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THEATRE: For the Love of Mrs Brown brings back one of Liverpool’s favourite characters, the up-front Irish pensioner Mrs Brown. Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll both plays Mrs Brown and wrote the script. Read

Akram Khan, Balham-born dancer/ choreographer

DANCE: Exhilarating display from a dance company with exciting talent

BAHOK is the sort of dance work that even people who think they don’t like dance would enjoy – energetic, beautiful, exciting, sometimes humorous and, frankly, amazing to behold. Read

Decadance Vs The Firebird at the Liverpool Playhouse

DANCE: Putting the b-beat back into Stravinsky

WHEN the Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky, created the music for the ballet Firebird, he little knew that nearly a century later it would be taken over by some body-popping hip hop dancers. Read

COMEDY: Sean Lock takes time out from writing 'masterpiece' for stand-up in Liverpool

IT’S difficult to believe but the comedian Sean Lock – the spectacle-wearing, slightly nerdy-looking one on numerous TV panel shows – was once a strapping building site worker. Read

Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox in the film thriller, Vantage Point

Film Review: Vantage Point

FRANCIS DURBRIDGE, the creator of Paul Temple and Britain’s greatest exponent of the cliffhanger serial on radio and TV, once described his working method as: “Nobody is who they seem, everyone is lying.” Read

Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman in the film drama, The Other Boleyn Girl

Film Review: The Other Boleyn Girl

ANOTHER British television director gets his cinema chance, this time with a piece of historical recreation. This is the story of Mary and Anne Boleyn, two sisters who bedded Henry VIII but with varying results. Read

BOOKS: Writers get together for launch of Sefton’s National Reading Year

AUTHOR Joseph Delaney tends to set aside January to April for writing books including the highly successful young person’s Spooks series. Read

THEATRE REVIEW: The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Parklands Theatre, Speke

IT IS rare for a production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle to be as much fun as this one from the Liverpool Theatre School. Read

MUSIC: Liverpool debut at last for favourite of the jazz pundits

HER rise in popularity has been described as the “young pretender’s breakthrough” by jazz pundits, and yet Gwyneth Herbert doesn’t actually regard herself as a jazz singer. Read

Brendan O'Carroll in his stage persona of Mrs Brown

THEATRE: Mrs Brown’s cultural contribution

Philip Key talks to Brendan O’Carroll about his alter-ego as a feisty, foul-mouthed pensioner Read

DANCE: Chinese dance collaboration was a great Leap forward for Akram Khan

WHEN the 16th annual Leap dance festival opens in Liverpool tomorrow, there will be much to look forward to, including appearances by leading companies like the New York’s Decadancetheatre group and the French-Canadian Le fils d’Adrien danse. Read

Jennifer Ellison and Andy Serkis at the film premiere of The Cottage at the Odeon cinema

FILM: Stars come out for film's city premiere

LIVERPOOL actress Jennifer Ellison was among the stars at the Liverpool Odeon last night for a special VIP showing of her new film, The Cottage. Read

MUSIC: Karl Jenkins - a very popular modern composer

Philip Key meets the famous composer writing a specially commissioned piece for the Philharmonic Read

THEATRE REVIEW: Beserker Boys, by Stanley McHale and Keith Carter, Unity Theatre, Liverpool

OLD shipmates gather in a grubby club bar following the funeral of their former captain and start squabbling. We are in familiar Scouse territory in this new play by comedians Stanley McHale and Keith Carter as the wisecracks and insults come thick and fast. Read

Asa Hart singer, pictured on Liverpool's waterfront

Triumphant homecoming for city swing singer Asa Heart

AFTER getting a standing ovation for his London debut at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Liverpool swing singer Asa Heart will perform a Capital of Culture concert at the Philharmonic Hall. Read

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Liverpool Empire

THEATRE REVIEW: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Liverpool Empire Theatre

IT IS 40 years since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote their first version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat so one can say it is truly tried and tested. Read

One-off treat for guitar fans

NEW York-born acoustic guitarist Preston Reed is a sight to behold as he attacks his guitar from all angles. Read

Lonsdale’s looking forward to acting at home for once

Heartbeat star looks forward to a Passion 08 homecoming

HEARTBEAT actor David Lonsdale does not get a lot of time off, and when he needs a day for something special, he has to get special permission. Read

Joseph show springs a surprise at the Liverpool Empire

LIVERPOOL producer Bill Kenwright will spring a surprise on the First Night audience at tonight’s official opening of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Liverpool Empire. Read

Liverpool comedian and writer, Keith Carter

Writers launch comic tale of seafaring life

WHEN Liverpool writer Dave Kirby’s comedy, Lost Soul, was first staged at the city’s intimate Unity Theatre it proved to be a big hit with its audiences. Read

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Arts Editor Philip Key spends his week attending and reporting on the numerous live arts events in Liverpool. Plays the banjo ukulele, collects classic true crime books and performs (badly) magic tricks. Tel: 0151 472 2499

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