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Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
“Where does imagination stop, and memory begin?” asks the magical matriarch of the mysterious Hempstock family near the start of Neil...


Review: Twice Nightly at Royal Court Studio ****
Ahhh, the smell of the greasepaint…the roar of the crowd. Treading the boards is an addictive, if precarious way to make a living, as the...


Review: Macbeth at Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2
Lancaster-based theatre company imitating the dog has become a regular visitor to the Playhouse over the past few years, bringing with it...


Shakespeare North reveals Ken Dodd Performance Garden programme
Shakespeare North Playhouse has unveiled a busy 2023 programme in its Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden. Returning performers and new...


Review: The Commitments at Liverpool Empire ***1/2
More than 30 years after he first created it, Roddy Doyle’s tale of a band rising from the grimy streets of Dublin’s North Side, burning...


Hit musical Hamilton makes Liverpool Empire date
Smash-hit Hamilton is coming to the Liverpool Empire for a five week stay – but fans will have to wait until 2025 to catch the...


Katie Price joins Liverpool panto cast this Christmas
Katie Price is heading for Liverpool this Christmas to take the starring role in a city panto. She will appear as the evil Carabosse in...


Review: Martha, Me and My Family at Unity Theatre ****1/2
It’s not particularly easy to find the positives in a pandemic which has decimated lives, communities and economies. But it’s probably...


Tony rocks into Liverpool this autumn
Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera) is coming to the Liverpool stage this autumn as part of a UK tour. Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s musical...


Review: Richard III at Liverpool Playhouse ****
Four years ago, Adjoa Andoh directed and starred in an all-Black women cast Richard II at the Globe which mused on what it means to be...
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