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St Helens to stream a special lockdown Easter panto
The show is going on at St Helens Theatre Royal this month – oh yes it is! But rather than treading the boards in the venue’s annual...


Join The Muckers direct from home on Facebook
Satirical stage comedy The Muckers is taking to the web for a one-off live online show this week. Madras with the Muckers takes place on...


By The Waters of Liverpool new tour dates in 2021
The UK tour of By the Waters of Liverpool is being rescheduled for 2021. The stage version of Helen Forrrester’s story was at the start...


Chester Storyhouse closes doors over Coronavirus
Chester Storyhouse has closed its main spaces to visitors over Coronavirus pandemic advice. It had re-opened its entrance lobby as a...


Blackbird sings for Hope Street Theatre audiences
David Harrower’s raw and emotional play Blackbird is being staged in Liverpool this month. Roots Theatre presents the Olivier...


Sheridan Smith to play Cilla at Liverpool Empire
Cilla the Musical is returning to the Liverpool Empire where it all began – and Sheridan Smith is set to star as the Scottie Road...


Merchant of Venice becomes East End matriarch at Liverpool Playhouse
Tracy-Ann Oberman will play Shylock in a new version of The Merchant of Venice at Liverpool Playhouse this autumn. The Shakespearean...


Covid-19 causes Storyhouse to postpone its homegrown May shows
Chester Storyhouse has revealed it is postponing its next two homegrown productions because of the Covid-19 outbreak. A statement by the...


Sweet Mother brings hidden history to the Liverpool stage
A special slice of L8 history is brought to the stage in the city this month. Sweet Mother, coming to the Royal Court Studio, is part of...


Review: Blue Stockings at Storyhouse ****
Cambridge University may have nurtured some of the most exceptional minds in history, but at the end of the 19th century it was still...
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