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Gloves Off, Truth Half-Held Back: Conteh Lands Heavy at the Royal Court
Rating * * * * Aron Julius delivered a debut masterpiece with Conteh. Not only did this versatile and talented actor deliver a stunning performance

A Slick, Sinister Revival with a Distracting Edge: Single White Female Reviewed
This was a tremendous play, captivating, engaging and utterly enjoyable! Both Kym Marsh (Hedy) and Lisa Faulkner (Allie) delivered a solid performance in their respective

All Style, Less Substance: Double Indemnity Looks the Part but Loses Its Nerve
Rating: * * * This is a difficult review for me as having read and devoured James M Cain’s original 1943 novel plus, enjoyed Billy

Preview: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher — Liverpool Everyman (2–23 May 2026)
History doesn’t always arrive with fanfare. Sometimes it slips in quietly, through a half-open window, carrying something far more dangerous. This May, the Liverpool Everyman

Simply Dylan at The Bijou: Keeping the Flame Alive Without Playing Dress-Up
There’s a particular kind of alchemy required to approach the catalogue of Bob Dylan without either genuflecting into museum-piece reverence or collapsing into pub-band pastiche.

Cartoons, Chaos and Communion: Gorillaz Rewrite the Rules in Liverpool
As someone who grew up seeing Damon Albarn bossing Britpop with the Fred Perry-clad, ever-pogoing Blur, it’s strange to think that he’s now presiding over
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