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Review: Greatest Days at Liverpool Empire ****
When Gary Barlow first approached his old mate Tim Firth – Frodsham’s other famous son – about penning a Take That musical, Firth was...


Review: Now is Good at Chester Storyhouse ****
If the last two years have taught us anything it’s that human connection is vitally important to our wellbeing – and yet while we’re...


Review: Sheila's Island at Liverpool Playhouse ***
They say life imitates art. In this all-female reboot of Tim Firth’s original Neville’s Island, four middle-aged, middle-income, middle...


Tim Firth on putting women centre stage in Sheila's Island
Thirty years ago, a young Tim Firth penned his first play Neville’s Island - a comedy about four middle-aged men on a team building...


Storyhouse to premiere new Tim Firth musical
A new musical by Tim Firth is set to be premiered at Chester Stoyhouse this spring. Now is Good is described as a poignant, funny and...


Sheila's Island brings catastrophic comedy to Liverpool Playhouse
Move over Neville and co, it’s the ladies who are donning the cagouls and packing the compasses in a new version of Tim Firth’s hit stage...


Review: Calendar Girls the Musical at Liverpool Empire ****
First it was a real calendar. Then along came Tim Firth who captured the amazing true-life story in a hit screenplay. He returned to the...


Calendar Girls reveal all ahead of Liverpool Empire visit
Twenty years ago, the members of a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute produced a nude calendar that attracted global attention - and...


Review: The Band at Liverpool Empire ****1/2
Tim Firth and Take That’s musical has recently seen its run extended in to 2019 – a good gauge perhaps of just what a chord this tale of...


Tim Firth talks about Take That musical The Band
Tim Firth and Gary Barlow have been friends since before Take That was a twinkle in the Mancunian singer-songwriter’s eye. But the...
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