It’s rare for something that’s essentially a jukebox musical to have quite so meaty – or so hard-hitting – a storyline.But then the torrid life story of ‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ Tina Turner, she of...

The five finalists set to contest this year’s John Moores Painting Prize have been chosen.They were picked by the John Moores jury from more than 3,000 anonymous submission entries for the 2025...

Footloose, in its original – exhilarating – film incarnation emerged as part of a collection of adolescent movies in the mid-80s (my own teenage years) which kicked off with Fast Times at Ridgemont...

Sir Michael Palin is set to headline the 2025 Smithdown Litfest – but if you haven’t secured your ticket, you may be disappointed because the event is already sold out.The annual festival of the...

The four actors-musicians set to play the young Beatles in a world premiere on stage in Liverpool this autumn have been revealed.Michael Hawkins, Guy Freeman, James Jackson and Nick Sheedy will...

British cult cartoonists Modern Toss are staging a major retrospective of their satirical works in Liverpool this summer.The interactive show at Northern Lights in Cains Brewery Village features more...

If you’re going to stage a Beatles world premiere, there’s only one place you really want to do it.And Liverpool rolled out rousing reception on a sticky July evening for the Antwerp Philharmonic, in...

Florence Foster Jenkins is returning to Liverpool 10 years after the city was used as a location for the film – but this time the ‘worst singer in the world’ will be live and unleashed.Glorious!...

Sixty years ago this year, a young would-be lyricist penned a speculative letter to an even younger aspiring composer.“I was told you were looking for a ‘with it’ writer of lyrics,” a 19-year-old Tim...

An immersive experience that surrounds its audience with hundreds of Monet artworks which swirl and spring to life is now open in Liverpool.Beyond Monet is receiving its European premiere at Exhibi...

Liverpool Everyman rep alumni Matthew Kelly and George Costigan are set to reunite on stage at the Hope Street venue in 2026.The pair will appear in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot at the theatre from...

There’s always a sense of occasion on the return of the Phil’s prodigal son – and while the fatted calf may have lived to graze another day, the welcome afforded Vasily Petrenko was as warm as summer...

September 1985. The wreck of the Titanic was discovered, England regained the Ashes, there was rioting in Handsworth and Brixton – and a new musical opened at London’s Barbican.Reviewers were, in the...

Deaf School is set to make a triumphant return to Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall – 50 years after the band’s appeared on the Phil’s stage.The pioneering theatrical art-rock band will perform at Hope...

There’s always a sense of occasion on the return of the Phil’s prodigal son – and while the fatted calf may have lived to graze another day, the welcome afforded Vasily Petrenko was as warm as summer...

It was the film that made everyone look a lot more closely at their housemates.Now 90s psychological thriller Single White Female is heading for the stage with the world premiere tour of the new show...

The Museum of Liverpool will showcase rare and fascinating archaeological artefacts this autumn in an exhibition which is the most extensive of its kind ever to be staged in the North West.Treasure:...

West End hit musical comedy Mean Girls is heading to the Liverpool Empire next year as part of its inaugural UK tour.The award-winning stage version of the 2004 film – penned by 30 Rock star Tina Fey...