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Opera at the Phil

AFTER their incredible success on C4's Opera-tunity show, where they beat more than 2,500 hopefuls to gain top star rating, the story continues for singers Denise Leigh and Jane Gilchrist as together they take to the stage for their first national tour. Read

Jennifer Ellison in Chicago, Adelphi Theatre, London

THE visual transformation of Jennifer Ellison was the truly remarkable thing about her West End debut last night. Read

Actors Sheila Hancock and Denis Lawson at the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre

Black to the future

I'M looking forward to an audience loathing me," says Sheila Hancock. Read

A thrill a minute

CONTROVERSIAL cult show the Jim Rose Circus first hit the headlines in 1992, getting rave reviews on MTV. Read

A group that's not Stuck for exhibition space

WHEN a group of artists opposed what they saw as the kidnapping of their profession by ultra modernists, they incurred the ire of some of today's award-winning celebrities. Read

The cast from Cats the musical, on at the Liverpool Empire Theatre

Record-breaking show is the Cat's whiskers

IT'S the show that's famous, not the cast. Besides, when ice skater Robin Cousins starred in Cats at Liverpool Empire back in 1988, nobody could tell, because of the full-body costumes. Read

Champions of chamber music

THEY'RE a world renowned duo who have given concerts everywhere from Carnegie Hall to London's South Bank. Read

Superstar Fox makes a Biblical entrance

TELEVISION Fame Academy finalist James Fox is to star in Liverpool's biggest Christmas show. Read

City marks slave trade

LIVERPOOL'S television actress Cathy Tyson comperes the city's slavery remembrance day on Monday. Read

Jo's still got own brand of humour

WHEN it came to branding, Jo Brand didn't have a problem. Read

From below stairs to on stage

NOT many folk can claim to have been a child television star and made 17 movies before they even went to drama school. Read

Sefton and West Lancashire entertainment: jazz musician silhouette

Jazzy start to festival

ONE of the lasting benefits of this year's Liverpool Day next Friday is hoped to be the establishment of an annual Liverpool Jazz Festival. Read

Lol is revival leader

TONY BENNETT, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole - plus Bobby Darin, Stevie Wonder, George Benson and many more. Read

High fliers soar to new heights with music

I HEREBY give notice of a completely new wind instrument - the kite! Read

Explosive idea for street celebrations

IT'S an idea that could go down a bomb. And it probably will. Read

Blues earn a replay

THERE are plenty of people who believe Everton FC don't need a theatre to stage a pantomime. Read

The co-star is you!

GET a flag - and come and join us.The Last Night of the Pops - yes, we know it isn't technically THE last night of the Summer Pops programme - has earned its name for a special reason. Read