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Creativity & Clarity: Building a Framework for a Stronger Creative Business – Masterclass with Steven Lau, held 28 Nov ’25

Creativity & Clrity: Building a Framework for a Stronger Creative Business is a free masterclass for Black and diverse creatives in the Liverpool City Region.

The Race Equality Hub – Black Creatives Development Programme invites artists, freelancers, and creative practitioners to a high-impact, hands-on workshop designed to strengthen your creative business with purpose, clarity, and confidence.

Led by Steven Lau — Creative Strategist & UX Brand Leader with 20+ years’ global experience — this masterclass goes beyond theory. You’ll dive into the real tools, frameworks, and mindsets used by world-class creative businesses. Steven’s portfolio spans The Walt Disney Company, I-Cable Communications, DigitCube, and global agencies including DesignerCity and D’Arcy. His work has earned international recognition, including a Guinness World Record for Creative Excellence.

What You’ll Get Hands-On With:

Mindset: Shift into the Creative Problem Solver approach
Purpose: Define your ultimate WHY using the Golden Circle
Value: Craft a compelling Value Proposition — the core of your market position
Strategy: Map out your UX & Go-To-Market Strategy through Empathy Maps and Customer Journeys

This workshop is built for creatives who are serious about developing a resilient, purpose-driven, and truly customer-centric business.

Don’t just chase clients — design the experience that brings them to you.

Creativity & Clarity: Building a Framework for a Stronger Creative Business
Friday 28 November
10:00am–3:00pm
STEC, Unit House, Evans Road, Liverpool L24 9HZ
Lunch Provided
Register for your FREE ticket

Liverpool Theatre School Students present You Stupid Darkness! held 17 / 18 Nov ’25

Final year students from Liverpool Theatre School will take to the stage at The Hope Street Theatre for a special performance of ‘You Stupid Darkness!’ by acclaimed playwright Sam Steiner. The production runs for two nights (17-18 November), offering audiences a chance to see the next generation of talent perform one of the most compelling contemporary plays of recent years.

Featuring a cast of rising stars, the play follows four volunteers working at a call centre for people in crisis as they struggle to maintain optimism in the face of an increasingly bleak outside world. Balancing humour and poignancy, ‘You Stupid Darkness!’ is a moving exploration of hope, connection and humanity in difficult times.

“This production is a wonderful opportunity for our students to bring such a relevant and heartfelt play to life,” said Maxine Ellis, Principal of Liverpool Theatre School. “Audiences can expect a powerful and moving evening of theatre, as the play sensitively explores issues such as mental health, climate anxiety, isolation and grief. Our students have been working incredibly hard to prepare for the performance and I’m confident their passion and professionalism will shine through.”

Nathan Power, Ava O’Brien, Lorelei Beckett and Imogen Anderson are among the talented final year students starring in the play as part of their elite musical theatre training at Liverpool Theatre School. The centre of excellence has launched the careers of many professional performers, with graduates going on to star in hit shows such as Mamma Mia!, Frozen, SIX, Starlight Express, Blood Brothers and Wicked.

Liverpool Theatre School – whose patrons include dance legend Wayne Sleep OBE and musical theatre star Anita Dobson – offers a range of professional training programmes designed to equip students with the skills needed to succeed in the performing arts industry. These include diploma courses in dance and musical theatre, as well as BTEC training in dance, musical theatre and performing arts. Liverpool Theatre School also provides a number of fully funded places and bursaries every year to make professional training more accessible.

Performances will take place at The Hope Street Theatre on 17 and 18 November, with shows beginning at 7pm. Tickets are available from Ticketquarter, priced at £17.50, or £9.75 (concessions), including booking fee.

For further information on Liverpool Theatre School, visit liverpooltheatreschool.co.uk or follow @liverpooltheatreschool on Instagram.

Scousevision: from Tik Tok stars to primary school children – showcasing Liverpool City Region’s musical talent, starts 5 Dec ’25

More than 200 young people ranging from viral Tik Tokers to primary school children will take to the ACC Liverpool stage at a special event to showcase the city region’s future music stars.

