In the Loop... the Ayes have it!
(Tue 14/04)
Blair and Bush are never mentioned nor is Iraq and part of the fun is working out who the actors are playing.
Red Dwarf: Back To Earth with a bang and a dimension bump
(Mon 13/04)
Liverpool-born Craig Charles, who plays the last surviving human in the universe, had promised the new three-parter would deliver a 'mind-melting' adventure and surreal it was.
Who's cuckoo - the birds or the humans?
(Wed 08/04)
This slapstick musical is for kids of all ages and is a great way to entertain the "little cherubs" as the Easter holidays get into full swing.
Signs that Tompkinson is subtle at heart...
(Wed 08/04)
Stephen Tompkinson is a familiar figure on our TV screens, perhaps best known for his roles in Ballykissangel, Drop the Dead Donkey, and more recently Wild at Heart.
Oh What a Feeling! Liverpool catches Lionel fever
(Wed 08/04)
"Once you get started you can't sit down...everyone is dancing their troubles away" and that certainly was the case in the Echo arena last night.
Chicago cast cast gives Liverpool the old Razzle Dazzle
(Wed 08/04)
Chicago musical wows crowds at Liverpool Empire theatre
Liverpool set for living legend Lionel Richie
(Mon 06/04)
Lionel Ritchie set to stun fans at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
Devilish fun with Marti Pellow
(Wed 01/04)
Singing star Marti Pellow, works the audience as well as his three ‘conquests’ as wicked devil Darryl Van Horne, in the Witches of Eastwick producing two curtain calls and a standing ovation.
French farce with "comic genius"
(Tue 31/03)
How can a French farce written in 1892 burst from the stage in the 21st century? Answer: a superb adaptation...
Ellen Kent bows out with "haunting" Aida
(Mon 30/03)
Producer and impressario Ellen Kent is bowing-out of touring opera in the UK provinces and she did so at the Liverpool Empire in dazzling style with a truly haunting performance of Aida.
Film review: Bronson. Attention seeker? Criminal? Product of the system?
(Fri 27/03)
How can I best describe Charles Bronson? The prisoner, not the actor. Institutionalised? Lover? Fighter? Attention seeker? Criminal? Product of the system? Monster? Crazy? No, wait, he was certified sane.
Great Expectations makes a great musical
(Wed 25/03)
IT was always going to be a tough ask for anyone to turn Charles Dicken's classic novel "Great Expectations" into an enjoyable musical.
Billy Wonderful - a play of two halves
(Thu 19/03)
The fantastic story of a one-time wonder boy growing-up to play in a Merseyside derby is something with which many will easily identify.
Dirty Dusting has outstanding timing
(Tue 17/03)
Doing it for the girls - or I should say grannies - at Liverpool's Royal Court, are actresses Clare Bowles, Eithne Browne and Pauline Daniels.
Vagina Monologues "mainly hilarious"
(Tue 17/03)
How can you laugh at a woman’s private parts?
