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Review: The Tin Drum at Liverpool Everyman ****
Kneehigh are back. The purveyors of that piece of theatrical perfection, Dead Dog in a Suitcase (And Other Love Songs), have returned to...


Review: Philip Glass 80th birthday at the RLPO ****
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that an orchestra in possession of a new contemporary classical work must be in want of an...


Review: Dvorak's Cello Concerto ****1/2
While it’s true proceedings kicked off in Hope Street with the Classic FM birthday, followed by last weekend’s voyage to the New World,...


Review: Dirty Dancing at the Liverpool Empire ****
Some of us were the same age as Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman when Dirty Dancing first merengued inconspicuously on to cinema screens in 1987....


Review: Cilla the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
When Bill Kenwright decided to cast the central role in Cilla the Musical through open calls, he had no idea who would walk through the...


Review: Classic FM Celebrating 25 Years ****
It’s been quite a birthday week for Classic FM, which is marking 25 years since it hit the airwaves. They spent a day with the Royals at...


Review: The Royal at Royal Court Liverpool ****1/2
Hours before The Royal’s opening night last week, the Royal Court was still something of a building site – in fact, peek behind the...


Review: Fame the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
You can see why a tale of young dancers, actors and musicians on the cusp of life and striving for fame and success seems a perfect fit...


Review: Alice In Wonderland at Grosvenor Park ***1/2
Before Chester’s Storyhouse opened, Grosvenor Park was the main stage for theatre in the city – albeit a low tech, wood bark stage, open...


Review: The Damned United at the Unity Theatre ****
Brian Clough’s ill-fated tenure in charge of Leeds United was short, but anything but sweet. The football manager’s 44-day struggle at...
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