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Cast Confirmed for Liverpool Royal Court’s Conteh
The full cast has been confirmed for our stunning new show about a local legend – and it’s a knock out! Aron Julius (Boys From The Blackstuff and a new star of BBC One’s Casualty) is joined by Amber Blease, Helen Carter, Zach Levene and Mark Moraghan. In the 1970s and 80s, John Conteh was...
Winner of International Slavery Museum’s major artist commission
National Museums Liverpool is pleased to announce digital sculptor, Rayvenn Shaleigha D’Clark, has been awarded the £30,000 contract to lead the artistic direction and development of the iron panels that will form part of the International Slavery Museum’s new Entrance Pavilion. Selected from more than 150 applicants, Rayvenn will work with architects, structural engineers, fabricators,...
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...
‘Queen of Lovers Rock’ Janet Kay joins Africa Oyé Festival lineup in latest artist reveal
The next wave of artists for Africa Oyé’s 2026 festival have been announced. The first Black British female reggae artist to have a number one in the UK; a feminist trio from Togo with a transcendent live show; and an Afrofuturist singer-songwriter will play the iconic Liverpool festival this June. Janet Kay, Nana Benz Du...
Chinese New Year Survey Competition
Did You Visit Chinese New Year in Liverpool? We Want to Hear From You. Chinese New Year is one of Liverpool’s most vibrant and well‑loved annual celebrations, bringing colour, culture and community spirit to the heart of the city. Whether you came along for the parade, enjoyed the performances, or simply soaked up the atmosphere,...
Fiji to Host Nations Championship Match Against England at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium
Fiji Rugby has today announced that Fiji will take on England at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 11 July. The Fiji Water Flying Fijians will be taking on England as part of their Nations Championship campaign and while many of the nations will travel south for their fixtures, Fiji Rugby are hosting their home...
Future Yard launches BUILD OUR FUTURE Campaign
Birkenhead live music venue, Future Yard, will launch a new crowdfunder this month to support the venue’s expansion and strengthen its future. BUILD OUR FUTURE will support the construction of a 600 capacity indoor venue on the Future Yard site, alongside 12 flexible studio spaces. Future Yard has already secured 97% of the £3m project...
World Book Day® and The Reader bring the fun of reading to 1,000 children in National Year of Reading celebration
Liverpool, 17 February 2026 – National reading charity World Book Day is partnering with Shared Reading charity The Reader for a fun-filled day in Liverpool’s Calderstones Park on Thursday 5 March, bringing the joy of reading to 1,000 children as part of the National Year of Reading. The event will bring together schools and families...
National Museums Liverpool’s 40-year history celebrated in new exhibition
Visitors invited to explore the organisation’s vast collection to celebrate 40 years since becoming England’s only national museum group outside of London. Forty years since the Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order was laid before Parliament (13 February 1986), National Museums Liverpool is inviting visitors to dig, dive and delve into their vast collections, to celebrate...
Kara Tointon stars in sparkling comedy from the RSC at Liverpool Playhouse
The RSC’s acclaimed new production of W. Somerset Maugham’s classic comedy The Constant Wife comes to the Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 10 to Saturday 14 March. Adapted by Olivier Award winner Laura Wade (Home, I’m Darling; TV’s Rivals), the production features original music composed by multi award winning jazz artist Jamie Cullum. Set in the...
