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  October 24, 2012 / 0 Comments

  REVIEW: Jigsy, Liverpool Royal Court

  It’s perfect for Les Dennis, and perfect for the Royal Court: Jigsy, the one-man play about a faded Liverpool comic. The show, penned by Tony Staveacre, is ‘loosely’ based on the Scouse stand up Jackie Hamilton, and comes to the city after a succe…

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  September 4, 2012 / 0 Comments

  Les Dennis to return to Royal Court Liverpool stage

  “Liverpool comics never die”, is the tagline from Edinburgh Festival hit show Jigsy. Enter Les Dennis, stage right… Jigsy, written by Tony Staveacre and directed by Hannah Chissick,is a one-man show inspired by Scouse comic Jackie Hamilton. It’s…

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  February 8, 2012 / 0 Comments

  Review: Legally Blonde, Liverpool Empire

  Would like to write this review properly; can???t quite come off the Legally Blonde high enough to come down. This seems to be what happens to a person. MADEUP probably shouldn???t be a first timer in this regard but it???s true ??? and it turns out nobod…

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  February 7, 2012 / 0 Comments

  Curtain up for Legally Blonde

  Opening night is an exciting and nerve-wracking time, and tonight is a triple the fun for the self-styled “Scouse Mafia” taking to the Empire stage for their first home town performance of Legally Blonde. Our own Les Dennis, Claire Sweeney and Ray…

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  December 30, 2010 / 0 Comments

  A little bit of Les Dennis

  How time flies, dear reader. No sooner were we a-liggin’ and a-jiggin’ and a-sneezin’ all over Pamela Anderson at the Aladdin press night, than the Empire’s Christmas panto is about to wrap up with the last few shows of its run. All together now -…

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  December 15, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: Aladdin, Liverpool Empire

  It???s big, it???s brash, it???s finally here ??? the city???s flagship panto with the Hollywood star. It???s Aladdin this year, not that it really much matters, and Baywatch’s Pamela Anderson the Genie of the Lamp we???ve all been waiting to see. Everything yo…

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  August 22, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Review: Hairspray, Liverpool Empire

  Hairspray is so very, very good, it???s barely worth bashing this out. It???s practically a unanimous must-see. A cheerful, colourful show peppered with memorable songs and even more memorable performances, if you???ve seen it, you???ll know ??? if not, don…

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  August 12, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Hairspray is on the way

  With less than a week to go before Hairspray takes to the Liverpool stage, excitement is mounting at the Empire. 175 wigs, 80 cans of hairspray a week, a crew of more than 60 people and 13.8 tonnes of equipment are being amassed at the venue ahead…

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