Shakespeare, giants, improv and more – here are our seven picks for Liverpool theatre in April.
For those who lost their annual Arts Council cash last year, time is running out. So what do you do? If you’re Spike Theatre, you get out there – and vow to keep having fun, writes Vicky Anderson.
Imagine if The Inbetweeners (the second time we’ve referenced the hilarious Channel 4 show this week in a review) got stuck in a departure lounge after a week of beery mayhem in Malaga. That’s a little bit what Departure Lounge is like. Only it’s a musical. And everyone has a hidden secret or angst in [...]
February brings a raft of new productions, from a world premiere to the first efforts of new Liverpool theatre companies to the Playhouse’s new blockbuster. Opera glasses at the ready – here are seven theatre picks for the next month.
Like a little kiddywink, I was practically counting the sleeps until a certain show rolled into town this week. Which is kind of fitting, as it was choreographer Matthew Bourne’s take on old family favourite the Nutcracker I couldn’t wait to see on the Empire stage. Something strange has crept up on me in recent [...]
Dry, avuncular and irrepressibly honest – not unlike the man himself – John Peel’s Shed is a wonderfully warm one man show, stopping off at the Unity for one night only next month.
Wilfully anarchic and inventive physical comedy: just the thing to shake you out of your new year doldrums, Big Wow at the Unity this month.
You really want to see one of the city’s best, and most inventive comics? Liz Lacey celebrates a rare return for a genuine, intelligent talent. Let’s be honest, it takes a lot to find the funny bone in Coldplay…
You might think it’s a thing of the past, but the grim practise of slavery is still prevalent, even in this country. A new play at the Unity tells one woman’s brave story, writes John Maguire.
A musical about the life of a shipyard? Why not. There’s a fascinating tale to be told here, after all.
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