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CLASSICAL REVIEW: RLPO play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Philharmonic Hall Feb 28 2013

IF THERE is a problem with Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, it’s simply that it is so familiar. And that means that, for any performance to be special, it has to be different.Read

TV Review: Bob Servant Independent Feb 21 2013

WHEN I think of BBC4, I think of Danish imported dramas, very earnest documentaries and, if they’re feeling a bit mainstream, compilations of Pathe video footage from the 1930s.Read

MUSIC: Richard Hawley on his roots ahead of his sold out show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Feb 21 2013

Mercury-nominated Richard Hawley talks to Andy Welch ahead of his sold-out Philharmonic gigRead

THEATRE INTERVIEW: Edward Petherbridge on bringing My Perfect Mind to The Unity Feb 21 2013

When a stroke prevented Edward Petherbridge from playing one of the greatest roles in Shakespeare, he decided to create a show about it, he tells Laura DavisRead

ART INTERVIEW: Turner Prize 2008 winner Mark Leckey on curating The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things at The Bluecoat Feb 21 2013

What has a bionic hand got in common with a 13th century reliquary? Plenty, Birkenhead-born Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey tells Laura DavisRead

CLASSICAL BY PETER SPAULL: The Four Seasons, Philharmonic Hall Feb 21 2013

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Bird prepare to take flight Feb 21 2013

CYNICS might say that these photos look like Bird were just messing about on Crosby beach with their mums’ net curtains.Read

Tom Hanks is on Cloud Nine over his new multi-role film Cloud Atlas Feb 21 2013

He wasn’t convinced the epic and complicated Cloud Atlas would work on the big screen, but Tom Hanks is so glad he accepted his role – or all six of them actually. The mega-successful actor talks to Katie WrightRead

Peter Elson talks about his new book Great Mersey Shipping Lines Feb 21 2013

As Liverpool prepares to move into a brave new era of maritime industry, Peter Elson discusses his new book Great Mersey Shipping LinesRead

SPOTLIGHT: Patty Vincent, director/character development director, Feld Entertainment Feb 21 2013

Patty Vincent, director/character development director at Feld Entertainment, which is bringing Disney On Ice Presents Let’s Party to the Echo Arena from February 27 to March 3.Read

Sue Perkins on her new sitcom, Heading Out Feb 21 2013

She may be comfortably cruising as a co-presenter on The Great British Bake Off, but Sue Perkins has cooked up a treat with new sitcom Heading Out. She tells Abi Jackson about returning to her comedy rootsRead

Il Divo and Katherine Jenkins head to Liverpool’s ECHO arena as part of a new tour Feb 21 2013

THEY’RE the kings of operatic pop crossover, and she’s the queen. So it’s no surprise Il Divo and Katherine Jenkins should join forces. In fact, the only surprise is they haven’t done it before.Read

Comedy Review: Daniel Bye: The Price of Everything/Unity Theatre Feb 21 2013

DANIEL Bye is a theatre director who for the purposes of this show has become a writer/performer presenting what he calls a “performance lecture”.Read

THEATRE REVIEW: The Misanthrope, Liverpool Playhouse Feb 21 2013

MISANTHROPIC Alceste may listen to praise with one ear cocked for false flattery but, judging by the response to this new production, sincere approval is something he’ll just have to get used to.Read

DAVID HIGGERSON: Call the Midwife reminds us just how much things have changed Feb 14 2013

IN A world of 24-hour TV, with hundreds of channels available covering every possible theme, why is it still so unusual to watch a programme and then still be thinking about it the next day?Read

LAURA DAVIS: Which romantic film gets your synapses all fired up? Feb 14 2013

TEXT from a friend: “Currently waiting at arrivals at Terminal 5 for J. Feel like in Love Actually at the start. Love that film!”Read

THEATRE INTERVIEW: Mark Womack on returning to the stage after eight years with Hope at the Royal Court Liverpool Feb 14 2013

Mark Womack is nervous about returning to the stage for the first time in eight years – but at least it’s in his home city, he tells Laura Davis.Read

BELLOWHEAD: When folk stops being trendy we’ll still be playing Feb 14 2013

Jade Wright meets folk group Bellowhead to find out more about their new approach to ‘dusty old music’Read

REVIEW: Rocky Horror shows no sign of flagging after forty years, Liverpool Empire Feb 14 2013

FEW things would encourage respectable members of the public out onto Lime Street in stockings and suspenders on a cold February night.Read

CLASSICAL INTERVIEW: John Pryce-Jones on Classical Spectacular at the Echo Arena Feb 14 2013

Rachael Bentham meets the conductor taking over the reigns of the ever popular Classical SpectacularRead

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