Michael Ball and Alfie Boe's 'Together' Tour stop off in Liverpool
Photos and review by Jo Forrest,

2 of the greatest voices in the world, the nation's leading musical theatre star, Michael Ball and the nation's favourite tenor, Alfie Boe have both preformed at the Liverpool ACC, on 17 November 2016. The tour comes on the back of the release of a joint album, called:- 'Together.' The pair released it in October 2016 and has since been visiting a wide range of venues. Many have said that the their new song:- 'A Thousand Years' is so moving and have also raved about:- 'Bring Him Home.' Many have been saying that this concert was amazing and hearing both of the songs had been preformed live, was the "Icing on the cake!" as 1 audience member put it. For more information about both the new album and also the show go to the musical star's website We are told that the last date is the 14 December 2016, of this tour, at the Blackpool Opera House. But you have lots of other opportunities, including London at 2 venues on 8 December and 9 December, plus, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle Upon Tyne to name a few...

Josh Widdicombe has visited Liverpool
Review by Jo Forrest,

ALTHOUGH becoming a familiar face on our TV screens as well as being a panellist on 'Mock The Week,' this is the 1st time I had seen Josh Widdicombe perform his live stand up show and I wasn't disappointed. A show of 2 halves, the 1st ˝ is opened by his support Ivo Graham, an Eton educated comedian who, amongst other topics covered, compared his new girlfriend to Amazon Prime by forgetting to cancel after the free trial was up, and discussed awkward family holidays at the age of 25 with glass walls in the bathroom.

Coming on straight after the support, Josh immediately started engaging with a few members of the audience at the front, in particular finding amusement in the fact that 1 15 year old, from Manchester, hadn't seen the millennium. This quickly progressed into the usual relatable experiences of day to day life that ordinarily you really don't think a great deal about. He talks about a range of subjects from the joys of owning a contactless debit card to the frustration of having to use your pin when it doesn't work to being asked if the card had a nickname to which he retorts:- "what like Visa Geezer?" He manages to cram a lot into the 1st ˝ of the show talking about holiday souvenirs, both receiving and being asked to bring them back, to shop bought naan, cheese scales and curry scales.

After a short break Josh returns with red wine in hand to talk about growing up in Dartmoor and the myth of the "Hairy Hand" that used to steer you off the road, made funnier by the fact his friend described it as invisible. He talks about his fear of flying and having to travel on the sleeper from Edinburgh recalling, in horror, how, with ninety minutes to kill, he decides he will have a go on one of the massage chairs, an experience he compares to being sexually molested on a public thoroughfare opposite the women toilets.

Bringing the show to a conclusion with 3 hilarious facts about life in Exeter as passed down from his mother, it may have been a long overdue visit to Liverpool, but Widdicombe proved himself to be 1 of the top UK comedians on the circuit.