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New Sustainability Project Manager named as city’s Accelerator City title gains international recognition
Liverpool City Council has appointed Maisie Taylor as Accelerator City Sustainability Project Manager within the Council’s Culture team, further establishing the city as a leader in culture led climate action. In her new role, Maisie will support the delivery of sustainability focused projects linked to Liverpool’s Accelerator City programme, working with the Culture team and...
Investment in Visitor Welcome Sees Liverpool Launch New Tourist Information Point
A new Visitor Welcome Centre has opened at Pier Head providing a dedicated point of contact for visitors on the city’s waterfront, providing information on attractions, cultural events, accommodation, restaurants, transport, tours and attraction tickets, as well as souvenirs and free city maps. The experienced staffing team also deliver pop-up welcome services at major events...
Ralf Little Returns To The Playhouse For The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Ralf Little returns to the Liverpool Playhouse to lead the cast in John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came In From the Cold. A global bestseller for over sixty years, this production marks the first-ever stage adaptation of le Carré’s work. The play visits Liverpool for a strictly limited one-week run from Tuesday 12 to...
Walker Art Gallery to present Sir John Akomfrah’s acclaimed Venice Biennale commission
Walker Art Gallery will present Listening All Night To The Rain, a large-scale multi-channel film and sound installation by Sir John Akomfrah RA, opening 16 May 2026. Originally commissioned by the British Council for the British Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, the exhibition comes to Liverpool on a UK tour supported by...
Biggest ever exhibition of work by major British artist coming to Birkenhead’s Williamson Art Gallery & Museum
Birkenhead’s Williamson Art Gallery & Museum will present the largest ever exhibition of work by one of the most important British artists of the 20th century, Leonard McComb. Leonard McComb: Nature and Humanity will include the best works from the artist’s estate, as well as choice loans from major public and private collections, over 60...
Theatres awarded £999,999 to upgrade accessibility and begin Liverpool Playhouse transformation
Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust, the charity behind the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, has been awarded £999,999 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Arts Everywhere Fund. The investment will fund improved access equipment across both theatres and vital upgrades at the Liverpool Playhouse as a first step in its major capital ambitions. For...
Cured – Cast Confirmed!
The cast is now confirmed for this brand new comedy coming to Liverpool’s Royal Court in May! We are delighted to welcome: Pauline Daniels, Maisy Gordon, Oliver Mawdsley, Julie McNamara (JulieMac), Sophia-Adzoa Moore, Reece Pantry and Stephen Smith. For some, a holy pilgrimage to Lourdes is all prayers, candles and proper holy contemplation. For this...
LEAP Dance Festival Reveals 2026 Programme
Leap Dance Festival returns to Liverpool City Region venues next month promising an unmissable fortnight of brilliant performances, workshops and fantastic free events for all the family. The annual festival of dance will take place at theatres, cultural venues and in public spaces between Friday 24 April and Saturday 9 May 2026. Audiences can enjoy...
In The Park Liverpool Presents Lewis Capaldi, With Loyle Carner Just Added
In the Park Liverpool has announced that Loyle Carner will join global superstar Lewis Capaldi as support for its highly anticipated return to Liverpool this summer. The much-loved event will take over Sefton Park on Saturday 15th August, with Capaldi set to deliver his biggest-ever outdoor headline show in the city. Loyle Carner will be...
Anthony Walker’s legacy continues in designs for new museum
Local young people work with architects to develop International Slavery Museum’s new learning space. Marking what would have been Anthony’s 39th birthday (21 February 1987), International Slavery Museum and the Anthony Walker Foundation are bringing together young people from Liverpool schools to create a new space in the museum that will carry Anthony’s name and...
