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Review: Jesus Christ Superstar at Liverpool Empire ****
Back in 1970 a bright young British music and lyrics team created a rock opera studio album based on the last week in the life of Christ...


Review: The Book of Will at Shakespeare North Playhouse ****1/2
It’s easy to take Shakespeare for granted. The man and his works have always been there as a presence in our lives – both on stage and in...


Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Mischief Theatre’s deliciously catastrophic live performances have won them legions of fans and plenty of awards since they staged their...


Brindley welcomes poignant First World War play
A play set in the First World War visits The Brindley at Runcorn next month. The Last Post, based on a book by author Keith Campion and...


Review: The Incident Room at Royal Court Studio ****1/2
Between October 1975 and January 1981, fear stalked the streets of towns and cities across Yorkshire and beyond as the serial killer...


Unity date for Mark Thomas Fringe Festival favourite
Mark Thomas returns to Liverpool's Unity Theatre this month – this time appearing in a new one-man play written especially for him....


Theatre Porto brings dark fairytale vividly to life
A magical fairytale adventure celebrating children's bravery comes to the stage at Theatre Porto this week. The Ellesmere Port company...


Review: Boys From the Blackstuff at Liverpool's Royal Court *****
In the autumn of 1982, the UK’s official unemployment figure stood at almost three million. Liverpool accounted for more than 96,000 of...


Review: I, Daniel Blake at Liverpool Playhouse ****
“All we need is some bloody common sense here,” points out a frustrated Daniel Blake in an early encounter with the machinery of...


I Am Steven Gerrard to premiere at Hope Street in 2024
An award-winning one man play which explores the complexities of masculinity, and what it means to be a real man in society today will be...
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