A passenger wakes up on a ship with no idea who they are or where they are going. Their seemingly simple quest for answers becomes increasingly difficult as they discover that no one else on the boat knows where they are going either, but they don’t seem to care. A serious comedy, Unity are delighted to be collaborating on this R&D. A Work in progress sharing
7:30m
Rob Auton performs a story he has written about being an estate agent on the planet Jupiter. ‘A genuine original’ (Guardian).
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface.
Join the “tall, chaotic one with the weird hair”* as she returns with her trademark wit, firecracker gags, and probably a few angry outbursts along the way.
*A genuine description given by her best friend’s Mum at a wedding this year.
maisieadam.com
A fragmented, digressing portrayal of a 38-year-old man’s life, alluding to books he hasn’t read, touching on the modern condition. Plus VAT! More allusive and bleak as ever, it is unreal the comedian you become. And for who? Decent craic with the right crowd. A show for those who have read about but not committed to the Guinness Nitrosurge.
Seen bewildered on Taskmaster (Channel 4), terrified on Live at the Apollo (BBC), getting through Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky), and implicating others on his Sky stand-up special The Varnishing Days. More comfortable on pods but comes alive on stage, for your pleasure!
johnkearnscomedy.co.uk
Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of the subconscious who hates humanity.
The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee. Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee’s unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up?
Stewart Lee (“The world’s greatest living stand-up comedian” The Times), is in danger of being left behind. He’s approaching sixty with debilitating health conditions, his TV profile has diminished, and his once BAFTA award-winning style of stand-up seems obsolete. But can Lee unleash his inner Man-Wulf to position himself alongside comedy legends like Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais and Jordan Peterson at the forefront of side-splitting stadium-stuffing shit-posting?
One of Australia’s best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with a brand-new hour, following his sell-out debut tour. After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlwind full of tangents of his own making, navigating through the impulsive, random and stupid.
Due to phenomenal demand the tour has been extended several times since it began in August 2025, selling over 20,000 tickets to date including 15 dates at London’s Leicester Square Theatre and runs added across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
“Incredible comic. One of my favourites to watch live!” – Mo Gilligan
“Seriously funny f***er” – Russell Kane
“One of a kind” – Fest Mag (2024)
★★★★½ ‘Green will have you in stitches.’ – The Advertiser (AUS)
★★★★ ‘…he’s proof you don’t need a gimmick to be great.’ – The List (UK)
Age Restriction 16+
Fifteen years ago, a spark was lit in the Baltic Triangle. This August, we’re coming back to where it all began to celebrate the journey, the community, and the incredible creative spirit that defined an era.
Threshold Was Here.
On Saturday 1st August, we are taking over District and Hobo Kiosk for a massive, multi-space, 12-hour celebration. Expect a packed day-to-night curation featuring the absolute best of what made Threshold legendary:
Full Line-Up:
The Queen of Heartbreak, Threshold House Band, Science of the Lamps, Operation Lightfoot, Geoghegan Jackson, Surprise Mechanics, Mixnots (& Friends), Nicola Hardman, Saint Vespaluus, Natalie McCool, The Good Host, Kark McCann, Trev Fleming, Naffrodite, Helen Maw, Knowones, Winwood, Beija Flo, Hollows, Jumada, Jazamin Sinclair, Medicine Men DJs, Ryan Chambers, Small Garden, Mersey Wylie, Calico Moon, Dead Rebel, Derek King, San Elara, Tosin Trio,Sustinere, Def Neon, DJ Rasp & More…..
Promotion with: Black Beacon Sound, Liverpool Acoustic, The Secret Circus, We Want Women, Luma Creations, Silicon Dreams, Soul Inspired & Sound Girl
– Deep-dive Industry Panels
– Incredible Live Bands & Solo Artists
– Performance & Comedy
– Late-Night DJs keeping the dancefloor moving
Whether you were there in the audience during the inaugural festival or you’re part of the new wave of Liverpool’s creative scene, this is a reunion you do not want to miss.
Best of all? All profits from the event are going directly to the Music Venue Trust (MVT) to support the grassroots venues that keep our independent music culture alive.
LOW INCOME TICKETS AVAILABLE
Times Square, New York, February 12th, 1908. Six Teams from
across the globe wait at the starting line. Their mission? Be the first to
drive a motorcar to Paris. Who will get there first? How will they get there?
Is anyone competent enough to get there at all?
