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Liverpool Theatre's Best of 2012
And so here it is, the end of another year in Liverpool theatre. There have been all sorts of treats to be found throughout 2012, from giant productions to the ever-remarkable resilience and vibrancy of the grass roots arts scene. Here are some of...
Big Top's Sleeping Beauty axed
There had to be a loser in the festive entertainment onslaught that has been dubbed 'panto wars', and the plan to revive the Summer Pops's big top tent to stage a pantomime and family fair at the arena site was up against it from the start. After ...
Sink or Swim for Spike Theatre
Great news for Spike Theatre, which now has everything in place to tour its latest show, Sink or Swim, early next year. The show was performed as a work in progress as part of the Everyword festival a few months back, and will return to the Playho...
X Factor star bares (nearly) all as Rocky Horror
Who'd have thunk it? We'll be seeing a whole new side to clean-cut Welsh opera-lite star Rhydian Roberts as he pops up at the Empire early next year wearing naught but leopard print speedos and a smile. Here's the first pic of Rhydian, who came ru...
Royal Court's Hitchhiker's Guide to Fazakerley
Christmas ??? a time for forgiving and forgetting, and at least one of those applies at the Royal Court, where patience finally snapped with no-show star David Gest last week and lawsuits are now a possibility*. Never mind all that - on to the next ...
Alligator Club's Twisted Christmas
Following hot on the heels of their debut production earlier in the month, playwrights collective The Alligator Club present a last-minute addition to the city's festive theatre schedule next week with Twisted Christmas. The two performances at th...
Cinderella at the Epstein
If you still haven't had your panto fix, I'm hearing good things about Cinderella, the first panto at the new Epstein Theatre. In its former guise as the Neptune, the venue was well known for its annual festival family show. Eighties pop star Soni...
Actor Scot Williams brings Hope to the Royal Court
He???s been teasing his Twitter followers for a while now, and finally Liverpool actor Scot Williams can reveal all about his latest project. Hope is a brand new stage play that will receive its world premiere at Royal Court Liverpool in March 201...