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Mary Shelley: the Frankenstein author’s extraordinary life
A beautiful new play exploring the remarkable life of one of literature’s greatest writers, Mary Shelley, opens at the Liverpool Playhouse from May 9 to 12. Written by award-winning playwright Helen...
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Review: Oedipussy, Liverpool Playhouse
MADEUP had headed to Oedipussy with high hopes. You've got to love a silly play on words; you've got to love a company that sees some kind of potential in mashing up a Greek tragedy with classic Bond...
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Autism-friendly Playhouse panto performance
As part of an on-going policy to make theatre more accessible for everyone, the Liverpool Playhouse will hold a autism friendly performance of Cinderella, the rock ‘n’ roll panto on Monday (January...
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Streetcar and other news
The Playhouse’s Gemma Bodinetz and A Streetcar Named Desire -- should have seen this one coming! The Tennessee Williams classic has been unveiled as one of the highlights of the theatre’s spring season...
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Review: The Ladykillers, Playhouse
The long-awaited new production of Ealing comedy The Ladykillers is finally open for business, with a celebratory press night taking place last night that showed how the production had brought out the...
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Review: Tartuffe, Liverpool Playhouse
Tartuffe is another one of those Playhouse successes that has been reviewed to death most everywhere. But as the revived run finishes in Liverpool this weekend before heading out on a national tour...
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Tartuffe returns
The autumn season at the Playhouse is gearing up to begin with the return of one of Capital of Culture year’s smash-hit productions: Tartuffe. Originally commissioned and presented by the Liverpool...
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100 days until Playhouse centerary
The Playhouse begins a "significant" countdown today (August 3), that heralds 100 days until the historic Williamson Square venue’s centenary. In 1911 the Liverpool Repertory company was born before...
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New season, new studio and a 100th birthday
The Playhouse has announced its autumn season, and with it, begun to reveal how it's going to get around the loss of sister theatre the Everyman following its closure next month. Yet the more things...
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Ladykillers: Caligari meets Reservoir Dogs meets Upstairs Downstairs?
“Original, but inspired by” became the mantra of Graham Linehan and the cast and crew trying to explain their brand new stage adaptation of The Ladykillers. It was a phrase used a lot. The whole...
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First pics from The Ladykillers launch
Father Ted writer Graham Linehan and Malcolm Tucker himself, Peter Capaldi were in town today to launch the (up to now) top secret production of Ealing comedy The Ladykillers, premiering at the Playhouse...
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The Playhouse's mystery play
Our friends at the Playhouse had better get their poker faces on, after sending out a very intriguing invite today. They've taken the highly unusual step of calling the press to a launch next week...
