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Celebrate Eric's at 50 at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall this autumn

Major Leonard McComb exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery

Physical Fest 2026 full programme announced

Review: Take Me Home County Road at Liverpool's Royal Court ****

11 shows to catch in Liverpool this autumn

Experience Macbeth by candlelight at Shakespeare North Playhouse this autumn

Southport Flower Show 2026 countdown is on

Lennon and Epstein relationship explored in new play

Threshold Festival reveals line-up for 15th anniversary event

Hot Water launches new Liverpool Comedy Festival this September

Floral Pavilion 2025 spring and summer season

The Floral Pavilion has a packed schedule of shows planned for 2025. The New Brighton theatre will host a wide range of performances from...

Beating Berlusconi! announces Istanbul anniversary dates

Beating Berlusconi! is set to return to the Liverpool stage in 2025 to mark the 20th anniversary of Liverpool’s Champions League triumph...

Review: Rocky Horror Show at the Liverpool Playhouse ****1/2

Half-a-century after the Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien’s love letter to his 50s cinema youth, first hit the stage it remains an...

Speedo Mick celebrated in new musical at Liverpool's Royal Court

Liverpool charity hero ‘Speedo Mick’ is set to be immortalised on stage in a new musical in the city next summer. Speedo Mick – The...

Shows to see in Liverpool in 2025

A new year means new treats in store for Liverpool theatre lovers with a busy season of shows being staged at venues across the city…and a little beyond. A quarter of a century into the ‘new millennium’ – and, somehow, five years since the devastating you know what – there’s much to enjoy coming our way between January and December. Whether it’s old friends, first time visitors, acclaimed touring productions, re-worked Shakespearean classics, brilliant musicals, homegrown hit