THE Everyman and the Playhouse have an apt slogan describing both venues as 'beating hearts' in Liverpool and that was very much in evidence this week. Over in the Playhouse, Jodie Comer has had an ...

On the surface, there appears little to be cheerful about in Waiting for Godot. Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece seems to gaze into a void of meaninglessness, posing questions to which it offers ...

'Waiting for Godot' is at The Everyman until April 4, 2026 ...

Esteemed Irish playwright Samuel Beckett could likely have written some excellent absurdist sitcoms if he had been born a ...

Can you tell the story of the evolution of Western drama in the time it takes to boil a kettle? Arguably not, but it can be ...

Comedians Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington have a show about film criticism and the comparisons to Siskel and Ebert are ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers what’s ‘realistic’ in what we read v what we watch ...

On Cinema at the Cinema,” the clever and seemingly unending parody of a movie review show (and much, much more) starring ...

Hugo Weaving may be an internationally renowned actor of both stage and screen, but he says he never feels ready for his next ...

THIS week’s Icon, the actor Bill Paterson, appears to have appeared in almost everything. He has a guid Scots voice, not “och aye the noo”, nor yet inarticulate footballer; not at all elocuted but ...

A certain play is dedicated entirely to a single actor. The same goes for *The French Vault: Who Shall Ascend the Northern ...

The 'Harold and Maude' actor wanted me to write his memoirs. They never came together. Instead, he gave me a tour of ...