What’s On

17th June 2026 - 18th June 2026

The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prospero Place, Prescot L34 3AB

Comedy, chaos, quick changes and confusion. The Festival Players are back bringing farce, fast paced story telling and original music to William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. One of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, The Comedy of Errors tells the story of twin sons and their twin servants, separated in a shipwreck. The play explores themes of...

18th June 2026 - 19th June 2026

Lambslaughter

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prospero Place, Prescot L34 3AB

A searing, unsettling exploration of girlhood, power, and survival at the dawn of the smartphone age. Following critically acclaimed, sold-out success in London at Playhouse East and the King’s Head Theatre, the award-winning Lambslaughter heads home to Merseyside at Shakespeare North Playhouse. Set in a Catholic girls’ school in Merseyside in 2013, the play follows...

19th June 2026 - 18th July 2026

Taking The Piste

Royal Court Theatre, 1 Roe Street, Liverpool, L1 1HL.

Kirkby can be the town of the future! A symbol of regeneration in the 1970s! You know what Kirkby needs? A ski slope… Donald Storm is head of Kirkby Council and he’s got an eye on creating a new destination for tourists from around the world. And if he can make a few bob in...

19th June 2026

A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny

Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG

Saddle up for a joy-fuelled, sequin-spattered gender journey of self discovery, as Canal Street Kings founder, trans trailblazer and international cabaret renegade Hunter King presents his debut musical, A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny, ‘maid in the wild, wild, north west’. An award winning, queer parody epic where Disney meets Dolly Parton by way of Manchester’s gay...

20th June 2026

Novelty Island and Credits present: Pet Sounds A Tribute to The Beach Boys

Two of Liverpool’s most exciting musical projects, Novelty Island and Credits, are collaborating on a live performance of the Beach Boys’ legendary Pet Sounds for Brian Wilson’s 84th birthday. The surreal, lo-fi pop of Novelty Island’s new album Jigsaw Causeway has received extensive BBC 6 Music airplay and they’ve performed their papier-mache-prop-based live show at...

20th June 2026

The Visible Man

Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG

Hollywood’s monster maker is at the end of his life. But his creations won’t let him depart so easily. Embittered from his Hollywood lifestyle, James Whale confronts the flawed, grotesque creatures that he brought to life in an effort to tell one last incredible story; his own. Based upon the true story, ArtsGroupie examines class...

20th June 2026 - 21st June 2026

Africa Oyé Festival 2026

Sefton Park, Liverpool L17

The jewel in Liverpool’s festival crown returns as a ticketed event for the first time in 2026 with organisers committed to making it as affordable as possible for its audience. Africa Oyé is the UK’s biggest celebration of African music and culture. Beginning in 1992 as a series of small gigs in Liverpool’s city centre,...

23rd June 2026 - 24th June 2026

Out The Woodwork

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prospero Place, Prescot L34 3AB

Think Brookside meets The League Of Gentlemen. Gingerlee Does It presents its latest ingenious production, Out The Woodwork. Following his five-star dystopian satirical comedy National Killing Day, which saw a successful run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe and 2016 Manchester Fringe Festivals, writer and director Lee Clotworthy brings this new piece of writing, which reflects...

24th June 2026 - 4th July 2026

Quilling Inspirations – A selection of works by Fellows of the Quilling Guild

Cass Art, 18 School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BT

This exhibition presents a selection of work by Fellows of the Quilling Guild, offering an open and accessible introduction to what can be achieved using the technique of quilling. The display brings together a mix of simple and more detailed pieces, showing the precision and considered design that can be achieved with rolled paper strips....

24th June 2026

Afternoon Opera: Classic Arias

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prospero Place, Prescot L34 3AB

Join us for a glorious celebration of some of opera’s most beloved music at Afternoon Opera: Classic Arias, a captivating 60-minute recital and part of the 22nd Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts. This special afternoon showcases the extraordinary talents of Prescot-born soprano Laura Hudson, whose acclaimed career has seen her perform leading dramatic...