SYLVIA HIKINS welcomes a an in-depth study of environmental activism that shows how governments work against citizens who put community before profit

SYLVIA HIKINS is persuaded by an entertaining play that the true miracle of Lourdes would be for attitudes toward disability to change

SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a fascinating, revealing, superbly acted evening of theatre

SYLVIA HIKINS welcomes a survey of successful contemporary worker co-operatives and economy-based co-operative systems

SYLVIA HIKINS twists and shouts, and recommends an outstanding homage to Lennon and McCartney

SYLVIA HIKINS celebrates the chance that a new memoir offers to explore Frieda Brewster’s remarkable life story

SYLVIA HIKINS is compelled by a travel writer’s personal exploration of his native Lancashire, by the Morning Star’s own Chris Moss

SYLVIA HIKINS relishes Jeanette Winterson’s brilliant hijack of 1001 Nights to push aside the boundaries set by others

SYLVIA HIKINS enjoys a varied Scouse alternative to traditional pantomimes

SYLVIA HIKINS relishes a comedy that dives deep into Liverpool’s divided loyalties

SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a sweeping survey of the world's biggest desert and the people who live there

SYLVIA HIKINS casts an eye across the contemporary art brought to a city founded on colonialism and empire