Police were roped in to hold back Beatles fans when they queued for tickets outside the Empire Theatre in 1963 For the last 100 years it has staged stars from The Beatles, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra ...
Its first year was a cracker, receiving a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play ... out of their seats when the dark comedy thriller came to the Liverpool Empire.
A sold-out West End show based on the critically-acclaimed TV series 'Inside No.9' is coming to Liverpool later this year.