Event type: Theatre

Girls Don’t Play Guitars

In Liverpool in 1963 the music world was exploding. Musical talent, attitude and the knowledge that you could be anything you wanted to be saw the city flooded with bands and singers who were headed to the top.

Standing tall amongst all of the boys was the World’s first all-girl rock ’n’ roll group. This is the untold true story of The Liverbirds!

From The Cavern to Hamburg’s Star Club Mary, Sylvia, Val and Pam did it on their terms, turning down Brian Epstein, hanging out with Jimi Hendrix and driving Chuck Berry wild.

This foot-stomping musical will be packed with all of the great 60s songs that shook The Cavern, including the Liverbirds smash hits Peanut Butter and Diddley Daddy.

Written by Ian Salmon (The Comeback Special) and Directed by Bob Eaton (Lennon) this is a show that will rock the Royal Court like never before!

Crab Tragedy – A Greek Myth told sid...

A topsy-turvy, heroic mis-adventure and retelling of the myths of ancient Greece for families and all.

Welcome to an epic mis-adventure and total shipwreck… where our hero Ulysses keeps getting it all wrong and the real hero is not who you might think….

Ancient myths collide in an imaginative, highly-visual, re-telling of the journey to Ithaca and the gods of ancient Greece, brought to you by the highly-skilled, international, clowning team at Teatro Pomodoro.

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Crab Tragedy is a hilarious new show made in association with Theatre Porto and Unity Theatre, and with the support of Big Imaginations.

2:22 A Ghost Story

The new stage phenomenon that has taken the West End by storm now comes to Liverpool Empire.

Winner of Best New Play at the Whatsonstage Awards, this edge-of-your-seat, supernatural thriller stars Jay McGuiness (The Wanted, BIG! The Musical, Rip It Up), Fiona Wade (Emmerdale, Silent Witness), George Rainsford (Call the Midwife, Casualty) and Vera Chok (Hollyoaks, Cobra).

Written by Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist, 2:22 A Ghost Story comes fresh from record-breaking seasons at five West End theatres with a host of acclaimed star performances. It’s a brilliantly funny and adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear… What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth?

Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up… until 2:22… and then they’ll know.

Totally 80s

From the decade that brought us Back to the Future, Dirty Dancing and Ghost Busters , we bring you Totally 80’s a brand new live show.

Packed with hit after hit of 80’s anthems you’ll be transported back to the time of vinyl and cassettes, leg warmers and shoulder pads by our band of talented musicians and singers. With a ‘Gold’ star line up of artists, including; Madonna, Spandau Ballet, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Adam and the Ants, Duran Duran, and Depeche Mode, just to name a few.

With a stunning set, lighting and sound you’ll be dancing and singing the night away as the band take to the stage to recreate those songs you loved – and still love – most.

So perm your hair and dig out those bold colours because this is going to be a night to remember!

The Syndicate

Based on her hit BBC show, The Syndicate is a new stage play by the legendary Kay Mellor, that follows five supermarket employees whose lottery syndicate numbers come in, just as their jobs are under threat.

Will a share of the jackpot make their dreams come true or their nightmares a reality? One thing’s for certain, it will change the lives, loves and relationships of all the syndicate members… for ever.

Written by Kay Mellor and directed by Gaynor Faye, this moving comedy drama marks the world premiere of Kay Mellor’s final stage play.

We are delighted to inform you that we have three amazing star names joining The Syndicate

Max George best known as a member of boy band The Wanted, whose hits include All Time Low and Chasing the Sun is making his stage debut

Samantha Giles, known to millions as Bernice Blackstock in Emmerdale.

Brooke Vincent, best known to TV viewers as Sophie Webster in Coronation Street.

Book your winning tickets now!

Ticket Info:

VIP Ticket Includes a Welcome Drink, VIP bar access with guaranteed seating and table service.

VIP Q&A Ticket Includes a Welcome Drink, VIP bar access with guaranteed seating and table service After show Q&A with Cast or Creative.

Monday VIP Ticket £43.00 Tickets £31.00 to £37.00

Tues & Wed Evening VIP Q&A Ticket £49.00 Tickets £31.00 to £39.00

Thurs Evening & Wed Matinee VIP Tickets £45.00 Tickets £31.00 to £39.00

Murder in the Dark

What happens when the lights go out?

New Year’s Eve. A car crash on a lonely road brings famous but troubled singer Danny Sierra and his extended family to an isolated holiday cottage in rural England. From the moment they arrive, a sequence of inexplicable events begin to occur… and then the lights go out.