Scousevision will makes its debut on December 5 at the venue that hosted Eurovision 2023 and will feature 12 acts chosen by the Sound! Music Hub Youth Board from across the Liverpool City Region and Warrington.

All the performers are aged between 7 and 21 years and include Positive Impact, from Liverpool, who recently gained 1.8 million views on Tik Tok with their performance of ‘Alexander Hamilton’.

Other acts include 14-year-old independent artist Macie Murray from Sefton and the Pagoda Arts Chinese Youth Orchestra with their rendition of ‘Take Five’.

The line up reflects the diversity, creativity, and ambition of young people across the region.

Councillor Mike Wharton, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Business, Investment and Trade said:

“Scousevision is creating an opportunity not often available for young performers – the chance to showcase their talent on a big stage like the one at ACC Liverpool in front of an audience of thousands. It’s not common for young performers to be able to share their sound, their talent and to join with other performers on such a large scale.

“That’s why I feel this event, and the work of our new Sound! Music Hub, is critical in our role as the UK’s culture capital. By sparking new connections and inspiring future collaborations here and now, we are opening doors for the next generation of music makers to come out of our city region – an area already renowned the world over for our creative talent.”

The Sound! Music Hub is one of 43 in the UK providing music education and opportunities to children and young people, creating pathways into a music career. Funded by the Department for Education (DfE) through Arts Council England, Sound! is led by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the Hub Lead Organisation (HLO).

Serving Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Warrington, the Hub brings together a variety of organisations ensuring everyone has the chance to be involved in music, from traditional lessons to DJing and digital music initiatives.

Sophie Hirst, who is a member of the Sound! Music Hub Youth Board said:

“This is the first event of its kind that we, as the Youth Board of the Sound! Music Hub, have organised, and I am delighted to have been involved so far. All of the acts are absolutely amazing, and we’ve been spoilt with the amount of talent!

There is such a diverse range of acts, and I hope people will come along and enjoy an exciting night of music and performance. We would like as many people as possible to support all of the young people who will be working so hard to make the night a success.”

Tickets are now available here for the concert taking place on Friday 5 December 2025 and can include making a voluntary donation to help support young people to access music-making opportunities across the region.

https://www.mandsbankarena.com/whats-on/scousevision-the-soundtrack-to-our-future/

Winter Display 2025 – Bluecoat Display Centre, closes 24 Jan ’26

Discover a dazzling new selection of jewellery from Bluecoat Display Centre’s Winter Display 2025 Jewellery Edit.

This is just a glimpse of what’s to come — with more beautiful work including ceramics, glass, textiles and prints, being added in the coming weeks.

Explore the collection online or visit them in the gallery to see the collection in person.

Visit their website here

Whitechapel Centre / Open Door Celebrates 10 Years of Fashion and Community with Exclusive Birthday Lock-In, held 10 Dec ’25

Open Door, the charity shop supporting The Whitechapel Centre, is celebrating its 10th birthday in true style, with an exclusive Birthday Lock-In Event that fashion lovers and community supporters won’t want to miss.

To mark this incredible milestone, the shop is hosting a special after-hours shopping celebration filled with treats, prizes, and a first look at its most exciting rail yet.

For just £10 a ticket, guests will enjoy:

Goody bag on arrival
Complimentary glass of something bubbly and a sweet treat
10% off all purchases on the night
exclusive first look at a curated rail of pre-loved designer and vintage fashion
Entry into a prize draw with amazing giveaways -including a visit to an alpaca farm, a meal for two, a Smeg kettle and toaster set, a tour of the Liver Building, among others.

It’s the perfect evening for fashion fans who love finding unique pieces and supporting a great cause.

For ten years, Open Door Allerton has been one of Liverpool’s best-kept secrets. A hidden gem where fashion and purpose come together.

Tucked away in the heart of Allerton, the shop has always been about more than clothes. Every pre-loved gem, every vintage treasure, every donation made, helps to fund the vital work of The Whitechapel Centre, supporting people across the city who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

“This event is our way of celebrating the support the community have shown us over the last 10 years,” said Susan Ryder, Manager of Open Door. “We can’t wait to celebrate with our pre-loved fashion fans with and evening with plenty of sparkle, style, and bargains!

