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

SYLVIA HIKINS is bowled over by a wonderful show that both entertains and educates