Council Depot Blues review at Royal Court, Liverpool " 'musical magic' by Catherine Jones

Dave Kirby took inspiration for Council Depot Blues from his time working as a young Liverpool 'corpy' house clearer in the 1980s.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07pm on March 2, 2018☆⚑

Realising the dream: the birth of Liverpool's Shakespeare North Playhouse by Catherine Jones

After two decades of planning and multiple redesigns, the building of Shakespeare North Playhouse is about to get underway. Key figures in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:30am on February 16, 2018☆⚑

Dead and Breathing review at Unity Theatre, Liverpool " 'bittersweet comedy drama' by Catherine Jones

In Dead and Breathing, playwright Chisa Hutchinson takes on a tricky but timely topic with the aid of an injection of deadly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:43pm on February 9, 2018☆⚑

Her Benny review at Royal Court, Liverpool " 'the return of a warm-hearted favourite' by Catherine Jones

Reading Her Benny, Silas Hocking's Dickensian tale of slum children fighting to better themselves in a cruel world, has been a rite

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33am on January 31, 2018☆⚑

Liverpool's Royal Court 80 years on: How an outsider venue transformed itself into a people's theatre by Catherine Jones

The art deco venue has been awarded national portfolio organisation status and has recently completed a major restoration, just in time to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00pm on January 26, 2018☆⚑

Selladoor founders on humble beginnings: 'I would drive the van and Phil would get up the ladders' by Catherine Jones

From humble beginnings, Phillip Rowntree and David Hutchinson's company is now a global enterprise, with hit shows in China, New York and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:30am on December 4, 2017☆⚑

The Scouse Nativity review at Royal Court, Liverpool " 'an absolute cracker' by Catherine Jones

What better theme for a Christmas show than the greatest ever told? And lo, the Nativity came to Liverpool. But this being

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:46am on December 1, 2017☆⚑

Liverpool Everyman's rep company: 'We nearly keeled over last year. But we've plenty left in the tank' by Catherine Jones

Still revelling in the success of the Everyman's 2017 company season, the theatre's artistic director and associate director talk to Catherine Jones

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:00am on November 1, 2017☆⚑

Kara Lily Hayworth: 'I auditioned for Cilla as I'm about the right height " and I'm ginger' by Catherine Jones

Kara Lily Hayworth was plucked from 2,000 hopefuls to star in a Cilla Black musical. She tells Catherine Jones about her first

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01pm on September 6, 2017☆⚑

The Royal review at Royal Court, Liverpool " 'a rip-roaring comedy' by Catherine Jones

It's not surprising that when Lindzi Germain was challenged to write her own show by producer Kevin Fearon " after berating him

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:53am on September 1, 2017☆⚑

She's Leaving Home review at Toxteth, Liverpool " 'thought-provoking immersive theatre' by Catherine Jones

The idea of home is a potent force. It's true to say there's no place like it. Most of us eventually fly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:35am on June 5, 2017☆⚑

Inside Chester's new 37m Storyhouse theatre by Catherine Jones

When Chester's new Storyhouse opens its doors today it will be the end of a long road " and the start of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:00am on May 12, 2017☆⚑

The Lonesome West review at Royal Court, Liverpool " 'pace and poignancy' by Catherine Jones

Liverpool's Royal Court has built an impressively loyal audience base over the past 10 years with its programme of broad, playful comedy

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:44am on April 27, 2017☆⚑

Lost Soul review at Royal Court, Liverpool " 'a variable level of laughs' by Catherine Jones

It’s almost a decade since Dave Kirby’s tragi-comic tale of Motown and marriage last took to the stage at Liverpool’s Royal Court.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:31am on March 16, 2017☆⚑