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Triple bill of festive concerts for Ian McNabb at the Capstone Theatre and Eric’s

FORMER Icicle Works frontman Ian McNabb is returning to Liverpool this weekend for a triple bill of concerts.Read

Vasily Petrenko

As the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra prepares for its sell-out Mahler 9 concert, Laura Davis takes a look at the Curse of the Ninth

Why are composers nervous about completing their ninth symphony?, asks Laura DavisRead

Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi ,of Status Quo, enjoyed their Quo Festive, at the Echo Arena

CONCERT REVIEW: Status Quo, Kim Wilde and Roy Wood, Liverpool Echo Arena

FOR many men of a certain age, the sight of Kim Wilde pouting her way through Kids in America is probably one of their naughtier childhood memories.Read

What’s on in Liverpool today: Wednesday December 7, 2011

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THEATRE REVIEW: Tommy Steele stars in Scrooge the Musical at the Liverpool Empire Theatre

IF REPETITION, like imitation, is a variety of flattery, then Charles Dickens is one of the most complimented authors of all.Read

Rose Theatre’s shortcuts season continues with Jim Loach’s Oranges and Sunshine

THE Rose Theatre’s Shortcuts season continues this week with a screening of Jim Loach’s Oranges and Sunshine.Read

Wigan Casino resident Brian Rae to launch Eric’s new Northern Soul night

AN APPEARANCE by former Wigan Casino DJ Brian Rae will launch Eric’s new monthly Northern Soul night this weekend.Read

What’s on in Liverpool today: Tuesday December 6, 2011

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Dave Kirby

Liverpool playwright Dave Kirby returns to the Royal Court next year with Reds And Blues: The Ballad Of Dixie And Kenny

BRICK Up the Mersey Tunnels writer Dave Kirby will be returning to the Royal Court next year with a football-themed show.Read

What’s on in Liverpool today: Monday December 5, 2011

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Seasonal sing-along with Carl Davis at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall

CONDUCTOR Carl Davis, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and star soprano Mary Carewe will be cracking open a musical selection box for a two-night Christmas party.Read

Nature inspires jewellery and print exhibition at the Bluecoat Display Centre

PLANTS and gardens inspire the Bluecoat Display Centre’s latest exhibition.Read

Aled Jones

Aled Jones and Adam Cooper on being the stars of White Christmas at the Liverpool Empire

Laura Davis meets Aled Jones and Adam Cooper, the stars of the stage musical White ChristmasRead

Deaf School in rehearsals

Deaf School on why they’re playing the last night at Pacific Road Arts Centre

DEAF School were recently rated as one of the most influential British bands ever. With very good cause.Read

Film review: Hugo is a triumph of style over substance

MARTIN SCORSESE swaps the mean streets of New York for the wintry boulevards of 1930s Paris for this Oscar-tipped first foray into family films, and also the 3-D format.Read

Film review: Happy Feet II soundtrack hits high notes but film is off-key

FIVE years after the original Happy Feet danced into the affections of audiences worldwide, director George Miller returns to the frozen wilderness for this pointless sequel.Read

Peter Spaull; classical column

NEXT Thursday, Vasily Petrenko completes the cycle of Mahler symphonies with the 9th, echoing the achievement of Sir Charles Groves nearly half a century ago. On that occasion, Hope Street audiences had the privilege of hearing the nine symphonies for the first time in this country – another first for Liverpool.Read

Anna Corcoran to perform Mencap Liverpool fundraising concert at Leaf

SINGER-SONGWRITER Anna Corcoran will be giving a fundraising concert at Bold Street bar Leaf next week.Read

Tommy Steele: Liverpool reminds me of my mother

SEEING Tommy Steele playing the miserly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge is as much a Christmas tradition as overcooked Brussels sprouts for regular Empire Theatre-goers.Read

What’s on in Liverpool: Thursday December 1, 2011

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