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Micro-disco comes to Royal Albert Dock
This spring, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool will be home to The Fandangoe DISCOTECA – a vibrant micro-disco offering a unique opportunity to dance away life’s worries. Created by multidisciplinary artist Annie Frost Nicholson, the dock will welcome the art installation for six weekends from 2nd March to 6th April, including Mother’s Day and Easter bank...
Artist and design revealed for plaque to mark abolitionist Frederick Douglass at the Everyman
164 years since the prominent abolitionist Frederick Douglass spoke at Hope Hall (now the site of the Everyman Theatre), Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse have revealed Liverpool born artist and designer Vicki Opomu has been awarded the commission for a commemorative plaque on the front of the theatre. Her design featuring Frederick Douglass and the quote...
Work of international artist who made Liverpool her home spotlighted in new exhibition
An exhibition by an artist once deemed “the wrong sex” is on display at Liverpool University’s Victoria Gallery & Museum ahead of International Women’s Day. Abstract Thinking: Fanchon Fröhlich & Her Contemporaries explores the work of Liverpool-based artist and intellectual, Fanchon Fröhlich (1927 – 2016) alongside British abstract artists of the 20th century. The free...
The Broadway hit musical Play On! comes to Liverpool as part of Talawa’s Black Joy Season
Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse, along with its associate company Talawa Theatre, are taking audiences back to the vibrant jazz scene of 1940s New York with Play On!. A retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, created as part of Talawa’s Black Joy 2024, the musical celebrates Black stories and artists from Tuesday 15 to Saturday 19 October...
Pilot Theatre Returns to Liverpool with A Timeless Love Story
Pilot Theatre, the company that brought the award-winning stage adaptation of Noughts & Crosses in 2022, is coming back to Liverpool Playhouse with its new production of A Song for Ella Grey from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 March 2024. Adapted from David Almond’s (Skellig) award-winning novel, this stage production is a powerful story of...
Stephen Ornellas of Liverpool Hung Gar Kung Fu School honoured with PM’s Points of Light Award
Attending a Lunar New Year reception at 10 Downing street on Thursday 8 February, Stephen Ornellas received the PMs Points of Light Award in recognition of all his work with the Kung Fu school. Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers who are making a change in their community. Every week the Prime Minister recognises...
Applications now open for new photography and film awards
The Ant Clausen Fire it up Fund – a new £20,000 award to help young people get into the creative industries – has opened for applications. Announced last Summer, the Fund is in memory of Liverpool based photographer and film maker Ant Clausen who tragically died last year while on holiday in his native New...
Fiesta of Fire returns to the dock with thrilling fire walk
This February, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool is welcoming the return of Fiesta of Fire, which is back bigger and hotter than ever. Taking place from 12-17 February to provide the ultimate half-term programme, warm up this winter with unmissable fire performances and thrilling experiences on Liverpool’s iconic waterfront. Bringing a spectacle of fire and light...
Rambert launches pilot Future Movement Youth Programme in Liverpool
Rambert’s innovative and groundbreaking Future Movement programme is launching in Liverpool this month, after successful ventures in London, Rochdale and Mansfield. A one-of-its-kind initiative for young people aged 16 to 21, Future Movement is designed to inspire and support anyone who is interested in starting a career in the creative industries. It aims to fuel...
It’s Lights, Camera, ‘Action!’ for new film and TV training programme
Liverpool City Council’s Film Office is looking for people who want to kickstart their career in film and TV, by joining ‘Action’, a brand new skills initiative. Over the next three years, the Film Office aims to support around 1,000 people into the industry by delivering an innovative, free-to-access skills programme to build a stronger...
