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Review: Jersey Boys at the Liverpool Empire ***1/2
There’s hardly a household in Britain that hasn’t been affected by one of this winter’s range of illnesses – and it seems the lurgy has...


Review: Cinderella at the Liverpool Empire ****
It’s Liverpool’s most lavish panto of them all – and this year it’s also the final one to open its doors. But while the Empire might be...


Review: Spirit of Christmas at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, flank the stage with a pair of conical Christmas trees…..and, in a colourful finale, why not dress...


Review: Baskerville at Liverpool Playhouse ****
While other Liverpool theatres stick resolutely to the Christmas spirit at this time of year, the Playhouse has taken a different path...


Review: Peter Pan at the Epstein Theatre ****
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a visit to Neverland – because after all, who can put the ‘pan’ in to panto if not for Peter? So step...


Review: The Jungle Book at Unity Theatre ***
In a world of Cinderellas, Snow Whites and Peter Pans, the Unity Theatre has always resolutely ploughed its own festive storytelling...


Review: Beauty & The Beast at the Black-E ***1/2
Playing to a panto audience in the round, and fielding one of the largest casts this Christmas? Hats off to Drops of Light CIC, the team...


Review: Crazy For You at the Liverpool Empire ***
Given the daily dose of angst and turmoil in the real world, an evening of escapism at the theatre could be just the ticket. And with a...


Review: The Scouse Nativity at Royal Court Liverpool ****1/2
Tim Firth’s Flint Street Nativity is a seasonal favourite, while Nativity! The Musical is currently on a UK tour. And with the advent of...


Review: The Little Mermaid at the Liverpool Everyman ****
It’s a well-known fact that Christmas doesn’t officially start in Liverpool until the arrival of the Everyman rock ‘n’ roll panto. So...
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