2024
Homotopia 20
A colourful display of material from the archives of ‘Homotopia’, Liverpool’s unique and trailblazing LGBT+ arts and culture festival. Featuring programmes, articles and interviews about some of the artists and authors who have appeared in Liverpool. Established in 2003 with its first festival in 2004, Homotopia has attracted an audience of more than 125,000 people,...
A month long celebration of Liverpool’s cultural attractions Must-See Month will run from 17 February to 17 March
A new month-long celebration of Liverpool’s arts, culture and visitor attractions will see exclusive offers, special events and an opportunity to experience the city’s world-beating offer. Must-See Month is organised by Liverpool BID Company and will run from 17th February to 17 March. Starting at half term holiday and running until St Patrick’s Day, Liverpool’s...
A prosthetic leg and a tin of spices: a look at some of the items collected by Museum of Liverpool in 2024
A prosthetic leg and a tin of spices are just some of the items collected this year to be part of Museum of Liverpool’s permanent collection. Throughout the year, museum curators identify and acquire items relating to Liverpool’s rich cultural heritage. All unique and representative of stories from the city, the items range from traditional...
Five Liverpool arts projects benefit from £20k from Arts & Culture Fund
Five Liverpool arts projects will receive a share of £20k worth of funding from Liverpool BID Company’s Arts & Culture Fund. They include Leap Dance Festival, Liverpool Lighthouse, Lights Up on Liverpool, Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre’s Youth Theatre programme and Year of the Snake at St Luke’s Bombed out Church. Established by Liverpool BID Company,...
Cast unveiled for Red or Dead at Liverpool’s Royal Court
Les Dennis, Gordon Kennedy and Allison McKenzie are among the cast announced for Red or Dead, the adaptation of David Peace’s iconic novel. Peter Mullan has already been announced as Bill Shankly. The show runs from 21 Mar 2025 – 19 Apr 2025 and has been adapted by the stage and directed by Philip Breen....
Flower Streets recognised in LCR Culture & Creativity Awards
Liverpool City Council’s Flower Streets mural project has been shortlisted in two categories at the Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards 2025. The project – which has transformed Kirkdale in North Liverpool with 11 murals inspired by floral street names – is a finalist in both the Community Cohesion Award and the People’s Choice...
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse welcomes three new trustees
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres are set to benefit from a wealth of expertise as Saphena Aziz, Paul Kallee-Grover MBE, and Julie Ledder join the Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Board of Trustees, with Amy Causley and Mike Clarke stepping down at the end of their respective terms. The new appointments bring valuable skills in creativity, inclusion, human resources, project management, and capital regeneration to...
Blessings for International Slavery Museum’s next chapter
Staff, visitors and community members will come together at the International Slavery Museum on Sunday 5 January 2025 from 3.30 to join a traditional libation ceremony, marking a significant moment in the museum’s history. Later the same day both the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum will close their doors to make way for essential...
20 Stories Highs’ Actors LAB: Developing new artists to ensure that theatre is available to young audiences in community settings
Over the past 6 months 20 Stories High have been focusing on developing four emerging artists with professional development programme Actors LAB. Actors LAB provides paid opportunities for emerging actors to showcase their work in original, experimental productions. This year in collaboration with Unity Theatre and Manchester Company TiPP (who specialise in working in Criminal...
More than 120 libraries around the country to #ShareTheLight for Spellow
The British Library in London is among more than 120 libraries around the country lighting up on Wednesday 11 December, on the eve of the reopening of a Liverpool library that was torched during the racist riots in the summer. The arson attack on Spellow Library and Community Hub in Walton prompted a huge outcry...
