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Liverpool International Jazz Festival 2026 line-up

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...

“I said to Kara – your life is about to change. I’ve never seen a standing ovation in the middle of a show before.” I’ve caught up with...

Acclaimed Broadway and West End hit Beautiful – the Carole King Musical is set to make its first visit to Liverpool next year. The...

A new stage musical version of romantic movie weepie An Officer and a Gentleman is at the Liverpool Empire this week as part of its first...

Beatles fans have Let It Be. The Kinks’ devotees have Sunny Afternoon. And now another ‘The’ band of the 60s, The Small Faces, is being...

Hours before The Royal’s opening night last week, the Royal Court was still something of a building site – in fact, peek behind the...

BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jeff Pope’s Cilla was a hit with audiences and critics alike when it was shown by ITV three years ago. So he...

Kim Cattrall is to return to Liverpool to take centre stage – in aid of the Everyman and Playhouse’s young performers. The Liverpool-born...

They talk about art imitating life. But sometimes life finds itself imitating art too. So perhaps actress Lindzi Germain shouldn’t have...

When Sario Solomon steps on stage on the opening night of Take That-inspired musical The Band next month, he’ll have a few people to...