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Liverpool theatre shows this March
March is upon us. There are daffodils in the parks, chocolate eggs and hot cross buns – both traditional and not-so-traditional – in the shops, the days are getting longer and soon the clocks will ‘spring forward’. The days aren’t just getting longer with daylight at each end, but they are also, dare I say it, getting just that bit warmer too. With the hibernation of winter behind us, now is the ideal time to come out and enjoy everything Liverpool’s theatres have to offer. W
Review: The Memory of Water at the Liverpool Everyman ****
It’s been 30 years since Shelagh Stephenson’s darkly comic play premiered at the Hampstead Theatre, going on to transfer to the West End and Broadway and winning an Olivier to boot. And while the creamy tones of Nat King Cole might punctuate scene changes in this sparky revival at the Liverpool Everyman, it’s the sound of the Spice Girls which drags us back aurally to 1996, the year of genetically modified crops, royal divorces, Dunblane, Dolly the sheep and Trainspotting. In
Review: The Woman in Black at the Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2
Sometimes you simply have to pause and marvel at our desire to be scared witless – surely humankind being a strange outlier among the rest of the animal kingdom. True, the experience is accompanied by the knowledge the films, TV shows, plays, stories or ghost hunts which provoke that thrilling adrenaline spike are a safe kind of scare. We remain physically, if not psychologically, unscathed – who hasn't had the urge to check over their shoulders or under their beds at some ti
The Reader to host giant World Book Day event
More than 1,000 youngsters are expected to attend a huge World Book Day celebration at The Reader this week. The Liverpool organisation is teaming up with the official World Book Day charity to present the event at Calderstones on Thursday, March 5 as part of the National Year of Reading. It is the first time in the history of World Book Day that an event of this scale has been held in one location anywhere. A wide range of authors – including Jamie Smart, Hannah Gold, Matt O
Liverpool improv actor plans marathon challenge for charity
Actor and improvisor Trevor Fleming is set to raise funds for charity by embarking on a mammoth Improvathon this weekend – just hours after completing the Liverpool half marathon. Fleming will attempt to create more than 300 improv characters in 302 minutes at the event on Sunday, March 15. Audiences at the challenge, which takes place in Studio 3 at the Liverpool Arts Bar in Hope Street, will be asked to offer one-word suggestions which he will spin into an immediate off-the
Review: The Peaceful Hour 2 at Liverpool's Royal Court ***1/2
Back in the day, many a Merseysider would make a late-night date with Radio City’s The Peaceful Hour – tuning in to drop off to its soothing musical vibes and the dulcet tones of one Pete Price Esq. It means before anyone even reaches for the radio dial on stage, there’s an immediate layer of nostalgia which underpins The Peaceful Hour 2, playwright Gerry Linford’s amiable, knockabout late night-set sequel to the titular comedy which was premiered at the Royal Court 12 months
Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2026 dates and performers
Liverpool Improvisation Festival (LiF) returns to the Unity Theatre this spring for a fourth year. The annual event, which attracts some of the world’s leading improvisers to the city, takes place from May 7-9 and promises no fewer than three world premieres. Tickets for both individual shows, along with a limited number of one, two and three-day all access passes, are available now. Improv fans are set to enjoy 18 live shows across the three-day festival weekend, with perfor
St George's Hall Minton floor 2026 reveal details
St George’s Hall’s famed Minton tiled floor will be uncovered for viewing this summer for the first time in three years. The exquisite floor, which features 30,000 hand crafted tiles, will be on display to visitors from July 17 to September 2. It was last revealed in 2023 when upwards of 20,000 people came to marvel at its stunning mosaic designs which cover the sunken floor of the Great Hall at the Grade I listed Lime Street landmark and include Liver birds, sea nymphs, trid
FACT'S latest exhibition is for the meeple
An interactive exhibition which investigates the relationship between humanity and intelligent technologies is being staged at FACT this spring. Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria?, which is in the first-floor gallery at the Wood Street venue until April 26, aims to explore the ways in which connections evolve and develop between co-existing humans and machines – and how intelligent technology influences decision-making and shapes our sense of ourselves. Meeple is the term for
Liverpool Year of the Horse celebrations announced
Liverpool will mark Year of the Horse with events and activities this month including performances, parades and two huge lantern installations. The Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, officially begins on February 17 for 2026, with celebrations taking place in Liverpool’s Chinatown on February 21 and 22. Ahead of that, from February 14 onwards, thousands of red lanterns will return to Liverpool streets around Chinatown, Liverpool ONE and the Royal Albert Dock, while key city
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