“And if you can’t make it to our birthday event, it’s always worth popping in another day. At Open Door Allerton, we restock daily with carefully curated rails of pre-loved fashion, designer labels, vintage finds, and beautiful everyday pieces waiting to be discovered.”

As we celebrate our 10th birthday, we are proud of what we have managed to achieve and the community we have manged to build. Curating styling, giving timeless pieces a new life, raising vital funds for those who need a helping hand and created a welcoming space where every purchase makes a difference. We couldn’t do this without our amazing team of volunteers, our customers and our donors who support with their good quality donations.”

Since opening its doors a decade ago, Open Door has been at the heart of Liverpool’s sustainable fashion. It is known for carefully curated rails and boutique styling. Their window displays have become part of what makes Open Door so special, described by one regular customer as ‘works of art that stop people in their tracks’. Every display is carefully styled by the team and volunteers, using donated pieces to tell a story, celebrate the season, or showcase sustainable fashion at it’s best.

Event Details:

When: 5:30 – 7:30pm, Wednesday 10th December 2025.

Where: Open Door, 28 Allerton Road, Liverpool L18 1LN

Tickets: www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk/10thbirthday

Join the celebration, shop sustainably, and help open more doors for those who need it most.

DaDa announce the launch of DDFI Extra – a new winter arts programme for ’25

Award-winning disability arts charity DaDa is proud to announce the launch of DDFI Extra – a new winter arts programme running throughout Disability History Month 2025 and into the New Year.

Continuing the Liverpool organisation’s 40^th birthday celebrations and building on the success of the UK’s longest running disability arts festival, DaDaFest International, DDFI Extra brings together artist development, creativity and accessible participation for an international programme.

DDFI Extra, developed in partnership with Potters Gallery in Nigeria and supported by the British Council Culture Connects Programme, will feature a multidisciplinary programme of events and artist residencies, connecting artists and audiences in the UK, Nigeria and Tanzania.

Designed particularly but not exclusively to encourage participation for young disabled and non-disabled people aged 18 to 35, the festival will explore themes of social justice and inclusion through workshops, film, poetry and digital galleries.

Rushton Residency UK

The Rushton Residency UK will form a central part of DDFI Extra, supporting Deaf Liverpool author Natalie Denny to explore themes of disability history and culture, reflecting on the legacy of disabled poet and social justice activist Edward Rushton to create new work.

Throughout Natalie’s UK-based residency, writers’ workshops will be offered free to disabled writers both in person at the Liverpool Everyman theatre and also online. These will run throughout Disability History Month, which starts on November 20, and into the New Year.

Lillian Munuo of Beyond the Label, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, will also be supported by DaDa through a Rushton Residency, connecting her with Natalie and artists from Nigeria to exchange ideas and experience.

Lillian is a multidisciplinary visual artist and disability rights advocate. Her residency will focus on storytelling through mixed media and will bring the lived experiences of Tanzanians with disabilities into this global conversation on social justice through art.

Rushton Residences Nigeria

Further international residencies will form part of the programme, developed in partnership between DaDa (Liverpool, UK) and Potters Gallery (Abuja, Nigeria). These international residencies will support artists from Sub Saharan Africa to create new work alongside the UK’s Rushton Residency.

Artforms will include dance, the spoken word, documentary film, creative and critical writing, mixed media visual arts and storytelling.

The residencies will explore how social justice creates social inclusion and how access benefits not only disabled people but the wider cultural sector in all three countries.

The work created will be shared by an online gallery which can be accessed internationally through DaDa’s website during the programme.

Andrew Bolton Street Art Lecture Online

Andrew Bolton, of Community Murals CIC, is a disabled professional artist with many years’ experience of working alongside communities to create painted, mosaic or printed murals. He also has a personal art practice which often refers to his lived experience of disability.

He is an active member of Disability Arts Cymru and has been developing an artistic relationship with Jogja Disability Arts in Indonesia.

An online presentation of community engagement and visibility for disabled and refugee artists by Andrew will be available during DDFI Extra.

