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West End run for Boys From the Blackstuff
The Royal Court’s smash hit Boys From the Blackstuff is set to go into the West End. The acclaimed stage version of Alan Bleasdale’s TV...


Review: Come Together at Liverpool Royal Court ****
If Lennon and McCartney were essentially (as Come Together explains) “two lads from Liverpool, friends, brought together by fate – at a...


Review: Haunted Scouse at Royal Court Liverpool ***1/2
Gerry Linford has trodden a prolific playwriting path since he won a ‘highly commended’ award at the Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize...


Boys From the Blackstuff returns to Liverpool stage
Royal Court Liverpool’s smash hit production of Boys From the Blackstuff returns to the theatre this spring ahead of its London premiere...


Royal Court reveals plans for Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre
Liverpool’s Royal Court has plans to build a new £15m ‘Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre’ next to the theatre. The four-storey centre,...


Jonathan Harvey makes Royal Court return with heavenly new comedy
Liverpool writer Jonathan Harvey will premiere a new heavenly comedy at Liverpool's Royal Court next summer. Sisters of Mersey follows...


Review: The Scouse Dick Whittington at Royal Court ****
Over the last few years, the Royal Court has provided the curtain raiser for Liverpool's Christmas season – there’s no stopping the...


24 shows to see on Liverpool stages in 2024
A new year always brings a wealth of new productions to Liverpool theatres, and 2024 is no different. It’s a cliché to say there’s...


Review: Boys From the Blackstuff at Liverpool's Royal Court *****
In the autumn of 1982, the UK’s official unemployment figure stood at almost three million. Liverpool accounted for more than 96,000 of...


Review: A Greasy Spoon at Liverpool Royal Court ***
There are two greasy spoons, it becomes clear early on, in this new comedy by first-time playwright Alice Bunker-Whitney. One is...
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