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Actor, Ian Hart

Film star Ian Hart puts his stamp of approval on plans for his beloved Everyman Youth Theatre

Film star Ian Hart puts his stamp of approval on newly revealed plans for his beloved Everyman Youth Theatre, writes Laura Davis.Read

Bidston Court, Vyner Road South, Bidston, Wirral (1894). Built for the soap manufacturer Robert Hudson in 1891. In 1929 the house was moved several miles to Frankby and renamed Hill Bark, now a hotel in the Lady Lever exhibition Age of Confidence. Reproduced by permission of English Heritage

Preview: Bedford Lemere’s archive photographs in An Age of Confidence at the Lady Lever Gallery

Merseyside was a rich source of subjects for leading photographers Bedford Lemere, finds Laura Davis.Read

Dave Spikey, comedian, stand-up

COMEDY INTERVIEW: Dave Spikey on his Words Don’t Come Easy tour at St Helens Theatre Royal and the Liverpool Empire

Despite always making people laugh comedy didn’t come easy to Dave Spikey, he tells Laura DavisRead

80's pop star, Howard Jones, pic: Simon Fowler

Music: Howard Jones on why he’s going back to his roots for his Liverpool concert

Eighties pop legend Howard Jones would still like to get to know us well, he tells Jade WrightRead

Nutcracker (pic: Simon Annand)

Dance: Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker, Liverpool Empire - Five Stars

IT'S fortuitous for fans of dance that Matthew Bourne almost wilfully ignores the advice “If it's not broke don't fix it."Read

FILM REVIEW: Grief stricken role in The Descendents is George Clooney’s finest

THE DESCENDANTS (15) Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Matthew Lillard, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Mary Birdsong, Rob Huebel, Patricia Hastie Director: Alexander Payne. Duration: 115 mins.Read

Classical music with Peter Spaull

Schubert’s Unfinished/ Philharmonic HallRead

MUSIC REVIEW: Lanterns on the Lake/ The Big House, Static Gallery - three stars

IT takes a brave man to take the stage in a flared, pale blue suit but The Big House’s Paul Molloy has every right to feel confident.Read

ARTS PREVIEW: Threshold Festival in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle

THE Threshold Festival of music, theatre and art will go ahead this year despite the closure of its venue.Read

DANCE PREVIEW: Anita Dobson on Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour at the Liverpool Echo Arena

ANITA DOBSON will not be persuading husband Brian May on to the dancefloor to help her rehearse for her Echo Arena appearance.Read

MUSIC PREVIEW: Zoe Rahman at the Capstone Theatre, Liverpool

MERCURY-nominated jazz pianist and composer Zoe Rahman will be touring to the Capstone Theatre to mark the release of her fifth album Kindred Spirits.Read

MUSIC PREVIEW: Exile Parade play the Lomax, Liverpool

EXILE PARADE are hoping to prove a box office smash when they march into Liverpool tomorrow night.Read

Laura Davis: There’s no easy solution to the arts funding problem

IT’S that time of year again, when arts directors find themselves buried in exactly the sort of paperwork that they went into their jobs to avoid.Read

Liverpool Post book reviews

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English actress, Oxford graduate and Dolce & Gabbana model Felicity Jones on her role in Like Crazy

Jeananne Craig talks to English actress, Oxford graduate and Dolce & Gabbana model Felicity Jones about her starring role in Like Crazy and developing screen partnership with director Drake DoremusRead

Bride Nicole with here celebrity wedding planners Raef and Stuart from The Apprentice

David Higgerson: Is it time to give Match of the Day host Gary Lineker the red card?

DO YOU ever watch a TV programme, particularly a reality TV programme, and find yourself asking: “Why on earth did they take part in this?”Read

Matt Rutter of Young Everyman Playhouse

Everyman Youth theatre relaunched as Young Everyman Playhouse

THE Everyman Youth theatre that launched the careers of Ian Hart, David Morrissey and Cathy Tyson is being relaunched.Read

Leo Fitzmaurice

Merseyside artist Leo Fitzmaurice wins Northern Art Prize

WIRRAL-based artist Leo Fitzmaurice is the winner of the fifth annual Northern Art Prize.Read

Actress, Jennifer Saunders

Comedy: Jennifer Saunders takes a break from writing her Spice Girls musical to talk to the Liverpool Post's Laura Davis

Jennifer Saunders takes a break from writing her Spice Girls musical to talk to Arts Editor Laura DavisRead

Singer, songwriter, Joan Baez

Music: Joan Baez on why she’s looking forward to her Liverpool gig

Folk legend Joan Baez recollects life with Bob and The Beatles to Jade WrightRead

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