Big shows have taken over the city for the next few weeks, with most theatres now settled into the rhythm of some major productions. But it's all go at the Unity, which hosts three different touring shows this week, including the world premiere to...
There???s an argument held between highbrow critics as to how much prep one is supposed to do ahead of reviewing and whether a familiarity with the text is a must. Even the synopsis of Antony & Cleopatra is fairly convoluted stuff, so I decided not ...
It's always unfair ??? and a lot of the time, pretty lazy - to compare a stage show to the film it may be better known for. But with The Sound of Music, it???s practically impossible. This much-hyped touring production starring How Do You Solve a Prob...
Royal Court Liverpool is celebrating the life of one of Liverpool???s most legendary figures with the revival of Bob Eaton???s musical Lennon. The show will be back in the former Beatles's home city for the first time since its original run at The Eve...
On certain nights at a certain time, strange things have been happening in the Georgian Quarter of Liverpool. Actually, that???s less a well-crafted intro than a simple matter of fact. But if you???ve seen a strange, scarlet-hooded figure or a wanderi...
A "dip into new waters" sees the Unity celebrate a world premiere in Liverpool, and it's exactly where it should be done according to its playwright and star. Gold Mountain, written by David Yip and Kevin Wong and performed by Yip and Eugene Salle...
I moseyed into town just in time to see Russell Brand leaving his booky wook signing at Waterstones. There were screams, there were hysterics, there were tears. And that was just the boys. Just another normal day in Liverpool.
To celebrate the Halloween season, Ullaloom Theatre Company will present an evening of chills in the atmospheric surrounds of Croxteth Hall???s old dining room. Those feeling brave enough will are promised the experience of an original, spine-ting...
Ever been sworn at by a man in a corset and stilettos about to sing a heartfelt ballad while hanging above stage from a gigantic prop moon? The Rocky Horror Show has always been about preaching to the converted (or perverted, as it goes), so the t...
Thinking up something that's never been done before is the easy bit, says theatre company Slung Low. It's making it happen that's the challenge. So the creation of Anthology, a unique theatre experience that has taken a daring chance in staging a ...
A dancer described grandly as "the best and brightest creative talent to emerge in New York City in the age of Obama" by Out Magazine will perform in Liverpool as part of the LEAP festival of dance in November. Kyle Abraham will join Denmark???s Clu...
It???s a truth not always acknowledged that big British films ??? the type that make the grade overseas and often end up on the stage ??? tend to package themselves as a barrel of laughs, only for the reality to be something much darker. We see the trai...
Sometimes, if you???re lucky, there???s no nicer surprise than stumbling into a show completely blind and being utterly delighted with the chance taken. So it was with The Game, about which I knew only two things in advance - it???s about football, and ...
We're still hearing nothing but lovely things about Kim Cattrall, who arrives in Liverpool next week to meet the press and start making herself at home before the start of her lead role in the hugely-anticipated run of Antony & Cleopatra at the Pl...
Musical theatre star Michael Ball has announced that will be hitting the road once more to perform a brand new show, Heroes, which hits the Liverpool Empire on June 4 2011. It's a long way away that's true, but for early birds, tickets are about t...
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. And the Everyman???s autumn season! Oh yes, it???s been too long. In anticipation of our needs, the theatre has hit back with a 2010 welcome back work so intense, within seconds it???s like it???s never been away. ...
Would you sign a contract with the Devil? Would you trust the seven deadly sins to help you? Do you think you could stand the heat? Two "devilishly dark" new plays by award-winning up-and-coming playwrights Mary Cooper and Donna Lesley Price ask t...
Although Made Up has been updating, I???ve been away for a little while and as such, missed the chance to check out the press night of Brick Up: The Wirral Strikes Back. The plan was to catch up with it before it closes on Saturday. After all, the E...
A prominent ensemble cast, including former RSC actors Ian Hogg and Martin Hutson, has been announced to play alongside Kim Cattrall upon her return to Liverpool to play Cleopatra opposite Jeffery Kissoon as Antony this autumn. The Liverpool Every...
Who's that gorgeous fellow? Why, it's our own Darren Suarez, looking absolutely amazing and getting ready to recreate the New York cool of the Vogue ball in Liverpool. Ever fancied yourself as a bit of a diva? Here's your chance to prove it... Dar...
