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The Girl On The Train Comes To The Playhouse
The Girl on the Train, a gripping thriller based on the internationally acclaimed number one best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins returns to the Liverpool Playhouse with a new cast from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 May. The international phenomenon – which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and inspired the DreamWorks film starring Emily...
Bees: A Story of Survival extended, as artist Wolfgang Buttress announces new album ‘TO BE’ featuring recordings of 40,000 bees
A record that features the sound of 40,000 bees will go on sale from 20 May 2025, as Wolfgang Buttress – creator of Bees: A Story of Survival at World Museum, Liverpool – releases the hauntingly beautiful exhibition soundscape ‘TO BE’. Acting as the main aural element of the exhibition, which is now on until...
Major exhibition will mark 250 years since the birth of JMW Turner
Tickets for the Walker Art Gallery’s major exhibition exploring the work of JMW Turner and his enduring impact on later generations are on sale from today – exactly 250 years since the artist’s birth on 23 April 1775. Turner: Always Contemporary (25 October 2025 – 22 February 2026) will include National Museums Liverpool’s collection of...
Fashion revolutionary Vivienne Westwood showcased in striking new Walker Art Gallery display
Walker Art Gallery is proud to present ‘Vivienne Westwood: Designer in Focus’, a captivating new display celebrating the groundbreaking fashion designer’s remarkable career spanning over five decades. On display from Friday 18 April, this stunning showcase brings together a collection of Westwood’s revolutionary designs, from her punk beginnings to her status as a British fashion...
Royal Albert Dock & Liverpool ONE present The Walk of Stars
Two of Liverpool’s leading destinations, Royal Albert Dock & Liverpool ONE are teaming up ahead of Radio 1’s Big Weekend, bringing a touch of Hollywood’s stardom to Liverpool with a Walk of Stars installation. From 2-26 May, the artists performing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May will have their names featured on stars on the...
WoWFEST 2025: Full festival programme now live!
Join our quarter-centennial birthday celebrations as we welcome old friends and first-time guests to our fantastic festival ran throughout May 2025. Featuring Dr John Cooper Clarke, Irvine Welsh, Joelle Taylor, Salenda Godden, The Singh Twins, Skinnyman, Armando Iannucci, Levi Tafari, Kit De Waal, Jackie Kay, Michael Rosen, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Gary Younge and many more....
A breath of fresh air! This summer’s outdoor and cultural events at Calderstones Park
The Reader serves up a giant scoop of summer arts and entertainment from three special summer garden parties with special guests to a second Storybarn Fest, Bookshop bedtime stories, a Ukulele Festival and open-air theatre, plus top author talks and workshops. Grab a picnic and head outside for some of Liverpool’s finest cultural events this...
Liverpool Fire Arts Festival launches Crowdfunder to bring fiery spectacle back to the city
Bring The Fire Project, the team behind Liverpool’s original fire arts celebration, are blazing ahead with plans to relight the spark for 2025 – and they’re calling on the public to help make it happen. A Crowdfunder has been launched to support the return of the Liverpool Fire Arts Festival, a not-for-profit, community-led celebration of...
Hilbre Island, Bidston Observatory, Belle Vale Shopping Centre and more to host artworks
The art of artists living and working in the Liverpool city region will flood its six boroughs, in unusual, independent and non-traditional art spaces this summer as the Independentas Biennial returns. The artist-led festival, which runs concurrently to Liverpool Biennial, is created to showcase the vibrant art and art scene of the city-region. Since launching...
Liverpool film studio scores BAFTA win
A Liverpool studio’s aim to be one of the UK’s greenest has been rewarded with a prestigious rating from the UK film industry. The Depot, which has hosted numerous award-nominated TV productions, has been named as a ‘Very Good’ BAFTA Albert sustainable studio. The new accolade makes The Depot one of the leading net zero...
