Poetry
But Does It Speak?
But Does it Speak? is a new season featuring artists and writers who use poetry, fiction, experimental writing and speech to establish and alter visual worlds. Join us for three film screenings in the gallery, workshops, events and more. Stay tuned as we announce the incredible artists we’re working with this season.
Up Next Festival 2024
Unity Theatre’s Up Next Festival is back for 2024 for it’s annual celebration of Merseyside artists, and this year it’s bigger than ever. This Spring, join Unity for an extended two-week arts festival featuring brand-new shows from Merseyside’s most exciting artists and companies. This year’s festival includes newly commissioned works across a range of artforms...
Social Change Cabaret ONLINE: A Cup of Kindness
Hosted by Liverpool’s Collective Encounters, the Social Change Cabaret brings together people in struggle to share their voices, stories, hopes, and demands for change. This January you are invited to join us online on Burns Night for an interactive Zoom cabaret inspired by “a cup of kindness” taken from Burns’s Auld Lang Syne. Collective Encounters,...
Hollie McNish: The Lobster Tour
After a run of sold out shows up and down the UK, Hollie McNish is back with a brand new book, Lobster and other things I’m learning to love. A Sunday Times bestselling writer whose live readings are not to be missed, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in gorgeously crafted poetry. In Lobster,...
An Afternoon of Wellbeing
Experience an afternoon of peaceful respite to restore your sense of wellbeing as we weather the storm of winter. We’ll start with an inspiring Shared Reading session, sharing poems from Stressed/Unstressed (12 November) or Hope is the Thing with Feathers (9 December), meant to bring moments of light in darker times. We’ll then move on...
Celebration of Mary Seacole In Performance, Poetry & Prose
St George’s Hall Charitable Trust is on a mission to create and install a statue of health pioneer, Mary Jane Seacole (1805-1881). Mary was voted the greatest black Briton in 2004 and the Trust believes that her outstanding achievements, as an influential black woman, a nurse, businesswoman and healer, deserve an enduring testament to our...
Patrick and the Superheroes
Calling all super heroes – Diverse Stories for a Diverse World! The WoW super squad is back in action and ready to defeat those pesky Book Worms at Toxteth Library. As part of Black History Month we’re celebrating with live performances and readings promoting and celebrating diverse charatcers and stories in children’s literature. Have you...
Liverpool Irish Festival 2023
Liverpool Irish Festival, the UK’s largest Irish arts and culture led festival takes place Thurs 19 Oct– Sun 29 Oct 2023 at venues across Merseyside. This year, the Festival turns 21! The annual Festival – a highlight of the UK cultural calendar – features 40 events, for adults and children, across 10 remarkable days. An...
Flash Fiction Competition Final
Join dub poet Levi Tafari, who’ll announce the winners of Flashback, Writing on The Wall and National Museum Liverpool’s flash fiction competition, on Saturday 28th October at The Museum of Liverpool! Come along to hear readings of some of the amazing entries creatively exploring the past, present, and future of Canning Dock and Liverpool’s Waterfront...
Write to Work Bootcamp
Want to be part of creative discussions, connect with industry experts, and gain access to resources aimed at taking your writing skills to the next level? Sign up for a FREE one-day Write to Work Black History Month (BHM) Bootcamp. Applications are open to all unemployed people age 16+ who live in the Liverpool City...
