7 Plays To See This Winter

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7 Plays To See This Winter

Sod the Winter austerity - here are seven plays in Liverpool to warm your cockles.

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Radar: Circus Of Horrors at the Empire

The Carnival of Horrors return to Liverpool with a new show that will thrill, shock and probably make you hurl

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7 Things to See in Liverpool: Pantomimes

Three Cinderellas, two Atomic Kittens, one David Gest. From the Unity to the Empire; Playhouse to Brindley there are plenty of pantos and Christmas shows for all tastes and ages this December.

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Review: Welsh National Opera at Liverpool Empire

The Welsh national Opera’s brief stay in Liverpool - bringing three shows to the Liverpool Empire - demonstrates that opera has something for today’s modern audiences. All it needs is a makeover…

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Review: Dirty Dancing at the Liverpool Empire

Dirty Dancing doesn’t transfer to the stage seamlessly, but fans of the film - and the genre - should find enough to enjoy in this new musical.

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Review: The Ripple Effect at Liverpool Empire

Two talented young casts, a new script from an acclaimed playwright, an Olympic connection. What could go wrong?

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Radar: Opera in Liverpool

There are dozens of opportunities to see opera in Liverpool over the next six month - here’s how, when and why you should take the opportunity.

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Review: Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live

30 years on those Hitchhikers riffs are still going strong, even if the stage show didn’t always gel.

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7 theatre picks for June

Twiddling your fingers this June? Switch off your TV set - here are seven less boring theatre things instead.

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Review: Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Liverpool Empire

You can have it all in music. Being great and successful are not mutually exclusive. Elvis Costello & The Imposters proved this and more at a packed Liverpool Empire last night. The Birkenhead bard brought his Spectacular Spinning Songbook across the Atlantic and treated his adopted hometown to a night of hits, horsing around and [...]

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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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This week’s Liverpool comedy picks

March is shaping up to be a huge month for comedy – Che Burnley rounds up the month’s Liverpool funnies.

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Seven Liverpool theatre picks for February

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.

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Learning to love dance

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 [...]

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