New Poetry Shared by Jennifer Lee Tsai

Award-winning poet Jennifer Lee Tsai has been commissioned to create new work as part of DDFI Extra. This poem will be captured on film and presented online as part of the winter programme.

DaDa, founded in 1984, develops and presents excellent disability and Deaf arts through an artistic programme that includes high quality festivals, interventions and events, fed in to by a year-round programme of engagement work with developing and established artists, young disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people, their families and the wider community.

DDFI Extra is supported by British Council funding, helping to deepen international artistic exchange, by Arts Council England through Dada’s status as a National Portfolio Organisation and by Liverpool City Council through its Cultural Arts Investment Programme.

DaDa Executive Producer Rachel Rogers said today: “DDFI Extra is about keeping creative momentum alive between our bi-annual festivals and strengthening our international collaborations. It’s an opportunity to spotlight new voices, connect communities and celebrate disability culture across borders.

“We’re extremely grateful to the British Council for supporting this programme, and we’re excited to share work from our amazing artist community.”

For full details about DDFI Extra and the programme of events visit dadafest.co.uk.

World Premieres and Bold New Productions Lead Everyman & Playhouse 2026 Season

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher Everyman Playhouse 2025

Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse is proud to announce its 2026 season, bringing the very best of theatre from the region and beyond to the city.

The new season features five compelling productions from some of the UK’s most exciting playwrights and creatives, continuing the theatres’ commitment to launching, establishing, and sustaining outstanding theatre talent. Highlights include the world premiere of Alexandra Wood’s The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, a darkly funny and dangerously tense psychological thriller adapted from Hilary Mantel’s incendiary 2014 short story; Julia Cranney’s heartfelt Liverpool drama  Attachment; a radical reimagining of Jekyll & Hyde by Evan Placey for Young Everyman Playhouse; a powerful new adaptation of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman; and the Everyman’s Rock ‘n’ Roll panto Beauty and The Beast.

A World Premiere to Open the Year

The Everyman begins with an unmissable event, the world premiere of  The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, a darkly funny and dangerously tense psychological thriller created for Liverpool and the Everyman by writer Alexandra Wood and based on the short story by Hilary Mantel, first published in 2014.

John Young, who will direct the play, said “This isn’t just a play for people who have an opinion or strong feeling towards Maggie Thatcher. It’s about class, about lives that collide, people trying to understand, asking questions, coming together, and bridging that divide. I also think it’s a play about what happens when people feel they don’t have a voice, and how dangerous it is when they feel they don’t have anything to lose.

There are big questions about what Thatcher means to us now, and what she meant, and her relationship to a divided Britain. And of course, the relationship between Thatcher and Liverpool. One of the gorgeous things about the Everyman space is that it can do both intimate and ‘massiveness’ really well. I think that’s what this play does. You’re in a small flat with just two people, but the ideas and subjects they’re talking about are enormous. It’s about this flat, but it’s also about so much more.”

New Writing

Attachment continues the theatre’s recent success in producing new stories, often with new artists, and exploring new ways of working.  The fifth show in this strand, following Tell Me How It Ends, A Billion Times I Love You, and Our Town Needs A Nandos, Attachment  allows The Everyman to create opportunities for graduates of its Young Everyman Playhouse programme and early career theatre makers from the Liverpool City Region, nurturing and empowering local talent that reaches nationally. Attachment is a heartfelt Liverpool drama developed alongside adoptive families from Merseyside. It explores parenthood, hope, adoption, and the ways relationships can grow.

Writer Julia Cranney said, “I’m interested in the fact that there’s a ‘Disneyfied’ view of adoption. People who adopt are often put on a pedestal, but it’s so hard to be on a pedestal when you’re asking for help and nobody’s there on your level to help you. These people, who are so vulnerable, are picking up the pieces for an underfunded service because we assume that parents’ love will fill that gap. I hope Attachment goes some way to starting conversations around our system, and perhaps how it can be changed for the better.’”

