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Laurence Thompson

Laurence is a feature writer who grew up on the Wirral. He writes about all things culture, from books to boxing, and loves profiling interesting local people.

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How to kill a Merseyside theatre

How to kill a Merseyside theatre

Merseyside’s historic theatres are rotting. Saving them will take more than council subsidies

Goodbye, Goodison Park

Goodbye, Goodison Park

Everton’s historic stadium has been at the heart of the community for 13 decades. Can the local area — and Everton itself — survive without it?

Revengers, assemble!

Revengers, assemble!

A campy dystopia set in Liverpool was panned upon release in 2002. Laurence makes the case for rediscovering a classic so forgotten even its screenwriter doesn’t remember it