Event type: Performance

Hopefully hopeful, The Rest of Our Lives is a joyful dose of dance, theatre, circus and games. A cabaret of life and near death. Two middle-aged lives in an eclectic, spontaneous, predictable and random decline.

Jo is an old dancer, George an old clown. International artists with 100 years of life experience between them, armed with a soundtrack of floor-fillers, a book of raffle tickets and a sprinkling of eco-friendly optimism. Joyful, celebratory and hilarious.

The struggle is real.
It’s the beginning of the end.
But we’re still here.

“whatever your age, it will make you very happy indeed” – Lyn Gardner

Age guidance: 14 + – Contains middle-aged themes and strong language.

This critically acclaimed show, directed by Margaret Connell, and written by John Maguire, tells the ‘‘against all odds” story of how a 19^th century working-class Irish emigree became a community champion, earning the title “Saint of the Slums”.

Incorporating music and song as well as creative visual effects, the audience is immersed in Kitty’s life story, invited to explore the political and social climate of the period, and to celebrate a truly inspiring female hero.

Actress Samantha Alton’s turn as the famous heroine has cemented her as a theatrical tour de force, and one of the city’s finest players.

The one-woman show by ArtsGroupie about icon Kitty Wilkinson, will be staged at The Reader, Calderstones, Mansion House, 5 March, performances start 3pm and 7pm.

Join Collective Encounters for Community Chronicles, a culmination of four years’ work with local people and organisations in Bootle, Birkenhead, and Knowsley. Community Chronicles explores four themes: isolation, struggle, community and hope. It asks what do these words mean in challenging times?

Community Chronicles will be performed by local people who have taken part in Collective Encounters’ community theatre activities over the last four years. It tells their tales and the tales of others who are no longer or can’t be with us. It also involves you: this is a participatory event so come prepared to share your story too.

Community Chronicles is part performance/part workshop running from 5.30pm – 7pm.

Recommended for ages 14+.

Access: The Black-E is a wheelchair accessible venue. Audio description is interwoven into the performance.
If you require captioning or BSL interpretation, please let us know when you book your place.

Please reserve your ticket if you would like to join