Barry Sloane Interview Garston-born, LA-based actor Barry Sloane is known for bringing raw, emotionally charged characters to life across stage, screen and video games. Here, he reflects on the choices that have shaped a career which includes voicing Captain Price in the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise, a blistering turn as ... Read More...
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No Holding Back: Interview with Nicola Carragher Nicola Carragher only started taking running seriously a year ago. After going from a 5K to a full marathon in just 14 weeks, she’s now on the verge of becoming the first person to complete all seven major world marathons consecutively within a 12-month ... Read More...
Mia Carragher is set to play the lead role of Katniss Everdeen in the highly anticipated, first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s motion picture, The Hunger Games. Performances of The Hunger Games: On Stage will begin on Monday 20 October 2025 at ... Read More...
Brad Kella Interview From playing public pianos for money while homeless to winning Channel 4’s The Piano and touring the UK with Gary Barlow, Bootle-born Brad Kella opens up about his remarkable journey – shaped by foster care, fatherhood and the power of music – as he releases his deeply personal ... Read More...
Ellis Howard Interview Liverpool-born actor Ellis Howard takes on the lead role in the BBC’s wild, anarchic coming-of-age drama What It Feels Like for a Girl, inspired by the critically acclaimed memoir of the same name by writer and journalist Paris Lees. As the series hits our screens, Ellis opens up about ... Read More...
Amber Harrison Interview Recently nominated for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards, ITV’s G’wed has been a revelation since its release last February. Praised for its distinctive blend of heart and humour, and authentic depiction of life for working-class Merseyside teenagers, the first series had been streamed nearly ... Read More...
Luvcat interview From busking on the streets of Liverpool to bunking off school at just 14 to visit Chester’s Faktory Studios, it’s safe to say Sophie Howarth was dead set on making her mark in the music biz. Under the alias Luvcat, she shot to prominence when her debut single ‘Matador’ ... Read More...
James Nelson-Joyce interview After memorable roles in Time, The Outlaws, and Bird, Liverpool’s own James Nelson-Joyce takes the lead in new BBC crime epic This City Is Ours and joins his ‘big brother’ Stephen Graham in Disney+ boxing drama A Thousand Blows. We caught up with James to discuss the two highly ... Read More...
Liverpool Theatre School is joining forces with Middlesex University to deliver a dance degree, which will be taught by industry professionals in both Liverpool and London. The new BA Hons degree programme starts with Liverpool Theatre School’s Level 5 or Level 6 Diploma in Dance before students go to Middlesex University ... Read More...
The UK’s largest music therapy charity, Nordoff and Robbins, has announced the line-up for the second Northern Music Awards sponsored by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, to be held in Liverpool on 27 March. Ian Broudie, legendary singer, songwriter, producer and frontman of indie-pop royalty, Lightning Seeds, will be honoured with the ... Read More...