Event type: Theatre

The Giant Killers

The inspiring true story of football’s greatest ever underdogs.

Set in the early years of Association Football, The Giant Killers follows a ragtag bunch of Lancashire mill workers who defied all odds to become the first working-class team in the country to play in the FA Cup. Unwelcomed by their upper-class opponents, the town of Darwen is fighting for more than just their place in the cup, and the eyes of the nation rest hope on their shoulders.

Taking place in Lancashire in the 1870s, amidst the poverty and social unrest in The North resulting from the recent cotton famine, Darwen FC rose up against the prevailing social prejudice; a shining beacon of hope for the millions of people left feeling utterly disenfranchised in a society with a chasm of social divides.

 

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!