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If you look in the programme of Avenue Q you won???t find a list of song titles; and that could possibly be some of the fun. If you???ve made it to the interval following Everyone???s a Little Bit Racist, The Internet???s for Porn and a graphic puppet sex...
Author Irvine Welsh has already pondered what might have happened to the characters of Trainspotting ten years on, in his own sequel Porno. This hasn???t stopped Tell Tale Theatre devising original new piece Users, which intriguingly intersperses fl...
The Norman Conquests is a comic trilogy by Alan Aykbourn that spans the farcical events of one weekend from three different perspectives. Each play stands alone as well as fitting into the others. Does it matter in which order you see them? In the...
Interesting news from the Ambassador Theatre Group, which owns and runs the Liverpool Empire, as it has announced a new writing project. The Empire is home to many a touring show, including many produced by ATG, but certainly not known as a champi...
Comic creation Terry Titter has always split opinion, but has a happy home at the Unity theatre, where he returns for his regular summer show in a couple of weeks. Terry Titter's Summer Camp is described as a "super soar-away silly sunshine spesh ...
Here's an idea -- no real clue at the moment whether it's a good or bad one, mind -- Top of the Pops LIVE. A "nostalgic interactive jukebox" celebrating the greatest hits by the biggest stars in the world of pop from the 70s, 80s and 90s ??? from TR...
Everyone has a story to tell about the NHS. Floating is a new one-woman show about life as a high-dependency nurse, taking in the stresses, strains and the joys of working in the health service. Written after extensive research including interview...
Physical Fest 2012 launched last night with a revival of the very first work by its founders, Tmesis. Yorgos Karamalegos and Elinor Randle met at Hope Street Ltd's Physical Theatre Programme in 2002. Over the years, they have developed a strong in...
For a show that opened in the West End in 2009 and on Broadway just over a year ago, Sister Act has come a long way in a short time. Whoopi Goldberg mightn't have brilliant ideas about everything, but with this one, the lady was certainly on to a ...
Singers and performers of all ages and backgrounds are invited to audition for the next production from What We Did Next. The community group will be staging Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens later in the year, but first need to find the...
You might have caught a bit of Wonderland: The Trials of Alice being performed in the council chamber of Liverpool town hall during the Light Night celebrations on Friday. Described as "a brand new piece of writing, re-exploring Wonderland and wha...
The Bellydance Superstars -- it's not just a clever name -- are some of the world's best-known belly dancers, and they're in the region this weekend for a show with a difference. Showcasing a range of different bellydancing styles, the troupe brin...
Today's announcement that Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has joined the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar has been big news. As if an arena tour revival of a Seventies rock opera starring Tim Minchin, a Spice Girl and a yet-to-be-found reality show Jesus wa...
This autumn, the Playhouse has recruited rising star director Robert Icke to open the season in high comedic style with Ben Jonson???s classic farce The Alchemist. The season that follows includes a rich array of visiting productions and culminates ...
Dancing in the Streets is a merry-go-round of a jukebox musical, no stranger to the Empire stage but quite fun all the same. The kind of show that you know will con you into a standing ovation by making you dance for the last fifteen minutes, but ...
"Sister Act The Musical is set to take Liverpool by storm from Tuesday May 22, and to celebrate we have 20 nuns visiting the city..." the promotional email ran. Well, that'll do MADEUP! It turns out tomorrow (Saturday) is Liverpool's first -- pres...
I Guess I Wish is a new musical written by Yale student Jeremy Lloyd, that had never before been performed in the UK ahead of its premiere this week courtesy of new production company Lights Up Entertainment. Clocking in at just over 50 minutes, i...
The cast -- and puppets -- of hit musical Avenue Q dropped by the Empire this afternoon. The national tour is currently playing at the Lowry in Manchester, so puppeteers including Gabrielle Broomes (far right, with yellow Bad Idea Bear), who has p...
The cast of high speed musical Starlight Express will be putting on their skates and racing to Liverpool Empire Theatre this July as a part of an all new national tour. It???s fair enough to say Starlight is one of the most unique musical experien...
MADEUP is pleased to hear that Tell Tale Theatre Company is returning with a new production next month. Users is inspired by the characters and events of Irvine Welsh???s Trainspotting. Described as ???an ensemble piece with a mixture of devised and s...
