Chicago-born David Bedella, 47, is reprising his role as the mighty Dr Frank N. Furter in the Rocky Horror Show at the Empire next month. He has played the part for a number of national tours of the production, and although more famous names come ...
This week sees an intriguing one-off come to the Unity Theatre, to kick off its autumn season, continue the celebration of its 30th anniversary in Hope Place - and show the "darker side" of the venue. Upside Down, Wrong Way Round is a described as...
Featuring an all-Scouse cast for an all-Scouse sequel, city playwright Nicky Allt's anticipated follow up to regional theatre smash Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels opens at the Empire theatre tomorrow night (Tuesday). Brick Up: The Wirral Strikes Back...
Willy Russell???s classic Liverpool drama returns with the musical treatment for a real Royal Court success story. It???s unanimous that it???s the young cast who really make Our Day Out work, and apart from one substitution (Keiran Cunningham for Micha...
It's been all go for comedian Sarah Millican. No sooner has she finished her most recent Edinburgh Fringe show (for which she was nominated for the Foster's Comedy Award), than she's hitting the road on the biggest tour of her career so far. Milli...
I wandered into the Novas Contemporary Urban Centre today and was surprised to find out they have some fairly high profile performers coming their way. Posters were up to promote upcoming shows from comedian Felix Dexter, who is bringing his 2010 ...
A programme of diverse dance works including a world premiere comes to the Playhouse for two nights only next month, when members of the Phoenix Dance Theatre bring their show Declarations to the Liverpool stage on September 15 & 16. Declarations ...
Sex & the City actress Kim Cattrall will take to the Playhouse stage in October, playing the lead role in Anthony & Cleopatra. It's a long-awaited coup, and last night she could be heard on BBC Radio 4's Front Row talking about it. She always come...
In Made Up's first guest post, theatre writer Chris High speaks to Brookside and Corrie star Michael Starke about his latest role that has the whole city talking - as showstopping Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Its been a busy year for Michael Starke...
Liverpool City Council today gave planning approval for the new Everyman theatre on Hope Street to go ahead. Council Leader Cllr Joe Anderson endorsed the new design describing it as ???a vital redevelopment for the city???s future. "The Everyman ...
It's been announced today that movie buff Mark Kermode is headed to the Playhouse theatre in the winter for a one-off talk and book signing. It's Only a Film - also the name of his new book - will feature tales including the times he was shot whil...
With an afternoon on my hands I called into the Actors Studio last week to check out One Bad Thing, a revival of a play first staged at the Unity Theatre in 2003. Writer Ian Carroll had been waiting to be able to reunite the original cast of this ...
Okay, so it's not on stage, but it is practically outside my house. Cast and crew braved the squally weather today to film scenes for The Crimson Petal and the White. I'm told Richard E Grant was due on set today, but he's not been spotted as yet....
Hairspray is so very, very good, it???s barely worth bashing this out. It???s practically a unanimous must-see. A cheerful, colourful show peppered with memorable songs and even more memorable performances, if you???ve seen it, you???ll know ??? if not, don...
The Martini Lounge - the regular burlesque night previously held at the Royal Court - has announced a rather classy change of location. Its upcoming grand showcase will be held at St Georges Hall on Sunday October 31, and tickets have just gone on...
The murder of John Lennon has stoked imaginations for decades. Why did Mark Chapman do it? A new production of a Liverpool play takes a look at the fate of the legendary musician - and implicates the CIA in his murder. One Bad Thing, written by lo...
The Everyman and Playhouse theatres continue to nurture and develop budding young writers and help create an exciting new generation of Liverpool playwrights with the 10th Young Writers Programme, now open to applicants aged 16 to 25. This year-lo...
With less than a week to go before Hairspray takes to the Liverpool stage, excitement is mounting at the Empire. 175 wigs, 80 cans of hairspray a week, a crew of more than 60 people and 13.8 tonnes of equipment are being amassed at the venue ahead...
World premieres, festivals and a packed line up of shows make up the autumn season at the Unity Theatre as its 30th anniversary celebrations continue. Artistic director Graeme Philips said: ???In the lead up to Christmas we will re-invent our buil...
The new touring production of Spamalot opened at the Liverpool Empire ??? and received a well-deserved standing ovation for its troubles. The charm of Spamalot is pretty deceptive. The Eric Idle-approved UK touring version (he appears via film) of M...
