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Inside No.9 Liverpool date as hit BBC show goes on UK tour
Fans are being invited to go Inside No.9 at the Liverpool Empire this autumn when the critically acclaimed TV comedy arrives in the city...


Review: Boys from the Blackstuff at the Liverpool Empire ****
In the early 80s, Alan Bleasdale was a member of the Liverpool Playhouse’s ‘Gang of Four’ – the quartet who nurtured writers and new work...


Sunny Afternoon makes Liverpool Empire date on new tour for hit Kinks musical
Hit stage musical Sunny Afternoon is set to return to the Liverpool Empire as part of a new UK tour. The ebullient Kinks-inspired show...


Review: Blood Brothers at the Liverpool Empire ****1/2
You wait ages for one Willy Russell play – and then two come along at the same time! With Shirley Valentine back at the Everyman and...


Bill Kenwright honoured at the Liverpool Empire
Bill Kenwright has been honoured with a new bust unveiled at the Liverpool Empire as part of the theatre’s centenary celebrations. The...


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...


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 Empire 100 exhibition at Central Library
An exhibition marking the centenary of the Liverpool Empire is on display at the city’s Central Library. The Liverpool Empire Theatre 100...


Mary Poppins flies in to Liverpool in 2026
Spit spot! Mary Poppins is flying in to Liverpool as part of the smash hit musical’s UK tour. The multi-award-winning stage spectacular...
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