Theatre

Everyman and Playhouse reveals 2025 season programme

Three new ‘homegrown’ productions in Hope Street will anchor the inaugural season from Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse’s new creative...

Review: Rapunzel the Rock 'n' Roll Panto at Liverpool Everyman ***1/2

Hair we go! Christmas is a-coming, and that means fairy lights, the mainlining of mince pies and the arrival of the Everyman Rock ‘n’...

Review: It's a Wonderful Life at the Royal Court Studio ****

Christmas is on the horizon now which means two things – panto season and the return of festive favourite It’s a Wonderful Life to the...

Review: 1984 at the Liverpool Playhouse ***1/2

George Orwell’s dystopian masterwork is 75 years old now, but its author didn’t live to see its impact, dying just a few months after its...

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...

Review: Dear Evan Hansen at the Liverpool Empire ****

On paper it’s not the most prepossessing of pitches. A musical that centres topics like mental health, loneliness, suicide and grief. Yet...

The Book of Mormon makes Liverpool Empire return in 2025

The Book of Mormon is set to return to Liverpool in 2025. The multi-award-winning smash hit musical will be at the Liverpool Empire from...

Lights Up on Liverpool shines spotlight on city theatres

A new exhibition in Liverpool’s Central Library aims to explore the city’s rich theatre scene and highlight working-class contributions...

Disney's Aladdin on his whole new world ahead of magical Empire Christmas

When Gavin Adams arrives in Liverpool next month as the titular Aladdin in Disney’s stage spectacular it will be the finale of what he...

Jason Donovan prepares to rock the Liverpool Playhouse this christmas

“I can’t wait to get back to Liverpool,” Jason Donovan says. “I always enjoy soaking up all that fantastic endless musical heritage and...

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,...

Review: & Juliet at the Liverpool Empire ****1/2

In the 18th Century there was a vogue for rewriting Shakespeare to appeal to Georgian audiences and which included introducing new...

Storyhouse to host premiere of David Baddiel's The Parent Agency musical

A new musical based on David Baddiel’s bestselling children’s book The Parent Agency will receive its world premiere at Chester...