This thrilling new ghost story will thrust you into darkness and have you on the edge of your seats until the final chilling twist.

Are you brave enough for Murder in The Dark?

Starring TV and stage favourite Tom Chambers (Holby City, Casualty, Waterloo Road, Father Brown and Strictly Come Dancing champion), Susie Blake (Victoria Wood’s As Seen on TV, Coronation Street), Rebecca Charles (The Dresser), Jonny Green (It’s a Sin), Owen Oakeshott (Witness for the Prosecution) and Laura White (Doctors),

A world premiere from the acclaimed writer Torben Betts produced by the award-winning Original Theatre who brought you the pulse racing hit The Mirror Crack’d by Agatha Christie, Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art, the smash-hit comedy Invincible and the acclaimed Birdsong.

A killer thriller to knock em dead Daily Mail on Original Theatre’s Night Must Fall

An uncommonly talented playwright Time Out on Torben Betts

Cast

Tom Chambers as Danny
Susie Blake as Mrs Bateman
Rebecca Charles as Rebecca
Jonny Green as Jake
Owen Oakeshott as William
Laura White as Sarah

Tickets:

Tues to Wed £31.00 conc £29.00 Thur to Sat £33.00 conc £31.00 Thur Matinee £29.00 conc £27.00

Garth Marenghi Incarcerat Book Tour

Following the massive success of his long-lost novel TerrorTome, Sunday Times Bestseller & Archduke O’ Darkdom, Garth Marenghi is back on the road with his latest masterpiece, Incarcerat.

In this second novel of interconnected mini-novels, INCARCERAT, Steen is abducted and imprisoned at Nulltec, a shadowy technological research facility hidden deep among the Stalkford downs. There, he is tested and interfered with by a team of scientific experts determined to nullify his escaping imagination.

Garth Marenghi is the pseudonym of writer and director Matthew Holness, who is best known for his role as the fictional horror author in the cult Channel 4 comedy series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. Holness is the author of many short stories for horror anthologies and has written and directed several films, including the horror feature Possum.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see Garth Marenghi live and hear about his latest terrifying tale.

Recommended 16yrs+

Blood Brothers

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning Blood Brothers. Bill Kenwright’s production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only three musicals ever to achieve that milestone. It has been affectionately christened the Standing Ovation Musical, as inevitably it brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its approval – The Daily Mail.

The superb score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.

Show Times & Pricing:

  • Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Evening £38.00 – £42.00
  • Wednesday and Thursday Matinee £40.00 – £44.00
  • Friday and Saturday £46.00 – £48.00

You’re Bard

Shakespeare like you’ve never seen.

Four actors. Four Shakespeare shows. Endless possibilities.

You – the audience – decide everything, from the play to the performance style. Even which actor plays which part.

This hilarious, unpredictable new show, featuring actors whose past experience includes the RSC, Bristol Old Vic, Cheltenham Everyman, Dubai and the West End promises an unforgettable evening of Shakespeare unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!

Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel is a virtuoso guitarist whose real-time exuberance and infectious joy illuminates everything he does. He is known for his ability to play three parts at once with pure heart and real soul. His fans love his unbound talent and the magic he brings to every performance.

His 2018 album, Accomplice One, featured duets with a range of musicians, and now, his highly anticipated sequel, Accomplice Two, is set to be released. Tommy’s new television special, Accomplice LIVE! features some of his best-known songs and duets with accomplices such as Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell.

Tommy’s transformation to acoustic guitar was inspired by his hero, Chet Atkins, with whom he recorded an album and was awarded the title of CGP (Certified Guitar Player). Tommy’s talent has earned him multiple Grammy nominations, ARIA Awards, IBMA Awards, and countless Best Acoustic Guitarist wins in numerous music magazine readers polls.

‘He’s playing the same 12 notes that the rest of us are using, but what he achieves with it is pretty monumental’ Joe Satriani
‘He’s one of the best guitar players I’ve ever seen’ Chet Atkins

Molly Tuttle is a highly acclaimed American musician and singer-songwriter born in Santa Clara, California. Raised in a musical family, she learned to play guitar at a young age and started performing with her family band. Tuttle’s incredible talent on the guitar quickly garnered attention, and by the age of 11, she had won her first guitar contest.

Tuttle’s music is a blend of bluegrass, folk, and Americana, and she is known for her intricate fingerstyle guitar playing and soulful vocals. Her debut album, When You’re Ready was released in 2019 and received widespread critical acclaim, earning her a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.