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Musical "rock goddess" and star of Wicked on Broadway and the West End Kerry Ellis is coming to Liverpool with a very special pal - Queen guitarist Brian May. Tickets went on sale this week for their unique show Anthems: The Tour, a new live touri...
Jeremy Dyson, erstwhile member of League of Gentlemen and one half the team behind theatre smash hit Ghost Stories, has turned his hand to the short stories of Roald Dahl in Twisted Tales, coming to the Playhouse at the end of March. It's already ...
Two new touring shows coming to the Unity are giving unique takes on wartime Britain with their very distinctive productions. London-based Pants On Fire theatre company will make their Liverpool debut next week with their critically acclaimed, awa...
Here we are readers, a little bit of Valentine's Day glam. Liverpool's grandest burlesque night, the Martini Lounge, returns with its first show of 2011 on Friday, February 25, so I thought I'd end my run of disturbing site visuals and give it a p...
Another day, another odd-looking graphic on the homepage of Madeup.lv. No offence to the stars of my last few posts, but I'm going to have to find someone pretty to write about soon before I start giving people weird dreams. But today brings the n...
Spike Theatre???s most recent show was a tale of a group of underdogs travelling cross country to achieve their dream. The Games, a fantastic new comedy set in ancient Greece and inspired by the Olympics, saw its heroes overcoming a range of obsta...
Puppetry and physical theatre will combine when London theatre company Rouge 28 brings its latest production Urashima Taro to the Unity Theatre as part of a UK tour. Described as a story of lust, betrayal and loss, its mix of actors and puppetry, ...
Something a bit more nourishing than gawping at Z-list celebrities now. There was a really super event at the town hall last week as part of the commemoration of the centenary of the death of author Robert Tressell. NUJ members were among those in...
Who's this devilish chap? Why, it's Wet Wet Wet man Marti Pellow, who is, we are told, about to "unleash his dark side". This week sees the regional publicity launch for the latest big show in which he stars - a new Bill Kenwright tour of the Broa...
Correction on February 10, 2011: Previous mention of Andrew Schofield being in the cast of this show was incorrect and the story has been amended. A cast of actors usually seen on the stage of the Royal Court will be heading over to the Everyman f...
It might seem a bit early in the year, but the first details of the 10th Liverpool Comedy Festival have been revealed. The fest ??? which used to be held in the summer and this year has been moved forward again ??? is to run from late April to early M...
We love a milestone in this game, and here I am with not one, but two at the same time. Yes dear reader, Made Up is 100, post-wise at least, and to celebrate has finally sorted out a brand spanking, shiny new domain name. This site will now be kno...
Just when arena comedy was becoming horribly ten a penny, along comes Aussie musical comedian and top Tweeter Tim Minchin, who will be spoiling us with his take on the medium later this year, it has just been announced. And he ain't doing things b...
More amusing news from the Empire today, where they have revealed they'll be hosting two days of Britain's Got Talent auditions later in the month. Hopeful auditionees will showcase their skills in front of TV cameras, a packed auditorium and a ce...
As the Eagles once sang in Hotel California, "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave" - and so it is for actor Ken Morley, who has been announced as the narrator in the Liverpool run of Corrie! coming to the Empire in Februar...
Celebrated writer and director Steven Berkoff brings his distinctive style to a new production of Sophocles??? greatest Greek tragedy, Oedipus, this spring. With a highly-charged performance style and charismatic ensemble of actors led by Simon Merr...
The runaway success of Royal Court Christmas show Scouse Pacific continues, as the theatre today announced a second extension of its run. The production will now continue until Saturday, January 22. They say the original extension week is now virt...
Aw. Look at these cute little fellas. This trio of polar bears are among the stars of a world premiere in the city this weekend - as a striking new nature documentary is set to a live performance by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Pola...
Such sad news at the start of a new year about the death of Pete Postlethwaite. I was lucky enough to spend some time with him in 2008 before the start of his run as King Lear in the Everyman and he really stood out as an extraordinary man. It was...
Well, there we have it. It???s the last day of the year. And if you spent the last 365 in Liverpool, you???ll know there was always plenty going on to amuse and inspire. Here's 12 of the best, in no particular order: 1. One night it was a privilege to...
