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Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Midnight Bell returns to Liverpool Playhouse
New Adventures make a welcome return to Liverpool to perform world famous choreographer Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Midnight Bell, bringing intoxicated tales from darkest Soho to the Playhouse from Tuesday 16 to Saturday 20 September. Liverpool audiences have long embraced Bourne’s distinctive storytelling. After their sold-out run of Swan Lake at the Liverpool Empire Theatre earlier...
QUARRY Announces Opening Weekend Parties at New Hardman Street
This September, QUARRY, one of Liverpool’s most exciting independent music and arts venues, will open the doors of its brand-new home at 45 Hardman Street, the historic site once housing the legendary Magnet & Sink Club. To mark the occasion, QUARRY will throw two back-to-back secret lineup opening parties on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th...
Southport Will Bloom With Success This Week As Flower Show Returns
Southport Flower Show returns this week for four days of horticultural highlights, celebrity guests, television chefs, and even a real-life Gladiator. The finishing touches are being made to show gardens, exhibits, and trade areas at the town’s 34-acre Victoria Park. Competition judging takes place later this week. Last year the event reached its milestone 100th...
FACT Celebrates Creative Exploration and Development One Year On From Opening Artist Studios
This autumn, FACT reflects on a year of experimentation, innovation, and creativity, inviting audiences to experience a new exhibition showcasing artworks developed in Studio/Lab. Located on the top floor of the building, Studio/Lab is a vibrant creative hub shaped by artists, for artists—where ideas are sparked, shared, and developed through collaboration and play. Designed to...
World Premiere of Syncopated Explores Historical Narratives and Relationships Through Jazz Rhythms
Part of Talawa’s Black Joy season, Syncopated, a co-commission with Liverpool Playhouse and Talawa Theatre Company, is a moving two-hander offering a soul-stirring tale of music, memory and the ghosts history forgets. Using live music, award-winning writer Varaidzo (Bus Stop, The Guardian and 4th Estate 2018 4th Write Prize shortlist; The Good Immigrant; Manny and...
John Moores Painting Prize Announces Five Shortlisted Artists for 2025 Prize
Walker Art Gallery and John Moores Painting Prize Trust have announced the five painters shortlisted for the prestigious First Prize in the John Moores Painting Prize 2025 from among the 71 contemporary painters selected to exhibit. The five shortlisted artists are: Ally Fallon is a graduate of the Manchester School of Art and was the...
