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Review: Red or Dead at Liverpool's Royal Court ****1/2
Football and theatre - both stages on which compelling drama can unfold. Sometimes the two come together: think The Damned United, Bend...


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...


It's Derby Day at Liverpool's Royal Court this September
Reds and Blues go head-to-head in a new ‘marital’ comedy coming to the Royal Court stage this September. Ian Salmon’s The Derby-Days will...


Liverpool arts organisations share BID culture funding
Five Liverpool arts organisations have been awarded a share of a £20,000 fund for creative events. Liverpool BID’s Arts & Culture Fund is...


Speedo Mick celebrated in new musical at Liverpool's Royal Court
Liverpool charity hero ‘Speedo Mick’ is set to be immortalised on stage in a new musical in the city next summer. Speedo Mick – The...


Shows to see in Liverpool in 2025
A new year means new treats in store for Liverpool theatre lovers with a busy season of shows being staged at venues across the city…and...


Review: The Scouse Red Riding Hood at Liverpool's Royal Court ****
After Dick Whittington, Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk, the Royal Court team has sunk its teeth into another famous fairytale for...


Scouse Red Riding Hood duo on delivering full-on festive fun
“We’ve got a boss little cast. And the energy in the room is mad,” says Lindzi Germain. “The show is fast and it’s fun and it’s funny,...


Christmas shows across Liverpool City Region in 2024
Untangle the tinsel and fairy lights, dig out the ‘elf on a shelf’ and break out the selection box – the most wonderful time of the year...


Review: Girls Don't Play Guitars at Liverpool's Royal Court ****1/2
When Ian Salmon’s Girls Don’t Play Guitars was first staged at the Royal Court back in 2019, few people had heard of The Liverbirds or...
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