Affairs of the Heart
Sue Hunter reads the poem Affairs of the Heart by Arthur Adlen.
Author: Nerve
Scriptshop – Plans for the new season
Liverpool Scriptshop will be back with a bang on Tuesday 24th September, 7pm, at Blackburne House, with exciting new projects for interested writers.
Sometimes a Song
Janet McCusker reads the poem Sometimes a Song by Arthur Adlen.
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden, by the Chilean author and playwright Ariel Dorfman, is being presented by EB Productions at the Hope Street Theatre on Sept 11th – 14th.
Skelmersdale Graffiti
Janet McCusker reads the poem Skelmersdale Graffiti by Arthur Adlen.
Ode to Winter
John Connolly reads the poem Ode to Winter by Arthur Adlen.
Skjalmarsdale
Mike Ainscough reads the poem Skjalmarsdale by Arthur Adlen.
In Paradise
Jo Vick reads the poem In Paradise by Arthur Adlen.
Below Talacre’s Hill
Jo Vick reads the poem Below Talacre’s Hill by Arthur Adlen.
Fund for Wally
A fund has been set up to raise £5,000 to help pay for Wally Sturrock’s funeral, who died on 13th June 2019, and give Wally the send off he deserves.
Death and the Maiden at Hope Street Theatre
Death and the Maiden was written in 1990 by the Chilean author and playwright Ariel Dorfman and is being presented by EB Productions at the Hope Street Theatre on Sept 11th – 14th.
Making quality films with your smartphone
A new course on how to make quality films with your smartphone starts on Wednesday 3rd July at 10am.
Big Adventure Cinema at the Fabric District Arts Festival
Big Adventure Cinema have a selection of films, an exhibition and a cinema history walking tour at the Fabric District Arts Festival which takes place from Friday 7th – Sun 9th June.
Smithdown Road Festival 2019
Steve Moss reviews the Smithdown Road Festival which took place over the May Day bank holiday weekend.
Liverpool Anarchist Book Fair 2019
The third Liverpool Anarchist Book Fair will be on Saturday 13 April 2019 at the Black-E, with stalls and workshops, a vegan cafe and kids’ space.
Drama at the Valley
The Valley Drama Course is back, starting Monday 4th March with a 12 week course suitable for beginners and experienced alike.
Theatre At The Casa presents 5 Shows for the New Year
Coming up is a biopic of the secret Marilyn Monroe, a black comedy featuring 6 serial killers, an adult Punch and Judy show, a modern adaptation of Edward II and ‘The Bench’ featuring 3 love stories.
Dooley at 90!
Dooleyday, celebrating local sculptor Arthur Dooley on what would have been his 90th birthday, will feature unseen pictures, films, talks and a special exhibition at The Florrie.
Making films inside the Rojava Revolution: An interview with Alexis Daloumis
Interview with Alexis Daloumis, who made the film Belkî Sibê/Maybe Tomorrow: A Journey Through the Syrian War and the Rojava Revolution.
‘Urban Issues’ Art Exhibition
Urban Issues, an exhibition by Andy Smith looking at mental health and social housing and mavericks in society and class, takes place at The Art Hub on Lark Lane.
Your Freedom and Mine: Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish Question in Turkey
At the Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool on Saturday 13th October there is a public meeting about the Kurdish Question in Erdogan’s Turkey.
Fire Service still at risk!
Night cover plans have been postponed at Liverpool City Centre and Wallasey Fire Stations but cuts to the service are still being imposed with a new crewing duty system introduced.
Flat Pack Music present La Bohème at the Casa
Flat Pack Music are back with another ‘Opera At The Casa’ night on Saturday 29th September, this time bringing La Bohème, Puccini’s unforgettable love story of Rodolfo and Mimi who meet and fall in love instantly.
Intersectional Activism in Mexico
Next To Nowhere and Merseyside Animal Rights are very excited to be hosting Gerardo Tristan, anti-speciesist and queer activist from Mexico, on Wednesday 19th September in Next To Nowhere.
Film Futures – First Take’s FREE filmmaking course for unemployed people
If you have you ever thought of a career in film or television there is FREE filmmaking training for Liverpool based unemployed people starting in September 2018.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Robert Tressell’s classic socialist novel adapted to the stage by Merlin Productions at the Casa Theatre on 24th & 25th August.
On The Buses – for 50 Years!
Local man Ken Cherry celebrates 50 years of service with Arriva North West.
Dan Carden MP hosts Dead Pigeon Gallery
Dead Pigeon Gallery’s second group show takes place in the office of local Walton MP, Dan Carden, for a three month period from Saturday 21st July.
Grin Theatre present Queertet 2018
‘Queertet’ is a festival of new short LGBTQ plays that runs alongside the cities fabulous Pride celebrations and will take place at The Casa, Hope Street on 26th & 27th July.
