Event type: Performance

The Seriously Stupid Show

Tired of slightly silly shows for kids? Then prepare for the FIRST EVER Seriously Stupid Kids Comedy Show! An explosion of mayhem for the whole family – like Vic and Bob mashed with the Muppets! Expect stupid sketches, bonkers characters, and interactive daftness, delivered by Liverpool’s favourite professional idiots.

Don’t just watch – join in! Our grand finale is The Seriously Stupid Talent Show, we believe every child deserves a stage to be stupid on… and it means we do less! From the stooooopid minds behind Rubbish Shakespeare Company, Silly History Boys and Liam Hale, plus more!

Shouter-outers welcome!

For ages 6–106.

Previous Praise for The Seriously Stupid Crew

★★★★★ ‘If Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton did children’s theatre, it would look just like this. Outstanding.’ — The Reviews Hub

★★★★★ ‘Creative, fun and delightfully unique.’ — North West End

★★★★★ ‘This truly is the perfect show to go to as a family.’ — Theatre & Tonic

★★★★★ ‘Fantastic… ridiculous… genius!’ — West End Best Friend

★★★★ ‘An hour of non-stop, high-energy enchantment. A rare and genuine delight.’ — The List

★★★★ ‘Perfectly pitched character comedy.’ — The Skinny

★★★★ ‘Had both adults and children alike cheering for more.’ — Broadway World

★★★★ ‘The spark in new comedy that you always wish to find.’ — Liverpool Sound and Vision

Cast

Robert Rhys Bond

Liam Hale

Jen Hardy Lee Hithersay

Alice Rowbottom

Written and Devised by Robert Rhys Bond Liam Hale Jen hardy Lee Hithersay Alice Rowbottom

Supported by Unity Theatre

Last Requests by Joe Shipman

 

This is a play reading At The Love Shack, a quirky, rundown cottage filled with family memories and dodgy plumbing, two men arrive with more baggage than the suitcases they carry. Len, a tightly wound musician mourning his mother Suzanne, and Clark, his reckless, estranged father, are summoned by Suzanne’s will to spend three days honouring her “last requests” before any inheritance is revealed.

Through a series of cassette tapes—equal parts heartfelt and inappropriate—Suzanne demands they share awkward hugs, celebrate Christmas out of season, and relive family memories, all while grappling with old wounds, resentment, and the ghosts of their past. As booze, bad cooking, and psychedelic mishaps ensue, father and son are forced to confront long-buried secrets, bitter truths, and their own ineptitude as they stumble toward a messy, imperfect kind of closure.

 

 

Up Next Festival 2026

Up Next Festival is back for it’s fifth year running and we have an incredible line-up of local artists bringing work in progress pieces to our stages.

Join us for a week of performance, workshops, networking and celebrating creativity at Unity.
The Full Festival Lineup
Wednesday 25th March

Bember | 7pm

Saint Jason | 8:3opm

Thursday 26th March

Triple Bill  Featuring: Muddle, My Little Brother Wasn’t Born to be Brainwashed & Ukpahiu | 6:30pm

PaintStripper | 8:45pm

Friday 27th March

Flying (Play reading) | 1pm

Silent Protest 2.0?? (Guided Walk) | 3:15pm

Friday Double Bill Featuring Beep Beep and Spinster | 6pm 

Friday Double Bill Featuring Compost the Cabaret and Do it yourself | 7:30pm

Friday Double Bill Featuring Thumb Ducks and My Dead Nans Box Room | 9pm

Saturday 28th March

Box of Tricks Workshop |  11am

Mother/Daughter (Reading) | 1:30pm

Silent Protest 2.0?? (Guided Walk) | 3:15pm

Brick | 4pm

Mr Chubba Chubba | 5:30pm

KNICKERBOCKER GLORY | 7pm

Talking Head Twice | 8:30pm