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  Review: Twopence to Cross the Mersey at The Epstein Theatre 12/03/15 Having wowed audiences as a musical, Alternative Radio and Budgie vocalist, musician, songwriter and author Rob Fennah has decided to tell Twopence to Cross the Mersey – the story of the young, impoverished and later-t Read more

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  Preview: the 6th Annual Liverpool Improvathon at The Kazimier 11/03/15 If you go down to the woods today... you'll be sure of a big surprise! Impropriety, Liverpool's premier Improvisation Company promises to take you on a magical journey to the place where your childhood stories came fro Read more

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  Review: Mamma Mia at The Liverpool Empire Theatre 26/02/15 There’s no getting away from it: Mamma Mia, which is playing at The Liverpool Empire until mid-March, is a superlative defying rollercoaster of a night out, packed with pace, puns, pathos and pneumatic costumes that al Read more

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  Say "I Do" at Epstein Theatre 24/02/15 One of Liverpool’s most iconic theatres is set to play host to weddings for the first time in its 101-year history. Read more

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  FACT Exhibition about mental illness in the digital age 18/02/15 Group Therapy: Mental Distress in a Digital Age - FACT Exhibition. Read more

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  Review: Anton & Erin: That's Entertainment at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall 15/02/15 Strictly Come Dancing has done a lot to popularise ballroom dancing – and it is making celebrities out of its star performers. Two such celebrities are now touring with their show That’s Entertainment and visited the Read more

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  Review: Cartoonopolis at The Liverpool Playhouse Studio 15/02/15 Lewis Bray’s depiction of the life of his Austic brother, Jack, and the impact his learning difficulty and the bureaucracy involved in maintaining his level of support has on his family as a whole, is not on the face i Read more

• Review: Educating Rita at The Liverpool Playhouse Theatre 11/02/15 It’s a play that has become part of our collective consciousness. It seems as though Educating Rita - currently running at The Liverpool Playhouse - has always been there, but though first performed 34 years ago it has Read more

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  Review: Canoeing for Beginners 10/02/15 Well paced farce, the element of truthful distortion, a director who gives the actors so much room to develop their characters and a story that at times is close to being beautifully poetic, Canoeing for Beginners, runni Read more

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  Canoeing For Beginners at The Royal Court - John McArdle interview 05/02/15 Most recognisable as playing Billy Corkhill in Brookside and various other TV series such as Mersey Beat and Prime Suspect, John McArdle has also had a rich theatre career. Read more

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  Matthew Bourne's scintillating Edward Scissorhands cuts a dash at Liverpool Empire 31/01/15 Edward Scissorhands premiered in 2005 but this is the first time it has been to Liverpool. Choreographer Matthew Bourne, famous for his all-male Swan Lake, recently brought Lord of the Flies to our city to great acclaim. Read more

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  Review: Neville's Island, Duke of York's Theatre, London, West End 12/12/14 Neville's Island, currently enjoying a run at the Duke of York's theatre, proves to be a rather immersive experience, for the audience as well as actors. Read more

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  Review: Epstein The Man Who Made The Beatles, London Leicester Square Theatre, West End 08/08/14 ‘Epstein – The Man Who Made The Beatles’ has begun its five week run in London’s West End at the cosy Leicester Square Theatre. Read more

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  Review: Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical at Liverpool Empire theatre 31/07/13 Amid a sea of clapping hands, swaying hips and scouse vocal chords working in unison, Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical brought the house down at the Liverpool Empire theatre last night. Read more

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  Review: Singin In The Rain starring Liverpools Jenny Ellison at Palace Theatre, London 08/03/13 If the clouds suddenly open, and you happen to be in an upbeat mood, there’s only one tune that inevitably pops into mind. Read more