a-century after the Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s love letter to his 50s cinema youth, first hit the stage it remains an...

Some people spent Covid lockdowns perfecting their sourdough or turning out endless tins of banana loaf. Others learned a new skill or...

Liverpool charity hero ‘Speedo Mick’ is set to be immortalised on stage in a new musical in the city next summer. Speedo Mick – The...

On paper it’s not the most prepossessing of pitches. A musical that centres topics like mental health, loneliness, suicide and grief. Yet...

The Book of Mormon is set to return to Liverpool in 2025. The multi-award-winning smash hit musical will be at the Liverpool Empire from...

“I can’t wait to get back to Liverpool,” Jason Donovan says. “I always enjoy soaking up all that fantastic endless musical heritage and...

In the 18th Century there was a vogue for rewriting Shakespeare to appeal to Georgian audiences and which included introducing new...

A new musical based on David Baddiel’s bestselling children’s book The Parent Agency will receive its world premiere at Chester...

Shakespeare wasn’t averse to borrowing plots or characters from historic texts – and in turn his work has been the inspiration for...