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Review: Once at Liverpool Empire ****
The Empire’s sweeping stage and cavernous auditorium is the natural habitat of all-singing, all-dancing, all-action musical...


Review: Sound the Trumpet at RLPO ****1/2
Sound the trumpet indeed! I think we might have found a contender for most entertaining Philharmonic concert of the year – and it’s only...


Review: Peter Pan at Chester Storyhouse ****1/2
It should perhaps come as no surprise that a venue that calls itself Storyhouse should be committed to strong storytelling. And its 2019...


Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****
Joy to the world! And while there’s been precious little festive cheer around this year, there was plenty of seasonal bonhomie at the...


Review: Miracle on 34th Street at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
Do you remember when you stopped believing in Father Christmas, consigning him to never never land along with the Easter Bunny and the...


Review: Beasty Baby at Unity Theatre ****1/2
The Unity has long eschewed traditional pantomime in favour of magical tales designed to captivate younger audiences. This season it’s...


Review: Peter Pan at Liverpool Empire ****
It’s now 115 years since Peter Pan was published. So if the boy who wouldn’t grow up actually had, he’d be the oldest man in the world by...


Review: Cinderella at the Epstein Theatre ***1/2
It’s billed as the greatest fairytale of them all, and it’s certainly a perennially popular festive choice. So it may come as a surprise...


Review: Snow White at the Floral Pavilion ***1/2
Talking mirrors, poison apples, wicked queens. On paper, Snow White could be really quite…Grimm. But this is panto land, where everyone...


Review: Sleeping Beauty at Liverpool Everyman ****
Whatever else is going on in the world, there are thankfully some constants in life – one of them being the Everyman rock ‘n’ roll panto....
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