Good News Liverpool

20/12/2025

Five hundred youngsters will be taken on a special trip to see the show based on Roald Dahl’s famous story.

HUNDREDS of children will attend the smash hit musical Matilda this Christmas thanks to Liverpool FC, Everton FC, and the Empire Theatre Trust.Five hundred youngsters will be taken on a special trip to see the show based on Roald Dahl’s famous story. Everton in the Community and the LFC Found...

20/12/2025

All You Read is Love, launched in 2020, has now gifted £75,000 worth of brand-new books during the last six years, reaching more than 7,000 young people.

LIVERPOOL-BASED marketing agency, Agent has gifted more than 2,000 new books in December – worth a total of £15,000 – to the young people who need them most as part of its annual All You Read is Love campaign.Agent personally delivered thousands of books to children, schools, charities and oth....

13/12/2025

Five stars from our Nigel Smith ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

THE tale of Beauty and the Beast may not be quite as old as time, but it predates either of Disney’s big screen makeovers by a good 250 years, even in its ‘modern’ form as a published fairytale, so any stage production deserves to be judged against its own innate storytelling, and not by compa...

10/12/2025

“Cinderella marks a sparkling and wickedly fun return to Panto for the Epstein Theatre, steeped in tradition and made with a lot of fun, and industrial quantities of glitter and sequins.”
Review by Nigel Smith

THERE has been a big hole in Liverpool’s panto calendar for the past two years while the stage of the Epstein Theatre has been dark, so it is an absolute joy to be able to be back reporting on a festive show in what is, for many, the ‘People’s Theatre’ in the city.Regal Entertainments (based...

10/12/2025

Looking to book a festive show? Our Nigel Smith has been to see them to help make your decision 🎄
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04/12/2025

The show runs until 4th January 📚
Review by Nigel Smith

TO give it its full title ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ is enjoying a second UK tour which effectively marks the 15th anniversary of its 2010 opening in Stratford-upon-Avon. Happily, this visit to Liverpool over the Christmas period also helps to bring the Empire Theatre’s 100th birthda...

01/12/2025

The new flagship Cook Street store will include a serviced meeting room for up to 12 guests.

PARLIAMENT Square Coffee has unveiled plans for a major expansion with the opening of a new 3,500 sq ft flagship site on Cook Street in early 2026.Founded by husband-and-wife team Christopher and Hayley Commerford, the brand launched its first site on Parliament Street in June 2023.Christopher, 44,....

30/11/2025

The Watering Can’s Head Chef has created a heart-warming feast that captures the spirit of Christmas.

THE WATERING CAN has unveiled its Christmas cracker of a roast. The iconic “Roast as good as ya ma’s” has been given a festive makeover until Sunday 14th December.The Watering Can’s Head Chef has created a heart-warming feast that captures the spirit of Christmas. Guests can enjoy:Slow-roa....

29/11/2025

As part of their annual All You Read is Love campaign, Agent, the full-service marketing agency with studios in Liverpool and Manchester, has donated more than £65,000 worth of books to over 5,000 children who need them most.

A MARKETING agency is asking local community groups, schools and charities to step forward if they would benefit from a free donation of brand-new books for the children they support this Christmas. As part of their annual All You Read is Love campaign, Agent, the full-service marketing agency with....

28/11/2025

The 15ft Elf, a brand new one for 2025, will appear across famous city locations from 1st December until Christmas Eve.

LIVERPOOL will once again host a giant game of The Elf on the Shelf this December as the city prepares for Christmas.The 15ft Elf, a brand new one for 2025, will appear across famous city locations from 1st December until Christmas Eve. Organised by Liverpool Business Improvement District, The Elf o...

27/11/2025

Christmas at BOXPARK Liverpool is set to be merry and bright with a calendar full of festive events.

CHRISTMAS at BOXPARK Liverpool is set to be merry and bright with a calendar full of festive events.With a special Christmas Eve breakfast complete with Santa and the Grinch, there will be a naughty and nice list. Tickets are £15 and include breakfast for one child and one adult, plus a children’...

27/11/2025

Our Nigel Smith has given his first five star review of the season! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

WHEN transforming fairy tales into panto scripts, writers take a lot of different approaches. Some expand the story, while others condense it and some rearrange the bare bones of the plot and use them as a basis for something new. Some use a framing story, or introduce elements of metatheatre, and o...