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Bost celebrates 100 years with new Liverpool Playhouse residency
BOST Musicals has announced a new five-year residency at the Liverpool Playhouse as part of its centenary celebrations. The long-running organisation, founded as the Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust in 1926, will stage three shows at the Liverpool Playhouse between now and 2030. The inaugural production, Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, is set to be performed at the historic Williamson Square theatre on June 5-6. Directed and choreographed by James Lacey, the spectacular musical
Five concerts to enjoy at the Tung Auditorium this spring and summer
If you haven’t yet paid a visit to Liverpool’s Tung Auditorium you won’t know it has arguably the most perfect acoustics in the whole city. Audiences who have discovered the contemporary concert auditorium at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre in Oxford Street will know what I’m talking about. But whether you are a first-time visitor or a regular attendee, there is plenty going on at the 400-seat auditorium this spring and summer with a host of concerts of all genres on the programme
Liverpool European Festival 2026 most ambitious yet
Liverpool European Festival returns this weekend with a wide-ranging programme of community-led events and activities. The festival, a legacy of Liverpool’s hosting of the 2023 Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine, is now in its fourth year and organisers are promising the 2026 event is the most ambitious to date. It runs from May 9 to July 5. The festival is set to officially open on Europe Day this Saturday (May 9) with a large-scale public event at St Luke’s Bombed Out Church f
Open-air cinema returns to Calderstones this summer
Outdoor cinema returns to Calderstones this summer with a month-long programme of ‘movies under the stars’. Wuthering Heights, Back to the Future and La La Land are among the films set to be screened in the Mansion House Garden between July 29 and August 27. There will also be a Mini Movies series of short films for youngsters shown inside the building each Monday morning during the school summer holidays. The main season, organised by The Reader, opens on July 19 with Pride,
May Morris in the spotlight at Lady Lever Art Gallery
Lady Lever Art Gallery is shining a spotlight on the life and work of May Morris in an exhibition dedicated to the pioneering artist, artisan and designer. May Morris: Crafting a Legacy runs at the Port Sunlight gallery until November 1. The Arts and Crafts champion has been overshadowed by her famous father William Morris, but this exhibition – developed in partnership with the William Morris Society and which brings together examples of her work loaned from organisations in
Cracking comedy to catch in Liverpool in 2026
Is everyone in Liverpool a comedian? If not, the UK’s unofficial ‘capital of comedy’ certainly punches way above its weight when it comes to knowing how to enjoy a good laugh. So it’s perhaps no surprise funny men and women from across the country – and beyond – are always keen to bring their live shows to the city. Along with bespoke comedy clubs and regular comedy nights, star names and rising talent also perform at mainstream venues like the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool Playh
About
Catherine jones
Arts City Liverpool
I'm a lover of Liverpool and its cornucopia of cultural events and adventures. A journalist with 25 years' experience, including nearly a decade as Echo arts editor.
Now a freelance arts writer, theatre addict, music lover and champion of the city I'm proud to call home.
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