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Review: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
They may come from two different ‘Dream’ teams. But it seems the partnership between Domingo Hindoyan and pianist Simon Trpčeski is no...


Review: Rocky Horror Show at the Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
Half-a-century after the Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s love letter to his 50s cinema youth, first hit the stage it remains an...


Review: Here You Come Again at the Liverpool Empire ****
Some people spent Covid lockdowns perfecting their sourdough or turning out endless tins of banana loaf. Others learned a new skill or...


Review: Alice in Wonderland at Shakespeare North Playhouse ***
Shakespeare North Playhouse looks once again to inspiration from a much-loved classic text for its third Christmas family show. In 2022...


Review: Rapunzel the Rock 'n' Roll Panto at Liverpool Everyman ***1/2
Hair we go! Christmas is a-coming, and that means fairy lights, the mainlining of mince pies and the arrival of the Everyman Rock ‘n’...


Review: It's a Wonderful Life at the Royal Court Studio ****
Christmas is on the horizon now which means two things – panto season and the return of festive favourite It’s a Wonderful Life to the...


Review: 1984 at the Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
George Orwell’s dystopian masterwork is 75 years old now, but its author didn’t live to see its impact, dying just a few months after its...


Review: The Scouse Red Riding Hood at Liverpool's Royal Court ****
After Dick Whittington, Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk, the Royal Court team has sunk its teeth into another famous fairytale for...


Review: An American in Paris at Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
Just before the Philharmonic Hall closed for major building work in 2014, the RLPO premiered Poltroons in Paradise – a specially...


Review: Dear Evan Hansen at the Liverpool Empire ****
On paper it’s not the most prepossessing of pitches. A musical that centres topics like mental health, loneliness, suicide and grief. Yet...
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