Liverpool Theatre News & Reviews

The Best of What's On in Liverpool This Week

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With so many shows listed on LiverpoolTheatres, it can be hard to decide which to go and see.

We are here to help, with our handpicked recommended shows, music gigs, classical concerts and stand-up comedy acts from what's on in Liverpool over the next seven days...

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Our Top 10 What's On in Liverpool Theatre This Week

Lord of the Dance

Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Tue 6 Oct - Sat 10 Oct 2026
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The Legends in Vegas - After Hours

Death of a Salesman

Letter To Brezhnev

Liverpool Comic Con

How Soon is Now?

Storyhouse, Chester
Tue 6 & Weds 7 Oct 2026.
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My Beautiful Brain

Black is the Color of My Voice

Kindness Rocks

Shit-faced Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet

Performing Recovery: Addiction Vulnerability and the Ethics of Representation

Buff Bingo Drag Brunch

Moody Blues, Liverpool
Sat 3 Oct 2026 + more dates.
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Behind the Curtain - Playhouse Heritage Tours

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What's on in Liverpool Comedy This Week

Jason Manford

Jimeoin

Southport Comedy Festival + Liverpool Olympia
Tue 6 Oct & Fri 9 2026.
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Rhys James

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Susan Calman

How Far Away Are They? - An Evening With The Cast Of Phoenix Nights

Henry Paker

Jason Byrne

Laura Smyth

Paul Sinha

Kane Brown

Alex Stringer

Shakespeare North Playhouse Studio, Prescot
Fri 2 Oct 2026.
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Broken Chair Improv - The Films That Never Were

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Our Top 20 What's on in Liverpool Music Concerts This Week

Van Morrison

One of music’s true originals, the Northern Irish soul, blues and folk rock legend boasts an inspirational musical legacy rooted in postwar Belfast.

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Thu 8 -& Fri 9 October 2026.
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What The World Needs Now - The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Shaun Escoffery, Rumer and Ed Harcourt join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the musical direction of Rob Shirakbari for this tribute to Burt Bacharach.

Catfish Keith

World-touring acoustic blues pioneer who has established himself as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time.

Violet Grohl

Grunge singer who is the eldest daughter of Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl.

Mammal Hands

Brilliant Norwich jazz trio who have performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Nadia Reid

New Zealand folk artist praised the world over for her intimate, complex songwriting.

Jake Xerxes Fussell

North Carolina folk artist described by Pitchfork as "No other American singer is repurposing our old folk scripts with so much authority or ingenuity."

St Michael in the Hamlet Church, Liverpool
Fri 2 Oct 2026.
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The Skinner Brothers

London indie band with an arena sound, who tell stories of football, drugs, booze, sex and love

Hannah Wicklund

South Carolina singer who covers many genres such as gospel, soul, pop, rock and blues.

Ferocious Dog

Worksop folk punk rockers celebrated for their narrative-driven lyrics addressing social, political, and personal issues.

T'Pau

Fronted by Carol Decker, the multi-Platinum selling, well-loved Shrewbury pop-rock outfit found fame with their 1987 debut single ‘Heart And Soul’ before going on to score the UK Chart #1 smash hit ‘China In Your Hand.