Girl on Fire From early classes at Liverpool’s Rare Studio to intense method acting training in New York, Mia Carragher’s journey has led her to one of theatre’s most demanding roles. As she stars as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games: On Stage, the young actress discusses discipline, confidence and making ... Read More...
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Liverpool Theatre School is launching BA (Hons) degree programmes in Musical Theatre and Professional Dance, alongside a CertHE in Musical Theatre, in partnership with the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD). The programmes have received formal validation from NSCD, establishing a new higher education partnership between the two institutions and creating ... Read More...
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...
It's a Fine Life: Interview with Ava Brennan From childhood dance lessons in Maghull to playing Nancy in Oliver! at London’s Gielgud Theatre, Liverpool’s West End star Ava Brennan shares the joys and challenges of portraying one of musical theatre’s most iconic characters, and how she balances a demanding stage career ... Read More...
London theatre writer for The New York Times Matt Wolf on the timeless topicality of Fiddler on the Roof ahead of its arrival at the Liverpool Empire next month... You may think you know Fiddler on the Roof, the iconic 1964 musical that spawned the beloved 1971 film, starring Topol as ... 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...
One of the world’s most loved fairytales is set to entertain Epstein Theatre audiences this Christmas – and the first cast members have been revealed. Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn is set to play the title role in Cinderella at the Hanover Street venue Katie is best known for playing Sinead Tinker ... Read More...
Paul Whitehouse Interview With West End smash hit Only Fools and Horses The Musical coming to Liverpool in June, we caught up with its co-creator, Paul Whitehouse to discuss his unexpected involvement in the show and the challenges of fitting so many beloved characters and moments into a two-hour performance. He ... Read More...
Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre will hold its first test event this month ahead of officially reopening its doors for a full autumn season of entertainment. 'Dancing in the Aisles', being staged on Easter Sunday, 20 April, will be the first production since the much-loved Hanover Street venue closed its doors in June ... Read More...
Liverpool’s much-loved Epstein Theatre is set to reopen later this year after a deal was agreed to breathe new life into the historic city centre venue. The Grade II-listed theatre closed its doors in June 2023 following a decision by the city council, which owns the building’s freehold, to withdraw financial ... Read More...

