Liz RatcliffeLiz Ratcliffe takes her first trip to Lanzarote. Won over by the island’s geothermal charms she’s already thinking of going back. I wasn’t sure what sort of week I was going to spend in Lanzarote. I had heard the sayings: ‘Lanzarote –...
With comedy stars a-plenty in the likes of Caroline Quentin, Rufus Hound and Les Dennis, a theatre-goer could be forgiven for expecting an hilarious restoration comedy in John Vanbrugh’s The Provoked Wife. However, although plenty of laughs...
After the anti-LGBT+ hate crime two of the Rotterdam actors experienced in Southampton last week, it was good to see them back on stage and the Manchester crowd taking them straight to their hearts. Jon Brittain’s award-winning play is a clever...
After 30 years away, Liz Ratcliffe returns to her home city of Liverpool to find it as vibrant, fabulous and iconic as ever. Having just moved back to the north west, I decided it was time to reacquaint myself with what people have been telling me...
Club Tropicana whisks you back to when big hair and shoulder pads were the norm – a Mamma Mia for the 80’s. This is pure entertainment at its best – great music, great vocals and dancing, hilarious outfits – all tied together with a comedic bow...
Gothic haunted house meets 21st century technology in this spooky adaption of Peter James’ best selling novel. Be careful what you ask Alexa for, because you never know who is listening! THE HOUSE ON COLD HILL – Joe McFadden ©Helen...
Flapper girls, jazz and the decadence of the 1920s in New York are the setting for the Northern Ballet’s sensational production of The Great Gatsby. We were invited to the most glamorous party in town, and were certainly not disappointed. The Great...
Battlefields, love, masked-balls and laughter – Shakespeare’s greatest romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing is creatively brought to life in this innovative and witty adaptation from Halifax touring company Northern Broadsides and Staffordshire’s...