• Theatre
Review: The Scouse Dick Whittington
“A rough and ready panto that makes you feel at home,” said The Times. For those of us who live in this city, even more so.
Review: Billy Liar
This theatrical adaptation of Keith Waterhouse’s 1959 novel ‘Billy Liar’ returns to the stage at the Gladstone Theatre.
“I want to find the next black Vic and Bob!” – Alternative Black Comedy Showcase returns
“He’s gay, Asian, a former GP and he’s fucking funny!” – Che Burnley on Paul Sinha as Chase star returns to Alternative Black Cabaret Showcase.
Review: Boys From The Blackstuff
Boys From The Blackstuff is proper theatre, Royal Court style.
Review: By The Waters Of Liverpool
By The Waters Of Liverpool – in perhaps its final ever tour – shows a slice of Liverpool rapidly vanishing from lived memory.
Review: Cuckoo
Cuckoo is a funny and familiar tale of four Birkenhead women’s lives and loves. But there’s a sting in the tale as they navigate 21st Century life.
Review: A Thong For Europe
Much like Eurovision itself, it’s better to sit back and wallow in the excess and sheer joy of A Thong For Europe.
Richard III
Murder, mayhem: There’s plenty of intriguing, on-point stuff to enjoy in Adjoa Andoh’s Richard III but it is reluctant to give up its puzzles.