Radar: John Carlos in Conversation

Performance & Film.

Radar: John Carlos in Conversation

A sports moment that changed the world – John Carlos’ single-fisted salute at the Olympics resonates 44 years on. Catch him at FACT in conversation.

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Review: Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows

Dan Curtis’ 1966 gothic soap opera Dark Shadows is the latest cult classic to be given the Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd) dark comic makeover. Unfortunately Burton’s customary touch lacks both comedy and darkness. Written by Seth Grahame-Smith and John August (The Corpse Bride), the film follows the misfortunes of young Barnabas Collins [...]

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Review: Mary Shelley at the Playhouse

A Regency-era soap opera with a twist – the protagonists of some of British literature’s finest fuck-ups.

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A Lamb’s Eye View

Winsome, warm and fluffy – no, that’s not our pet names for the SevenStreets team (yet), but a winning short film in the recent It’s Liverpool On Film competition.

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Radar: Being Elmo – A Puppeteer’s Journey at FACT

Of course it’s great that there’s some challenging, truthful, progressive filmmaking going on at the moment. But there’s only so much misery and bleakness we can take. Sometimes, all we want is to have our cockles warmed. We caught a glimpse of ‘Being Elmo’ last year when it was cleaning up at film festivals, and [...]

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Review: 3 Women

3 Women presents three very different monologues in three performances for a pleasingly varied night of entertainment.

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7 Liverpool theatre picks for April

Shakespeare, giants, improv and more – here are our seven picks for Liverpool theatre in April.

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Review: YEP’s Illyria at the Playhouse Studio

The Young Everyman and Playhouse’s Illyria has the stamp of Everyman and Playhouse quality

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Review: Henry V at the Liverpool Playhouse

A surprisingly multi-faceted production of Henry V should have even Shakespeare doubters convinced.

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Words apart: Tom Watson MP, Benjamin Zephaniah at Writing On The Wall festival

We’ve enjoyed previous Writing On The Wall fests: an annual get-together of literary names, speakers, songwriters and creatives that brings some top notch events to the city. This year is no different: heading up the lineup is the passionate and popular Tom Watson MP (above), fresh from giving Rupert Murdoch a bollocking at the Parliamentary [...]

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