Flower power in Southport.. just because

I’m no green-fingered genius, so I could only look in wonder at these floral fantasy displays at the Southport Flower show, where I headed on…

Review: Hacienda Classical; Lytham Festival

It is impossible to entirely recreate those halcyon days when Manchester’s Hacienda nightclub was the centre of a universe so heady the characters and legacy…

Review: Evita

    It takes a certain type of voice to raise the roof and capture the soul of every audience member, even those sitting right…

Review: Take That (Wonderland Tour) supported by All …

*This review was written two days before the horrific terrorist attack at Manchester Arena. My thoughts are with those who lost their lives and were…

Review: Jess Glynne (Haydock Races)

It was an evening of sunshine, rain and double rainbows for singer Jess Glynne, headlining at Haydock Race Course.  In front of what she admitted…

Review: Dreamboats and petticoats at Manchester Palace Theatre

It was cold, it was dark, and I needed cheering up on a Monday evening. So what better than a song and dance? Dreamcoats and…

Review: Much ado about nothing (RSC) at Manchester …

Members of the company, Much ado about nothing (RSC) It would be easy to assume that sitting down for an evening of Shakespeare, provided by…