Reimagining a Classic: YEP’s Jekyll & Hyde

Liverpool Everyman’s Young Everyman Playhouse (YEP) 18–25 Company presents Jekyll & Hyde, a daring and radically reimagined version of the gothic classic by award-winning writer Evan Placey. Dragging Stevenson’s tale into the digital age, this electrifying production rips through Victorian respectability. Not for the faint-hearted, expect violence, strong language, and plenty of fake blood as YEP’s emerging talents bring this dark, contemporary reinvention vividly to life.

Returning to a Masterpiece: Death of a Salesman

In September, the Everyman revisits another timeless classic with Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman — one of theatre’s most enduring and powerful stories. A decade after last staging a Miller work, his “lost” film script The Hook, the Everyman return to the playwright whose words continue to resonate with audiences today. Death of a Salesman lays bare a family at breaking point and a man wrestling with his own sense of worth.

Major Co-Productions for Spring 2026

Already announced for the Everyman are two co-productions for Spring 2026. A major revival of Shelagh Stephenson’s Olivier Award-winning comedy The Memory of Water, a poignant yet hilariously sharp tale of three sisters reuniting for their mother’s funeral in 1996. Directed by Octagon Theatre Bolton’s Lotte Wakeham the cast includes Vicky Binns, Victoria Brazier, Helen Flanagan, and Polly Lister. While George Costigan and Matthew Kelly return to the Everyman stage where their careers began in the 1970s to take on Samuel Beckett’s timeless masterpiece Waiting for Godot, in a co-production with Octagon Theatre Bolton and Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre, directed by Dominic Hill.

Jodie Comer Returns To Liverpool

The Liverpool Playhouse’s 2026 season promises a year of theatrical brilliance too, packed with beloved classics and bold new productions. Leading the lineup is Liverpool’s own Jodie Comer taking her final bow in Prima Facie. Audiences can also look forward to Inspector Morse, the return of The Woman in Black, imitating the dog’s innovative War of the Worlds, the RSC’s The Constant Wife, and powerful stage adaptations of The Shawshank Redemption and Single White Female.

New Additions and Thrilling Adaptations

New additions include the return of Emma Rice’s acclaimed company with Malory Towers, alongside thrilling new productions of Double Indemnity starring Mischa Barton and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. The Playhouse also continues to inspire younger audiences with family favourites The Dinosaur That Pooped, A Squash and a Squeeze, and ZOG, while comedy lovers can enjoy the ever-popular One Night With The Take That Experience, Mike Wozniak: The Bench, Sindhu Vee: Swanky, John Kearns⁠: Tilting at Windmills and Maisie Adam: Whatsherface, a programme featuring some of the UK’s top stand-ups.

Festive Productions for 2026

2026 will end in monstrous style as Liverpool’s theatres deliver two spectacular festive treats. At the Everyman, a brand-new Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto Beauty and the Beast — written by Joe Ward Munrow and directed by Nathan Powell — will take to the stage, while the Playhouse unleashes the cult classic Little Shop of Horrors, serving up catchy tunes, dark comedy and one very hungry plant for a monstrously good holiday season.

A Season Rooted in Liverpool

Nathan Powell, the Everyman & Playhouse’s Creative Director, said, “This season celebrates everything we love about making theatre in Liverpool — bold, heartfelt, and rooted in the stories that connect us. From thrilling new writing to reimagined classics, and the joyful chaos of our Rock ‘n’ Roll panto, 2026 showcases the best of our city. Central to this is our Made in Liverpool programme, championing homegrown talent and ensuring that the stories, voices, and creativity of this city take centre stage. We want audiences to feel excited, challenged, and proud of the work being made here — because these are Liverpool’s theatre, and its energy runs through everything we do.”

Accessibility and Made in Liverpool Ticket Offers

As part of our continued commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, we’re proud to spotlight our homegrown productions under the ‘Made in Liverpool’ banner. For 2026, audiences can take advantage of a fantastic ticket offer: see The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Attachment, and Death of a Salesman for just £60, with a complimentary poster-gramme or memento for each performance. We continue to offer a broad range of ticket prices—from £11 to £61—to ensure theatre remains open to all. Our accessible performance programme includes relaxed, captioned, BSL-interpreted, and enhanced shows, the latter developed in collaboration with Extant to better serve visually impaired audiences.

