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Review: Bootleg Beatles and RLPO present And in the End ****
Golden Beatles’ anniversaries have arrived helter skelter over the past decade. But now we’re reaching the end – and yet another chance...


Review: Little Miss Sunshine at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
It seems Little Miss Sunshine’s epic road trip has reached its final destination, with an end-of-tour week parked up in Liverpool. But...


Review: RLPO presents Symphonie Fantastique ****1/2
And so, the new season has opened at the Philharmonic Hall, with a programme which, if not with whistles, certainly had plenty of bells...


Review: Henry V at Grosvenor Park ****
Henry V has often been used as a reflection of national mood or circumstance. It’s complex and subtle narrative has been turned this way...


Review: The Borrowers at Grosvenor Park ****
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre has always been committed to creating a family-friendly storytelling space. In recent years that has...


Review: Rent at Liverpool Empire *****
There’s no lack of ambition from the young performers who take over the Empire’s stage for a few days each summer – whether in the...


Review: Scouse Pacific at Royal Court Liverpool ****
Ever bump in to an old friend you haven’t seen for a while and think – blimey, you look good? What have you done to yourself? Well that’s...


Review: Green Day's American Idiot at Liverpool Playhouse ****
It’s 15 years since Green Day released their angst-infused album American Idiot, and a decade since it was first turned in to a pop rock...


Review: Imaginarium Theatre Romeo and Juliet ****
Performing a play set in ‘fair’ Verona is always a gamble in an English summer where the light from yonder window breaking is currently...


Review: RLPO presents John Williams' music for Spielberg *****
It’s not uncommon for the RLPO to produce a gloriously cinematic sound. But a whole evening? That’s certainly what you get when you...
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