REVIEW: Siblings: Dreamweavers
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning character comedians and IRL Sisters, Maddy and Marina Bye (Byes), are back.
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REVIEW: Lambslaughter
Reading Time: 2 minutesambslaughter is a dark comedy-drama set in a Catholic girls’ school in Merseyside in 2013. The play follows two sixth-formers, Chloe and Jade, and their increasingly blurred relationship with their English teacher, Mr Barrett.
REVIEW: Dracula
Reading Time: 2 minutesTatty Hennessy, writer of the UK Theatre Award-winning and Olivier Award-nominated adaptation of Animal Farm, retells the classic horror story Dracula in a world premiere for the prestigious NYT REP Company in 2026.
REVIEW: Operation Mincemeat
Reading Time: 2 minutesREVIEW: Operation Mincemeat
After Olivier and Tony success, Operation Mincemeat begins its world tour back where it all began at The Lowry.
REVIEW: The Opposite of Distance
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs soon as the performers in The Opposite Of Distance at Playhouse Easthad taken their final bows, they addressed the audience directly. The show, they explained, is in development and they would be grateful for any audience feedback.
REVIEW: Swans Are F****** Arseholes
Reading Time: 3 minutesSwans Are F****** Arseholes at the Canal Cafe Theatre, directed by Freja Gift, begins with a strong opening monologue.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Margarita Valderrama and Kay Brattan
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe sat down with director Kay Brattan and playwright/producer Margarita Valderrama to chat about their new show Witch Girl Summer.
REVIEW: The Events
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘The Events’ is a play written by David Greig, directed by Jack Nurse, and assistant directed by Morgan Ferguson. It follows the journey of Claire (Claire Lamont) – a priest, a choir leader, and the sole survivor of a church mass shooting – as she grapples with trauma, grief, and confusion.
REVIEW:{RIB}CAGE
Reading Time: 3 minutesE. Crowley’s debut play, {RIB}CAGE, is a powerful, heartbreaking protest for the right to self-articulation against a political climate that attempts to silence queer voices. Lulling in the stupor of the morning after, Beautiful (Flossie Adrian) and…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: JAMES GRAHAM
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe National Theatre’s smash-hit play Dear England is embarking on its first ever national tour and is coming to Liverpool Empire. Multi-award-winning stage and screen writer, James Graham, sits down to talk about the play