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Five Liverpool arts projects benefit from £20k from Arts & Culture Fund
Five Liverpool arts projects will receive a share of £20k worth of funding from Liverpool BID Company’s Arts & Culture Fund. They include Leap Dance Festival, Liverpool Lighthouse, Lights Up on Liverpool, Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre’s Youth Theatre programme and Year of the Snake at St Luke’s Bombed out Church. Established by Liverpool BID Company,...
Cast unveiled for Red or Dead at Liverpool’s Royal Court
Les Dennis, Gordon Kennedy and Allison McKenzie are among the cast announced for Red or Dead, the adaptation of David Peace’s iconic novel. Peter Mullan has already been announced as Bill Shankly. The show runs from 21 Mar 2025 – 19 Apr 2025 and has been adapted by the stage and directed by Philip Breen....
Flower Streets recognised in LCR Culture & Creativity Awards
Liverpool City Council’s Flower Streets mural project has been shortlisted in two categories at the Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards 2025. The project – which has transformed Kirkdale in North Liverpool with 11 murals inspired by floral street names – is a finalist in both the Community Cohesion Award and the People’s Choice...
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse welcomes three new trustees
Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse theatres are set to benefit from a wealth of expertise as Saphena Aziz, Paul Kallee-Grover MBE, and Julie Ledder join the Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Board of Trustees, with Amy Causley and Mike Clarke stepping down at the end of their respective terms. The new appointments bring valuable skills in creativity, inclusion, human resources, project management, and capital regeneration to...
Blessings for International Slavery Museum’s next chapter
Staff, visitors and community members will come together at the International Slavery Museum on Sunday 5 January 2025 from 3.30 to join a traditional libation ceremony, marking a significant moment in the museum’s history. Later the same day both the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum will close their doors to make way for essential...
20 Stories Highs’ Actors LAB: Developing new artists to ensure that theatre is available to young audiences in community settings
Over the past 6 months 20 Stories High have been focusing on developing four emerging artists with professional development programme Actors LAB. Actors LAB provides paid opportunities for emerging actors to showcase their work in original, experimental productions. This year in collaboration with Unity Theatre and Manchester Company TiPP (who specialise in working in Criminal...
More than 120 libraries around the country to #ShareTheLight for Spellow
The British Library in London is among more than 120 libraries around the country lighting up on Wednesday 11 December, on the eve of the reopening of a Liverpool library that was torched during the racist riots in the summer. The arson attack on Spellow Library and Community Hub in Walton prompted a huge outcry...
HMV back local musician’s debut album
Disabled Liverpool musician Joshua Henderson has secured a deal with HMV Liverpool to stock his debut album for Disability History Month. Joshua Henderson, who is a learning-disabled artist, officially launched his debut album Songs of Liverpool for Friends with a special performance at the Bluecoat in June of this year to coincide with this year’s...
HMS Prince of Wales to receive Freedom of Liverpool
Britain’s biggest aircraft carrier is to receive the Freedom of Liverpool at a special service on Friday 6 December. It will take place during a week-long visit by HMS Prince of Wales to the City that she is affiliated with. The service – which is invitation-only and not open to the general public – is...
Speedo Mick – The Scouse Stomper New show coming to Liverpool’s Royal Court in 2025
A new show is to tell the story of Speedo Mick, a Liverpool man who raised over £1m for charity by walking in his swimming trunks. Speedo Mick – The Scouse Stomper will tell the tale of Michael Cullen, who was awarded Liverpool’s Citizen of Honour in May this year. The show will open from...