Big Union event at the Black-E to bring Liverpool communities together
Movema and FESTIVAL31 team up to create the Big Union event on Saturday 23rd June at The Black-E with free family activities, workshops, performances and food.
WriteNow Programme looking for new writers
The UK’s largest publisher, Penguin Random House UK, is looking for new and underrepresented writers from Liverpool and the North West to apply to its WriteNow programme.
One Man’s Story at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Liverpool charity Genie In The Gutter teams up with Kid Creole and the Coconuts for ambitious fundraising production of One Man’s Story, the transatlantic tale and touching true love story of “Bongo” Eddie Folk.
National Share-A-Story Month on the buses
Passengers on board Arriva buses were treated to stories on the bus throughout May in support of National Share-A-Story Month.
‘Great Dramatists & Great Drama’ Theatre Workshops
Burjesta Theatre are putting on a series of theatre workshops, every week looking at one dramatist and one of their great pieces of drama, each Wednesday at 7pm at The Casa.
WoWFEST 2018 Crossing Borders Programme
Writing on the Wall, Liverpool’s longest running writing & literary organisation, announce their 19th annual festival programme, WoWFest 2018 – Crossing Borders, taking place throughout May 2018.
Opera At The Casa presents ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’
Coming in April for one night only professional opera company Flat Pack Music bring Mozart’s comic opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ to The Casa.
Liverpool Anarchist Bookfair 2018
The second anarchist bookfair in Liverpool takes place on April 7th at the Black-E with books, zines, workshops, film, debate, food, poetry, storytelling and a broad range of stalls.
Doc’n Roll Film Festival 2018
The UK’s Music Documentary Festival returns in 2018 for its third Liverpool edition with an extended programme of eight premiere films running from 28th March to 1st April.
The Unseen – Exhibition at Cass Art
The Soup Collective, a group of artists who met through connections with Tate Liverpool, have an exhibition at Cass Art on School Lane from 26th February – 31st March.
Cammell Lairds 37 The Truth – A play by Mike Howl
‘Cammell Laird’s 37 the Truth’ tells the story of the battle for jobs, livelihoods and communities fought on the Mersey in 1984, brought to The Casa by Mike Howl.
Wendy Williams Exhibition
Merseyside-based artist Wendy Williams will be staging an exhibition, titled The House in the Woods, at Cass Art in School Lane from 29th January.
Fresh Waffles and Pancakes for the homeless
Syrian refugees provide waffles and crepes to homeless people in the city centre of Liverpool.
Fundraising Event for Grenfell
LJMU Criminology students have organised a fundraising gig on Thursday 7th December to help the families affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower.
Refugee and Asylum Seekers Benefit Night
Migrant artists Mutual Aid present a refugee and asylum seekers benefit night and book signing, on Friday 8th December featuring a crash collision of Jazz poetry, world music, and other eclectic delights.
Mother Goose Xmas Panto
Burjesta Theatre presents….Mother Goose Xmas Panto, the original and funniest panto of ’em all at The Casa from 9th December.
The Monday Kitchen – 10 stylish meals you cook & eat!
The Monday Kitchen, a 10 week cookery course, starts Monday 6th November at 96 Bold Street.
‘People are People’ Art Exhibition
‘People are People’, an art exhibition by the social realist artist Andy Smith, will be at The Art Hub from 3rd November.
Jim Larkin Statue
Plans to commemorate Jim Larkin, the Liverpool/Irish, Trade Union Leader, Socialist and Internationalist, have been proposed by the James Larkin Society.
Interview with Stewart Lee
Vicky Hodgskin and Ben Cronkshanklingly talk with Stewart Lee at the Manchester Lowry on his Much A-Stew About Nothing Tour in February 2014.
Revolution – A play by Burjesta Theatre
The momentous events of the Russian Revolution depicted on stage in a combination of drama, reportage and Greek-style chorus, on at The Casa from Friday 20th October.
Revolution then and revolution now: 100 years of the Russian Revolution
A day of discussion to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution and its significance for today, on Saturday, 21st October at Liverpool Central Library.
Urban Culture Walks
If you like exploring and finding out more about where you live and the local areas, the Urban Culture Walks start on Friday 29th September at 11am.
People’s Gallery
Call-out for artwork for a ‘People’s Gallery’ in an open-air piece of land in Liverpool city centre, part of ‘Red October’, an event organised by local activists for the centenary of the Russian Revolution.
An Evening of Franca Rame & Dario Fo
Four stories from acclaimed Italian dramatists wife and husband team, at the Unity Theatre on 23rd September.
Course on the play “The Island”
A ten week course, reading and exploring “The Island”, one of the most influential plays to come out of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, starts 20th September at Blackburne House.