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  February 5, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Liverpool Jesus Christ Superstar return postponed

  “Jesus Christ, what a bugger,” Tim Minchin blogged today, passing on the news that the Jesus Christ Superstar tour that was was to return to Liverpool next month has been postponed. It seems that the chance to take the tour international was something that couldn’t have waited a couple of weeks – with producers RUG […]

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  January 22, 2013 / 1 Comment

  Interview: Rocky Horror and Jesus Christ Superstar’s Ben Forster

  Actor and singer-songwriter Ben Forster, 31, had been performing in the West End and internationally for more than 10 years before being voted the winner of Superstar, the TV talent contest to find the lead for the 2012 arena revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. It’s fair to say life hasn’t been the same since. He, […]

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  January 15, 2013 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: 9 to 5, Liverpool Empire

  A perfect tonic for the wintery gloom, the Empire is home to the fun and games of  9 to 5: The Musical for the first time this week. Penned by Dolly Parton and inspired by her starring role in the film of the same name (quite obviously), this touring version of the hit Broadway show […]

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  January 6, 2013 / 0 Comments

  Open auditions for Bat Boy: The Musical

  Community theatre group What We Did Next are wasting no time in 2013, and this week will be getting stuck into their latest production, Bat Boy. The show, described as “a classic love story with a serious bite” is inspired by a character made up by the American tabloid the Weekly World News, supposed to […]

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  December 21, 2012 / 0 Comments

  X Factor star bares (nearly) all as Rocky Horror

  Who’d have thunk it? We’ll be seeing a whole new side to clean-cut Welsh opera-lite star Rhydian Roberts as he pops up at the Empire early next year wearing naught but leopard print speedos and a smile. Here’s the first pic of Rhydian, who came ru…

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  December 11, 2012 / 1 Comment

  REVIEW: Mam! I’m ‘Ere!, The Dome

  City actor Stephen Fletcher???s Life in Theatre Productions has had a good first year, and rounds off 2012 with its biggest show to date, the irrepressibly feelgood Mam! I???m ???Ere!. Reversing the plot of the Abba-themed musical from which it cheekily…

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  November 29, 2012 / 0 Comments

  Review: Christmas with the Rat Pack, Liverpool Empire

  Making a living as a Rat Pack tribute act – emulating some of the most iconic figures in entertainment history – has to take cojones. And when you pull it off, replicating that classic Vegas swing style, it must feel a million dollars. Off days, n…

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  November 26, 2012 / 1 Comment

  REVIEW: Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Iosis Studio

  They promised a rollercoaster of emotions with their latest show, and it still remains the best catch-all description of What We Did Next???s sensational production of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens. Written by Bill Russell in 1989, it …

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  November 17, 2012 / 0 Comments

  What they did next: Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

  If you???re watching a What We Did Next production and a call goes out for a doctor in the house, you should be fine. Arguably the most exciting exciting non-professional theatre company working in the city at the moment, WWDN is largely comprised…

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  November 16, 2012 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: 42nd Street, Liverpool Empire

  It may not have the high profile or the budget of some of the shows that have been wowing the Empire crowds recently, but the current tour of 42nd Street really holds its own to charm and inspire in equal measure. Packed with Broadway classics and…

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