The hilarious retelling of one of history’s most bizarre and
long-forgotten chapters returns to Liverpool! With five actors playing
forty-five parts, and a complete original ragtime soundtrack, this hysterical
piece of historical theatre will have you non-stop laughing as we take you all
the way around the world… in a motorcar!
“The Great Race is a masterclass in storytelling and comedic
theatre. It’s well worth a watch.” – Reyt Good Magazine
Confirmed Cast: Elliot Bailey, Harry Freeman, Rob Hardie
& Tom Terrance
Original soundtrack composed by Alec Walters.
Written and Directed by Elliot Bailey and Rob Hardie.
Presented by Guilty Applause Ltd.
Performance Information
Approximate show duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes including
a 20 minute interval
Age Rating: 12+
Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the
advertised start time.
Latecomers will not be admitted so please arrive in good
time.
Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 if you require
wheelchair access. There are two wheelchair spaces available for each show.
There are no booking fees payable (hurrah!)
Rosie and her MP alter-ego are back, fighting their biggest
foe yet. Labour are trying to continue the Conservatives’ work of stopping the
boats while also still appearing “left wing,” but they have an even bigger
problem when UFOs arrive. Will the government stand strong? Or insist they are
“just waiting for the facts” as aliens start to abduct and eat the British
public? A sci-fi streaked satire.
’10 Best Political Comedies’ -The Times
‘A pinpoint portrayal of the personae manifesting our
national psyche.’ ★★★★ -The Observer
‘A character comedy treat.’ ★★★★ -Time Out
‘Holt perfectly sums up the state we are in, delivering
tightly-crafted brutal satire with Orwellian flourishes.’ ★★★??
-Evening Standard
★★★★ -The Guardian
★★★★ -The
Telegraph
★★★★ -The Arts Desk
★★★★ -Broadway Baby”
Presented by Impatient Productions
Performance Information
Approximate show duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes including a
20 minute interval
Age Rating: 14+
Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the
advertised start time.
Latecomers will not be admitted so please arrive in good
time.
Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 if you require
wheelchair access. There are two wheelchair spaces available for each show.
There are no booking fees payable (hurrah!)
Star of BBC’s Upstart Crow, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Friday
Night Project and Dave’s One Night Stand. “He’s a man with genuinely funny
bones” — The Sunday Times
Recently crowned Comics’ Comic – Best Act of the Year 2025
by the UK Comedy Awards, and also voted Best Act at the 2025 Yorkshire Comedy
Awards, Rob Rouse has been one of the most beloved and brilliantly bonkers
comedians on the circuit since winning the prestigious Channel 4 So You Think
You’re Funny Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1998.
Funny Bones is Rob’s brand-new stand-up show: a relentlessly
funny and daft evening of comedy, from a one-man whirlwind who pulls the
audience into his craftily spun tall tales with bucketfuls of manic energy,
first-class stagecraft, eerily convincing characters, and a barrage of
brilliant one-liners.
WARNING: THIS SHOW HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY ASSEMBLED TO MAKE
YOU LAUGH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE – HOWEVER, YOU WILL NOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM IT –
YOU MAY EVEN COME OUT STUPIDER THAN WHEN YOU CAME IN.
“One of my favourite comics. A very silly and funny man” —
Greg Davies
“Rob Rouse is a joy machine, a natural clown” — Kerry
Godliman
“An extraordinary comedian” — Jessica Fostekew, The Observer
“I have been helpless with laughter watching Rob on stage.
Pure, joyful, hilarious stand up. He’s one of the best there is. He’s a very
silly man. Very silly indeed” — Marcus Brigstocke
“Rob is always hilarious, and has total command, without
fail he leaves a room vibrant and joyful” — Nina Conti
★★★★★ “Comedy
guaranteed to lighten even the darkest of moods” —
Edinburgh Evening News
★★★★★ “Bursting
with originality, energy and enthusiasm, Rob Rouse is a delirious but hilarious
man” — The List
★★★★ “Just go
and see it” — The Sunday
Times
★★★★ “Eye-wateringly
hilarious” — Hairline
“The tears of laughter came in floods…” — The
Scotsman
“Left the audience in a giggling slobbering heap” —
Edinburgh Festival Magazine
Previous tour support includes Nina Conti, Kerry Godliman,
Rory Bremner and Marcus Brigstocke.
Presented by Blackbird Touring Ltd
Performance Information
Approximate show duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes including a
20-minute interval
Age Rating: 16+
Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the
advertised start time.
Latecomers will not be admitted so please arrive in good
time.
Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 if you require
wheelchair access. There are two wheelchair spaces available for each show.