You think you had a strange day at work? If you weren’t hanging from the rafters dressed as a giant shrimp while being serenaded with a Bond theme, then you’ve got nothing on Adam Keast…..

Never mind Farmaggedon – the real terrors this Halloween week are to be found at the Playhouse.

Mark Thomas’ new show weaves humour and politics expertly – and invites a willing audience along for the ride

Jesus Christ Superstar was always a bit of a period piece – the 70s rock opera bringing to mind images of Bee Gees-bouffanted messiahs and tassled leotards. In addition, Andrew Lloyd Webber isn’t usually one….

The new adaptation of Crime and Punishment at the Liverpool Playhouse is theatre-making at its best.

Useful Donkey’s adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s memoir on childhood in Jewish Warsaw is affecting and thoughtful.

An unusual spin on a familiar set-up, wonderful ambiance and excellent lead performances make Melody Loses Her Mojo a satisfying and confident productio.

You can see why, initially, Lloyd Webber hesitated: writing a musical about a fascist dictator and his scheming wife, whose ambitions were cut short by cancer? Well, it’s not exactly Paint Your Wagon, is it?….

Despite strong performances and moment of beauty, The Kite Runner never develops a sense of threat or urgency that such a lengthy, weighty production requires.

Lovely central performances ensure that Beautiful Thing is still engaging, though time has lent a familiarity to the play that diminishes it.

This production of Blue Remembered Hills is as perfect an evocation of the casual cruelties and wonders of childhood as you will see.

Fast, funny, lewd and oddly touching, Di Is Dead is a perfect combination of writer, performer and venue.

With laughs and shocks sitting side-by-side, this take on …Joe Egg is a troubling but rewarding production of one of theatre’s modern classics.