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‘Intimate and interactive’ theatre returns to The Adelphi in follow-up to surreal sell-out show
Immersive theatre returns to one of Liverpool’s most famous hotels this summer with an audience experience that promises to be both ‘intimate and interactive’. The creative team behind The Bedroom which sold out its run at The Adelphi last year are heading back to the Edwardian city centre building for 2025 with follow-up show, The Living Room. Taking place...
Liverpool City Region’s Young Artists Take Centre Stage at Walker Art Gallery
Outstanding artistic talent from across Merseyside has been recognised at the dot-art Schools prize giving event, with winners honoured at a prestigious ceremony in St George’s Hall’s magnificent Concert Room. The celebration marked the culmination of the 13th annual dot-art Schools programme, delivered in partnership with Edge Hill University’s Faculty of Education. Lorraine Partington, Head...
Have your say on the future of Culture in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council is inviting residents, creatives, organisations, and cultural partners to take part in the public consultation for its new draft Cultural Strategy 2025–2030, Culture Makes Liverpool. The strategy sets out the council’s collective vision for how culture can continue to shape, inspire, and strengthen Liverpool over the next five years. It builds on...
10 things not to miss as Independents Biennial prepares to launch
The Independents Biennial, celebrating the art and artists living and working in Liverpool city-region, opens to the public on Saturday 7th June, with a special, free to attend launch on Thursday 5th June in Port Sunlight showcasing a range of art venues and artists in the historic village. The artist-led festival, which runs concurrently to...
Full cast announcement for The Walrus Has a Right To Adventure at Liverpool Everman
A fast-paced, climate-conscious feel-good play by Wirral writer Billie Collins, The Walrus Has a Right To Adventure, premieres at the Everyman, Liverpool, for just ten performances, from Thursday 12 to Saturday 21 June. Boasting live Foley sound-effects, bringing nature vividly to life, the production is directed by Nathan Crossan-Smith. The cast is Tasha Dowd, Reginald Edwards...
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse welcomes two new trustees
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres are set to benefit from a wealth of experience as Laura Collier and Paul Maddock join the Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Board of Trustees, with Paul Bibby and Helen Blakeman stepping down at the end of their respective terms. The new appointments bring valuable skills in creativity, artist development, cultural strategy, inclusion, governance and legal...
New exhibition by Amartey Golding concludes multi-year justice system project at FACT
From Friday 23 May until Sunday 10 August 2025, FACT Liverpool presents a new installation by artist Amartey Golding. The exhibition features a large chainmail sculpture, accompanied by an audio work, that has been created with imprisoned men at HMP Altcourse (Liverpool, UK). The intricate garment reflects their shared stories and explores themes of identity...
A ‘Homecoming’ for a Cultural Icon: New Exhibition Celebrates Early Years of Pete Burns in Liverpool
A striking new photography exhibition opens in Liverpool this June, offering a rare glimpse into the formative years of one of the city’s most iconic 1980s performers. Total Stranger: The Unseen Photographs of Pete Burns and Dead or Alive 1978–1983 launches on Saturday 7 June at Café Tabac on Bold Street. The exhibition features black...
UK’s Biggest Free 3×3 Basketball Tournament Returns to Liverpool ONE for a Third Year of Sport, Music and Community
LVP 3×3, the UK’s biggest free 3×3 basketball tournament, returns to Chavasse Park at Liverpool ONE this month for its third and most ambitious year yet. Created by Toxteth EL8TE CIC and funded by Merseyside’s Violence Reduction Partnership (MVRP), the event is part of a wider mission to provide safe, positive and healthy opportunities for...
Staying Happy and Healthy at Radio 1’s Big Weekend
This week, Liverpool is set to welcome thousands of music lovers to Sefton Park for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend and to help everyone enjoy the weekend safely, the City Council’s Public Health team has put together some simple tips and reminders. Taking place Friday 23 to Sunday 25 May, festival goers are encouraged to...
