In celebration of World Poetry Day on Saturday 21 March 2026, the University of Liverpool has announced its acquisition of the archive belonging to celebrated Liverpool poet Roger McGough. This important collection features a wide variety of materials giving an insight into McGough’s creative and professional work. Highlights include manuscripts, drafts, ... Read More...
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Let's Be Frank(s) Writer, actor and director Jade Franks talks class, comedy and coming home, as her award-winning semi-autobiographical hit play Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x) heads to the Everyman Words | Lawrence Saunders You’re just finishing the first run of Eat the Rich at London’s Soho Theatre. How’s ... Read More...
Taking Aim: Interview with Lauren McQueen Liverpool’s Lauren McQueen steps into the spotlight as Maid Marian in MGM+’s bold new adaptation of Robin Hood. With the 10-part series now streaming, she talks about bringing the iconic character to life, exploring her growth and romance with the legendary outlaw, and celebrating the ... Read More...
Chris McCausland Interview He once thought Strictly could end his career – instead, it changed his life. Now Liverpool comic Chris McCausland has taken on another challenge: writing his autobiography. In Keep Laughing, he looks back with the same honesty and humour that made audiences fall in love with him on ... Read More...
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...
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...