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Review: Sheila's Island at Liverpool Playhouse ***
They say life imitates art. In this all-female reboot of Tim Firth’s original Neville’s Island, four middle-aged, middle-income, middle...


Ruby and The Vinyl comes to Royal Court Studio
A new musical comedy co-written by John Godber is being staged at the Royal Court Studio this week. Ruby and The Vinyl, which opens...


Making It adds extra dates at Royal Court Studio
Cabaret diva Bev returns to the stage at the Royal Court Studio this spring – and demand for tickets means extra dates have already been...


Sister Act comes to the Liverpool Empire in 2023
The hit stage musical version of Sister Act comes to the Liverpool Empire next spring – and casting has been announced. Sandra Marvin...


Shakespeare North Playhouse reveals opening date and programme
Shakespeare North Playhouse will open its doors in July with a weekend of celebrations. The new £30m venue, at Prescot, will be heralded...


Artists to chronicle Liverpool Everyman in new collaboration
Liverpool artists are set to be ‘embedded’ at the Everyman as part of a new initiative in collaboration with the city’s dot-art. The...


Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
It’s 10 years now since the National Theatre premiered its ingenious sensory staging of Mark Haddon’s remarkable The Curious Incident of...


Grosvenor Park announces 2022 open air season
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre at Chester has unveiled its 2022 programme of shows. Romeo and Juliet, Little Women and family favourite...


Review: Rice at Unity Theatre ****
There are some big themes at play in this outwardly slight and compact two-hander from the Actors Touring Company. Class, race,...


Review: The Royal at Liverpool's Royal Court ****
When The Royal was premiered in 2016, Liverpool’s gleaming new Royal Hospital was nearing completion. In fact, producers at the Royal...
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