Category: Reviews
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Review: The Everyman Rock ‘N’ Roll Panto: Jack and the Beanstalk – 20/11/2025 @ Liverpool Everyman
*** 3 STARS *** ‘Sparkly, magical and a little bit bonkers’. The Everyman Rock ‘N’ Roll Panto is back for another year and is the perfect way to start the Christmas season off right. With fun for all the family, this naughty, comedic and completely camp spectacle makes for a joyous festive night out. Jack…
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Review: North by Northwest – 20/05/2025 @ Liverpool Playhouse
**** 4 STARS **** Is it possible for one of the greatest Hitchcock thrillers of all time to be presented as a comedic, technical theatre masterpiece whilst still honouring the original film work? Wise Children have proved that, in this adaptation of North by Northwest by Emma Rice, it is definitely possible. This show demonstrates…
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Review: Pig Heart Boy – 18/03/2025 @ Liverpool Playhouse
**** 4 STARS **** Having faith, preserving integrity, honouring family. Malorie Blackman’s most recent stage adaptation, Pig Heart Boy, by Winsome Pinnock, is a perfect combination of hope, community and the fear of rejection, culminating in a performance for all to see. A heartwarming narrative combined with incredible technical design makes Pig Heart Boy a…
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Review: Gobbess, Naomi Wood – 25/09/2024 @ Media Factory UCLan, Preston
**** 4 STARS **** “One… Two… Three… Four… Did I turn the oven off?” A laughter filled opening that all can relate to, quickly turning into a hitting statement around living with OCD. Gobbess is a show looking at the issues of being a woman in society, internal and external body perception and internalised homophobia…
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Review: Chat Sh*t, Get Hit, Martha Pailing – 30/09/2024 @ The New Continental, Preston
**** 4 STARS **** How can you get through everyday life, bubbling under the surface? When rage begins to boil, what comments will make you pop? Performance and spoken word artist, Martha Pailing, explores the stigma of female rage and the impact that this has on their wellbeing through a combination of live art and…
Harley Keasey 