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Twelfth Night-Inspired Musical Play On! Coming to the Liverpool Playhouse
A new Jazz musical based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, conceived by Sheldon Epps, with a book by Cheryl L. West, is coming to Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 October. In partnership with Talawa, one of the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres’ associate companies and the UK’s leading Black theatre company, Play On!...
Liverpool, The Ultimate Setting
New VisitLiverpool campaign invites film fans to explore the city’s iconic movie locations. VisitLiverpool, the official tourism body for the city, is proud to announce the launch of a dynamic new campaign that showcases Liverpool City Region as a premier destination for film tourism. As the most filmed UK city outside of London, Liverpool has...
Nominations open in the 2025 Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards
Artists and creatives, innovators and scientists, volunteers and community groups are set to battle it out as the nominations open in the 2025 Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards. Judges Inspiration Award for Outstanding Achievement winner Elsie Kelly with her on screen ‘Benidorm’ son Actor and Comedian Johnny Vegas at the 2024 Culture and...
Walker Art Gallery to memorialise victims of Zong Massacre with new display by Karen McLean
Walker Art Gallery is proud to announce Stitching Souls: Threads of Silence, a brand-new installation by British-Trinidadian artist Karen McLean. This powerful new work, opening 28 September, is one of the gallery’s newest acquisitions and serves as a poignant memorial to the victims of the tragic Zong Massacre of 1781. Created in partnership with a...
Liverpool Irish Festival announce programme for 17 – 27 October 2024
Liverpool Irish Festival, the UK’s largest Irish arts and culture led festival, today announces its 2024 programme. The annual Festival features 35+ events, for adults and children, across 10 remarkable days (Thurs 17-Sun 27 Oct 2024). Starting five weeks from today, it opens with an official launch at the Liverpool Irish Centre, with performances from...
Conversations: celebrating work by Black British woman and non-binary artists
The Walker Art Gallery will host a major exhibition celebrating Black British women and non-binary artists. Conversations (19 October 2024 to 9 March 2025) will be the first exhibition of its kind to be held in a national art gallery in the UK. The ambitious exhibition brings together work by nearly 50 leading Black women...
Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong is coming to the Playhouse
Sebastian Faulks’s epic story of love and loss, Birdsong, returns to the stage in a brand-new production for 2024 at the Liverpool Playhouse from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 October. Featuring award-winning actor Max Bowden (EastEnders), this production marks the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel. The critically acclaimed show, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff...
Explore new worlds and stories in a free exhibition dedicated to games made by artists
From Thursday 5 September 2024 to Sunday 27 April 2025, discover a free interactive exhibition dedicated to games created by digital artists and independent video game developers. Art Plays Games examines how artists are increasingly using games to offer alternative ways of making sense of the world today and to challenge conventional forms of storytelling....
Educational film shines spotlight on numerous job opportunities for young people in ‘Live Events’ industry
A national campaign is being launched to educate young people about the vast range of exciting career opportunities available in the ‘Live Events’ sector. The campaign is being coordinated by leading events technology provider Adlib in partnership with key industry organisations such as PLASA (The Professional Lighting and Sound Association trade body), The Power of...
Stanley Park Market success leads to extended trial
The inaugural mid-week market at Stanley Park, which launched in July for an initial 7-week trial, has been extended until Wednesday 30th October 2024, due to its overwhelming popularity. The market, which began with around 50 stalls, has quickly grown to host over 100 stalls each week, offering a diverse array of goods, including fresh...