For more information and tickets visit everymanplayhouse.com.

Fifteen Years Of RAWD – And A £15K Crowdfunder Challenge To Celebrate, opens 13 Nov ’25

A new milestone for Liverpool’s leading disability arts organisation, as RAWD launches a year-long celebration and £15,000 crowdfunder for its fifteenth anniversary.

A Celebration 15 Years In The Making

This November marks a landmark birthday for RAWD – fifteen years of radical creativity, disabled-led performance, and fearless advocacy. To mark the occasion, RAWD is launching a £15,000 crowdfunder: 15 for 15.

From a small drama group in a church hall to now packed-out venues, RAWD has spent the last decade amplifying the voices of learning disabled artists.

A RAWD member’s parent says:

“RAWD is exceptional. Our daughter can’t wait to get there every week, her confidence has soared and getting the chance to perform and putting forward her ideas is doing wonders for her self worth.”

Now, as the organisation steps into its next chapter, it faces one of its biggest challenges yet – ensuring this work can continue.

Over the next year, RAWD will invite its community of artists, allies, and audiences to take part in a series of “15-themed” challenges and events. From dancing for 15 hours, to baking 15 cakes, to raising £15 for the cause – every act will help sustain the organisation’s vital work empowering disabled artists and amplifying their voices on stages across the North West.

Creativity, Community and Courage

Since its beginnings in a church hall, RAWD has grown into one of the region’s most exciting inclusive arts organisations – co-creating joyful, defiant work that challenges stereotypes and celebrates disabled creativity week in, week out.

Co-CEO and Creative Producer Alice Lapworth says:

“Turning fifteen is more than a milestone – it’s a moment to look back on everything our community has built, and to imagine what comes next. We’ve spent fifteen years creating space for disabled artists to thrive, but the fight for equality isn’t over. This crowdfunder is about investing in the next fifteen years of change.”

Funds raised through 15 for 15 will directly support RAWD’s creative programmes, training opportunities, and inclusive performance projects in 2026.

Why Your Support Matters

In an increasingly difficult climate for arts and disability funding, RAWD’s work has never been more vital – or more vulnerable. Fifteen years on, the organisation remains driven by the same belief that started it all: that creativity is a powerful tool for independence, confidence, and expression. But to keep that mission alive, RAWD needs the help of its community, audiences, and allies. This crowdfunder is a call to everyone who believes in a more inclusive future: Help them raise £15,000 – and help make sure RAWD is still here in another fifteen years.

Join The Movement

As part of the campaign, RAWD will host a year of events and community challenges celebrating creativity, protest, and pride. Community Members can take on their own “15” – whether it’s 15 paintings, 15 poems, or 15 acts of kindness – and share their efforts to raise awareness and funds.

The campaign launches officially this November, with full details to follow soon.
Until then, RAWD leaves supporters with one clue:
Fifteen candles. One big wish.

To donate to RAWD’s Crowdfunder visit justgiving.com/campaign/rawd15for15

Band Clubs are back at Future Yard! starts 23 Nov ’25

Band Clubs are back at Future Yard!

Their first term rocked! Full of music, fun, and serious energy, they’ve loved seeing their little musicians level up their confidence every week!

Next term starts 23rd November with limited spaces on Sunday sessions and two brand new Tuesday sessions!

🎵 Ages 3–12
🎸 Try new instruments
🥁 Play in a band
💛 Have fun!

No instrument? No problem – we’ve got you covered!

Crosby Symphony Orchestra at The Tung Auditorium, held 16 Nov ’25

The Brahms Connection concert is on Sunday afternoon 16 November in The Tung Auditorium:- The Wreckers Overture, Ethel Smyth, Death and Transfiguration, Richard Strauss and Brahms Symphony No.4.

Performance starts at 2.30pm.

Crosby Symphony Orchestra is one of the most accomplished amateur orchestras on Merseyside drawing players from all over the area. This concert will be conducted by James Gillet.

For tickets, visit here

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