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Review: 101 Dalmatians at Liverpool Empire ****
Dodie Smith loved Dalmatians. Reports vary, but it’s thought while the author didn’t quite get to 101, she certainly had at least nine at...


Review: Peaky Blinders The Redemption of Thomas Shelby at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Liverpool has a special place in the Peaky Blinders story – it’s here where substantial portions of the early series were filmed, the...


Review: 8 Hours There and Back at the Unity Theatre ****1/2
Prisons, prisoners and imprisonment are all particularly hot topics at present. But in 8 Hours There and Back, Liverpool’s All Things...


Review: Ghost the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
The current cinema scene may be awash with superhero franchises, action thrillers and animated sequels. But back in 1990, the two biggest...


Review: Lost Soul 2 at Liverpool's Royal Court ***1/2
Smigger, Donna, Terry and Pat have been hitting the Liverpool dancefloor for the best part of two decades – and Dave Kirby’s...


Review: Hairspray at Liverpool Empire *****
Traditionally summer was a time when theatres closed their doors with their audiences lured away to seaside resorts or sunnier climes....


Review: The Importance of Being Earnest at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre *****
In an interview with his friend Robbie Ross the month before its 1895 premiere, Oscar Wilde described his latest play as ‘a delicate...


Review: Bring it On the Musical at Liverpool Empire ***
Cheerleading always feels like one of those peculiarly American things – right there with Spring Break, glee clubs, sorority houses and...


Review: An Officer and a Gentleman at Liverpool Empire ***
If you were asked to nominate a classic cinematic moment from the 1980s, what would you choose? Nobody putting Baby in the corner at...


Review: Sisters of Mersey at Liverpool's Royal Court ****
The Sound of Music is one of playwright Jonathan Harvey’s favourite things – so perhaps it was only a matter of time before he answered...
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