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Review: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at the Liverpool Empire *****
The inspiration for a radical reimagining of Swan Lake apparently came to Matthew Bourne while he watched more traditionally staged...


DaDaFest is all the Rage for 2025
Liverpool’s DaDaFest returns next month with the 2025 event celebrating 40 years of the city-based disability and Deaf arts-led...


Review: Dream Team at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall ****1/2
With Easter being so late this year, it’s still the best part of a fortnight until the day we British know as Shrove Tuesday – and much...


Shakespeare North to host John Godber's hit homage to Northern Soul
John Godber’s infectious, Northern Soul-inspired stage show is heading for Shakespeare North Playhouse this spring. Do I Love You? comes...


Review: The Parent Agency at Storyhouse ****
Musical theatre is no stranger to a precocious protagonist – think little orphan Annie or, in more recent years, Tim Minchin’s Matilda....


Review: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at the Liverpool Empire ***1/2
It was hosting a trio of young evacuees during the Second World War which sparked the idea which eventually led to CS Lewis’ famous...


Dear England gets Liverpool dates on UK tour
James Graham’s award-winning smash-hit play Dear England is heading for Liverpool as part of an inaugural UK tour. The inspiring...


Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2025 dates and shows
The third annual Liverpool Improvisation Festival (LiF) will be held in the city this spring – and organisers are promising the 2025...


World Jazz Day celebrated at Capstone Theatre
The North West Duke Ellington Orchestra will celebrate World Jazz Day this spring with a special concert at Liverpool's Capstone Theatre....


Review: Harvest at LIPA ****
His outrageous comic caper One Man, Two Guvnors may remain his best-known work, but Richard Bean has enjoyed a prolific run as a...
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