When Matthew Bourne???s productions roll into town it is, like Anchorman Ron Burgundy, kind of a big deal. Spellbinding, imaginative new takes on well-known pieces are his stock in trade, and his sense of wonder makes every show a thing of real exci...
Touring company Platform 4 brings its latest production of Macbeth to the Unity next week. Employing sparse staging whilst keeping the play intact, compelling, and fresh, the company creates a ???taut electric psychodrama??? that is brought alive by s...
A rarely-performed John Godber adaptation of the story of Dracula is coming to the Liverpool stage. A new production at Hope University's Capstone theatre, it is a new direction for Rock the Boat, the institute's own in-house performance company. ...
West Kirby Light Operatic Society will present their Liverpool concert debut in March, with what they rather charmingly call "a sparkling cocktail of musical favourites" titled From Handel to Hammerstein. The chorus say they are set to woo audienc...
The final curtain has yet to fall on their current festive show, but that hasn't stopped the Royal Court getting excited about what's to come next Christmas. They've announced their ongoing festive partnership with writer Fred Lawless to bring an ...
It wasn???t the first time in recent memory Spamalot had visited Liverpool ??? and it showed. Boasting (by chance rather than design) the same stars as its first visit eighteen months ago, it was hopeful that their musical version of Monty Python and ...
The Playhouse has revealed details of its first in-house production of 2012, A Streetcar Named Desire, which opens on February 17. Tennessee Williams???s tender yet powerful Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 play has long been considered a landmark of 20t...
Big Wow is a theatre company like no other. Now in the habit of showcasing new comedy work every January at the Unity, their latest shows no fear of getting stuck in a rut. In fact, they do more with their formula than ever before. The Art of Fall...
Our friends Impropriety have a whole host of comedy capers coming our way in the next few months. Their tried-and-tested improvathon and improvised soap opera are returning for 2012; but first they're kicking things off with a big launch and fundr...
Paul McGann, star of Withnail & I and the eighth Doctor Who, is the next special guest to go In Conversation with the Geek Chic girls at a special event next month. McGann will talk about his incredible career which has seen him take on some fanta...
As part of an on-going policy to make theatre more accessible for everyone, the Liverpool Playhouse will hold a autism friendly performance of Cinderella, the rock ???n??? roll panto on Monday (January 9) at 7.30pm. The performance is one of the first...
???Usher steps in to save the day!??? heralded the email from Royal Court Liverpool today, and you can???t blame a girl for thoughts immediately turning to the R???n???B Oh My God sexyman of the same name (obligatory pic above). Well, they didn???t mean him. ...
From the Martini Lounge to the Departure Lounge, and a premiere from InSTEP Theatre of a ???high energy comedy musical??? coming to the Unity in a month???s time. With the tagline ???four hormonal teenagers. One delayed plane. A holiday that they???ll never...
Happy new year to one and all. Doom and gloom and detox? Not over here, it's not. Especially now The Martini Lounge burlesque and variety show has announced three new dates for 2012. Regarded as one of the must-see shows of its kind, The Martini L...
Lots and lots to see and do in theatreland this year, and this is only a snippet of some of the good stuff we've been lucky enough to have on our doorstep in 2011. Here's MADEUP's 'best of'. Miss something out? Disagree? Let us know, and leave a c...
Look at that picture. Just look at it. It's a chorus line in snowflake jumpers, seeming for all the world as if they could burst with festive cheer. This alone will tell you all you need to know about White Christmas, the show so good the Empire c...
Here's a recommendation by proxy -- anyone round Kendal way this Christmas will be lucky enough to catch Liverpool's own Spike Theatre and their brand new festive show. Fairy tale fans take a mystical journey into the weird and wonderful realm of ...
It's that end-of-term feeling at the city's theatres it would seem, and they're not afraid to pull a few attention-seeking stunts to help the time until the bell rings go faster. Here's two that deserve a round of applause: The Playhouse is amusin...
Here's a gallery of pictures from the Unity theatre's Christmas show, The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. The colourful and imaginative new production brings together some up and coming talent from the likes of Hope St Ltd to tell the rip-roaring ta...
Local young children will have the chance to star in the latest production of Rodgers and Hammerstein???s lavish musical South Pacific, which has been making waves (sorry) in the West End and will be going on a national tour next year with star and ...
