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Victoria Gallery presents Toxteth: The Harlem of Europe
Liverpool’s influential Black musicians are being celebrated in a new exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum this autumn. Toxteth:...
Liverpool boxing legend John Conteh takes centre stage at Royal Court
Liverpool boxing legend John Conteh takes centre stage in a new drama set to come to the city’s Royal Court next spring. Conteh, written...
Unity Theatre's Graeme Phillips dies aged 77
Former Unity Theatre artistic director, and leading figure in the Liverpool arts community, Graeme Phillips has died at the age of 77 it...
Comedy to enjoy in Liverpool this autumn
It’s been quite the summer, but now the nights are drawing in there’s few things better than to settle down indoors and enjoy a good laugh. Happily, Liverpool venues have that covered this autumn with a busy programme of appearances from both local faces, rising talent and big TV names. From the purveyors of big laughs and knowing chuckles at established venues like Hot Water Comedy, Laughterhouse Comedy and Liverpool Comedy Club to visiting shows at the city’s many theatres
Syncopated storytelling premieres at Liverpool Playhouse Studio this September
Liverpool Playhouse Studio is hosting the world premiere next month of an ‘intoxicating’ new two-hander which fuses music and...
Beatle matriarchs take centre stage in new play at Liverpool's Unity
December 1961 was an eventful one for four lads from Liverpool. The month started with a meeting in the office at NEMS in Whitechapel...
Tina the Tina Turner Musical at the Liverpool Empire ****
It’s rare for something that’s essentially a jukebox musical to have quite so meaty – or so hard-hitting – a storyline. But then the...
John Moores Painting Prize 2025 shortlist revealed
The five finalists set to contest this year’s John Moores Painting Prize have been chosen. They were picked by the John Moores jury from...
RIBA spotlights football stadium design in new exhibition in Liverpool
Football stadia are in the spotlight in a fascinating new exhibition on the Liverpool waterfront this autumn. Home Ground: The...
Review: Footloose at the Liverpool Empire ****
Footloose, in its original – exhilarating – film incarnation emerged as part of a collection of adolescent movies in the mid-80s (my own...
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