Theatre

Unity Theatre launches 2023 Open Call programme

The Unity Theatre has launched its latest Open Call programme. The initiative, which offers paid development support to creatives based...

Review: Cosmic at Royal Court Studio ***1/2

There have always been conspiracy theories and people happy to believe them, but the rise of the internet – and, in recent times, being...

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel at Liverpool Playhouse ****

First it was a best-selling book (titled These Foolish Things), then a hit film, followed by a reality TV series populated by a cohort of...

Review: The Seagull at LIPA ****

When Anton Chekhov premiered The Seagull in the autumn of 1896, it bewildered its audience whose loud dismay (they booed and hissed the...

Review: Bingo Star at Liverpool Royal Court ***

There are ‘in house’ productions – and then there’s the Royal Court where the creative team (and wider workforce) don’t just stage shows...

Ladyfriends tours to Shakespeare North Playhouse

Confetti, PowerPoints – and power ballads – are all on the cards when a new touring show arrives at Shakespeare North Playhouse next...

The Cosmic tale coming to Liverpool's Royal Court

Plunge into a Cosmic Scouse world at the Royal Court Studio next week with the premiere of a new comedy by first-time playwright Joe...

Eurovision inspires special playwriting competition

Liverpool’s hosting of this year’s Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine has been the inspiration for four new plays being staged in the city...

Review: Top Girls at Liverpool Everyman ***1/2

When Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls was premiered back in 1982, it was hailed as an important addition to both the socialist and feminist...

Review: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty at Liverpool Empire ****1/2

Having delivered his Nutcracker! in 1992, and his singular Swan Lake in 1995, it took Matthew Bourne the best part of two decades to...

Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo at Liverpool Playhouse ****

It’s a decade since Matthew Spangler’s adaptation of The Kite Runner first landed on the Liverpool Playhouse’s stage and five years since...

Review: Mother Goose at Liverpool Empire ****

Christmas may be fast receding in the rear-view mirror of memory. But although we’re no longer in traditional panto season, Liverpool...

Royal Court comedy hopes for a full house

Eyes down and dabbers at the ready for the Royal Court’s latest show which promises cash prizes along with the comedy. Bingo Star,...