Liverpool Theatre News & Reviews

The Best of What's On in Liverpool This Week

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...

(now updated daily).

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

Gandey's Circus - Carnival Spectacular

Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
Until Mon 5 May 2025.
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Circus by Night

Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
Fri 2 May 2025.
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Menopause The Musical 2

Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer

How To Train Your Dragon In Concert

The Prat Pack

Making It

Takeaway

Irish Annie's

Remythed

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (Film Screening)

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What's on in Liverpool Comedy This Week

Chris McCausland

Storyhouse, Chester
Fri 2 & Sat 3 May 2025 + more dates.
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Jason Manford

Parr Hall, Warrington
Weds 30 Apr 2025 + more dates.
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Sophie McCartney

Storyhouse, Chester
Thu 1 May 2025 + more dates.
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Abigoliah Schamaun

Adam Hughes and Better Acts

Nour Hajjar (in Arabic)

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

Gary Barlow

A solo tour from Frodsham's Liverpool FC supporting Take That singer-songwriting superstar.

AJ Tracey

Swapping arenas for a more intimate setting, the multi-Platinum Ladbroke Grove rapper returns to the stage ahead of his new album launch.

Sound City Festival

Liverpool's independent music festival.

Four Tet & more

Eat Your Own Ears and ENRG join forces for probably the biggest electronic show Liverpool has even seen.

Daniel O'Donnell

The easy-listening Irish country singer is the only artist in the world to score a hit in the UK album charts every year between 1988 and 2023.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Elena Pankratova

The RLPO are joined by the great Wagnerian soprano Elena Pankratova to bring you all the highlights of Wagner's Ring Cycle (including the famous Ride of the Valkyries).

Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners

The West End show which brings to life the music of Ireland's favourite musical sons, telling the story of a career spanning 50 years.

Paul Young

An intimate in conversation and performance show from the 1980's international chart topping soul pop star who broke into the big time 40 years ago with Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home).

The Christians

The Liverpool soul pop band renowned for an endless string of soulful yet socially aware hits earning them huge acclaim in the late 80s and early 90s.

Razorlight

Platinum-selling London chart-topping indie rockers best known for the smash Top 10 hits "America", "In The Morning", "Golden Touch", "Somewhere Else", and "Wire to Wire".

Aled Jones

The original, classical crossover star has sold over seven million records since first finding fame with his cover of Walking in the Air, from The Snowman.

Dean Friedman

Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Dean Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for his 1970's hits ‘Lucky Stars’, ‘Lydia’, and ‘Ariel’.

The Mersey Beatles

With more than 600 appearances in a 10-year residency at the Cavern Club, the popular Beatles tribute band go on a UK tour.

Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sat 3 May 2025 + more dates.

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John Reilly & The Smooth Operators - The Definitive Burt Bacharach Songbook

Atlantic recording artist John Reilly is a singer-songwriter, originally from Liverpool, who pays tribute to the songs you hear every day written by Burt Bacharach.

The Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Sat 3 May 2025.

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Fleetwood Bac

The world’s first and one of the most popular Fleetwood Mac Tribute Bands, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself.

Definitely Oasis

Oasis tribute band claiming to be the only one that has both a Liam and a Noel sound-alike.

Dom Martin

The Belfast guitarist has been crowned UK Blues Acoustic Artist of The Year 2020, 2021, and 2022, and UK Blues Instrumentalist of The Year 2022, 2023 and 2025.

The Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Fri 2 May 2025.
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Emma-Jean Thackray

Yorkshire-raised multi-instrumentalist who draws glowing lines between ‘70s jazz fusion and P-funk, the cosmic invocations of Sun Ra and Alice Coltrane and the gorgeous orchestration of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.