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  May 17, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Review: Jekyll & Hyde, Empire

  Henry Jekyll is the compassionate doctor who thinks he???s discovered the formula to eradicate evil from humankind; Edward Hyde the monster he becomes. This latest Kenwright production of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale is high on melodrama …

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  May 3, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Swan Lake on Ice

  It’s not all comedy, comedy, comedy in this city at the moment, you know. Over at the Empire, there’s ballet! On ice! The Imperial Ice Stars have just begun a Liverpool run as part of their two-year, 22-country world tour of Swan Lake (On Ice. Nat…

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  April 27, 2011 / 1 Comment

  Review: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella, Liverpool Empire

  Taking away the pumpkins, carriages, fairy godmothers and all that is sweet and lovely about Cinderella as we know it, choreographer and director Matthew Bourne throws the well-known fairytale into the harsh reality of the Blitz. There???s not a tut…

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  April 12, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Review: Thriller Live, Liverpool Empire

  Things were getting a bit heavy round here; unfunny comedians, legendary comedians suffering the hecklers from hell and vowing never to come back to Liverpool; it was all getting a bit depressing on the live front. So, I moseyed along to the Empir…

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  April 6, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Interview: Micky Flanagan

  Micky Flanagan left school at 15 with no qualifications – now he is one of the most popular comedians in Britain. James Rampton investigates… Flanagan’s Out, Out tour comes to the Liverpool Empire tonight (April 6) – and the tour tops an extraor…

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  March 22, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Interview: How Not to Live Your Life’s Dan Clark

  ???I???ve never been to Liverpool, either to perform or play and I???m in a ridiculous, massive venue that there???s no way on earth I???ll fill considering my profile,??? says Dan Clark. He???s matter-of-fact about this. There???s no self-depreciating, fishing f…

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  March 16, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Review: Annie, Liverpool Empire

  The story of little orphan Annie is a popular one, and this production has been doing the rounds for years. Starting to show? Maybe. A good-hearted show that didn???t quite hit the heights it looked like it could be capable of on a good night, a noi…

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• March 8, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Review: Footloose, Liverpool Empire

  Footloose the film was, like others of its generation, a big load of schmaltzy, silly American nonsense, in this case centred around a teenage boy called Ren who moves from fancy Chicago to a small town where they have banned dancing. Therein lies…

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  March 2, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Stephen Merchant’s first ever Liverpool date

  More great comedy news for the city today as the Empire announced that Stephen Merchant is about to embark on his first ever stand-up comedy tour which will come to Liverpool Empire this autumn. The Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award winning co-cr…

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  February 24, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Interview: Su Pollard

  ???HELLO IS THAT VANESSA?!??? the familiar croaky voice yells as soon as she picks up the phone. Well, she got the first letter right. And, in many years of doing interviews like these, it can???t be said one single other actor or celebrity has ever sho…

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  February 22, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Review: Corrie!, Liverpool Empire

  Coronation Street, the world???s longest running soap, turned 50 last year. And among the celebrations, apart from dropping a tram on Weatherfield just before Christmas, ITV commissioned this new comedy play. Written by Liverpool???s own Jonathan Harv…

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  February 7, 2011 / 0 Comments

  The Philosophy of Reg (Holdsworth)

  ???The 50 year anniversary is the exception to the rule,??? says Ken Morley, earnestly. He???s talking about the circumstances ??? the only circumstances, he insists, that would see him return to the role for which he is best known, that of Coronation Str…

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  January 30, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Jekyll and Hyde coming to the Empire

  Who’s this devilish chap? Why, it’s Wet Wet Wet man Marti Pellow, who is, we are told, about to “unleash his dark side”. This week sees the regional publicity launch for the latest big show in which he stars – a new Bill Kenwright tour of the Broa…

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  January 22, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Hasselin’ the Hoff

  The Britain’s Got Talent bandwagon was out and stopping traffic again today for its second lot of Liverpool auditions at the Empire. Only the terminally uncurious wouldn’t have been tempted to stroll down and catch a glimpse of David Hasselhoff, b…

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  January 12, 2011 / 0 Comments

  Britain’s Got Talent auditions come to town

  More amusing news from the Empire today, where they have revealed they’ll be hosting two days of Britain’s Got Talent auditions later in the month. Hopeful auditionees will showcase their skills in front of TV cameras, a packed auditorium and a ce…

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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 20, 2010 / 1 Comment

  Interview with Coronation Street writer Jonathan Harvey

  Liverpool dramatist Jonathan Harvey, 42, has had a busy year. The Coronation Street writer premiered two new plays as well as playing an ongoing role in the soap’s massive 50th anniversary celebrations. Canary, which opened at the Playhouse in spr…

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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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  December 15, 2010 / 0 Comments

  A week in celebs

  I’ve been struggling with flu this week, and not only has that stopped me doing my proper job just at the worst possible time of year, it has also interfered with some really fun things as well. First, I had to cancel a meeting with THIS GUY. I kn…

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  December 9, 2010 / 0 Comments

  Pamela Anderson arrives in Liverpool

  The Empire has announced the arrival of Pamela Anderson to our little city this afternoon, as she prepares to take to the panto stage there from tomorrow. And she sounds game, apparently being heard to mutter: “I???ll be finding my local pub and als…

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