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Review: Ghost the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
The current cinema scene may be awash with superhero franchises, action thrillers and animated sequels. But back in 1990, the two biggest...


Shakespeare gets a makeover by 20 Stories High
Some of Shakespeare’s best-known female characters take to the stage at the Unity Theatre this month – but not as you’re ever likely to...


YEP Directors Festival returns to Everyman studio
The YEP Directors Festival returns to the Liverpool Everyman this autumn. Five productions will be staged in the Hope Street theatre’s...


Review: Lost Soul 2 at Liverpool's Royal Court ***1/2
Smigger, Donna, Terry and Pat have been hitting the Liverpool dancefloor for the best part of two decades – and Dave Kirby’s...


Review: The Importance of Being Earnest at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre *****
In an interview with his friend Robbie Ross the month before its 1895 premiere, Oscar Wilde described his latest play as ‘a delicate...


Liverpool theatres to run new Creative Mentors programme
Liverpool theatres and other cultural organisations have launched a new mentoring programme to support creatives from the Global Majority...


Review: An Officer and a Gentleman at Liverpool Empire ***
If you were asked to nominate a classic cinematic moment from the 1980s, what would you choose? Nobody putting Baby in the corner at...


Liverpool Empire run for Boys From the Blackstuff
A celebrated production of Alan Bleasdale’s seminal Boys From the Blackstuff returns to Liverpool in 2025 – but this time it is set to be...


Liverpool date for The Merchant of Venice 1936
An acclaimed new version of The Merchant of Venice which relocates the story to 1930s London is heading for Liverpool next spring....


Review: Sisters of Mersey at Liverpool's Royal Court ****
The Sound of Music is one of playwright Jonathan Harvey’s favourite things – so perhaps it was only a matter of time before he answered...
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