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Review: L'elisir d'amore at Liverpool Empire ****
It’s been a long time – 40 years to be exact – since Glyndebourne last performed live opera in Liverpool. So this three-day visit to the...


Review: Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony at RLPO ****
An evening at the Philharmonic Hall generally involves a good spread of musical morsels to satisfy the audience’s appetite. The menu for...


Review: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at Liverpool Playhouse ***
Two centuries after it was published, the story of Frankenstein and his ‘monster’ continues to resonate in the public consciousness....


Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert at Liverpool Empire ***1/2
In a world where tolerance of others is in increasingly short – nay perilous – supply, it’s good to be reminded of the empowering virtues...


Review: Glorious Gershwin at Philharmonic Hall ****
The clocks go back this weekend, but on a damp Thursday night at the Philharmonic Hall they were looking forward past the looming dark,...


Review: Amelie at Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
Amélie Poulain’s fantastical journey comes to an end in Liverpool this week as the stage musical version of the cinematic hit concludes...


Review: Les Miserables at Liverpool Empire *****
Three decades and counting since it first manned the barricades at the Barbican, Les Misérables has become not just a piece of theatre...


Review: Under Three Moons at Unity Theatre ***1/2
There’s more unsaid than said in Daniel Kanaber’s thoughtful new play which muses on friendship, mental health and what it means to be...


Review: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto at RLPO ****
Given his long and stellar (ongoing) career, it’s something of a surprise to find multi award-winning violinist Sergey Krylov only made...


Review: 9 to 5 The Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
What do you get when you marry (still) pertinent issues like female empowerment and equal pay with period piece Carry On-grade slapstick...
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