royal court | artscityliverpool 5/15

Africa Oyé announces first acts for 2026 festival

Liverpool’s Royal Court has plans to build a new £15m ‘Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre’ next to the theatre. The four-storey centre,...

Liverpool writer Jonathan Harvey will premiere a new heavenly comedy at Liverpool's Royal Court next summer. Sisters of Mersey follows...

Over the last few years, the Royal Court has provided the curtain raiser for Liverpool's Christmas season – there’s no stopping the...

A new year always brings a wealth of new productions to Liverpool theatres, and 2024 is no different. It’s a cliché to say there’s...

In the autumn of 1982, the UK’s official unemployment figure stood at almost three million. Liverpool accounted for more than 96,000 of...

There are two greasy spoons, it becomes clear early on, in this new comedy by first-time playwright Alice Bunker-Whitney. One is...

A ‘quick-fire comedy’ about two women having the worst day of their lives comes to the Royal Court stage next week. A Greasy Spoon,...

UNESCO City of Music, World Capital of Pop, home to the biggest band the globe has ever seen – we all know Liverpool’s musical...

There are ‘in house’ productions – and then there’s the Royal Court where the creative team (and wider workforce) don’t just stage shows...

Eyes down and dabbers at the ready for the Royal Court’s latest show which promises cash prizes along with the comedy. Bingo Star,...