Event type: Performance

Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me No...

Fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank, Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it.

Their critically acclaimed podcast Brown Girls Do It Too (‘Best Podcast of the Year’ British Podcast Awards 2020, Asian Media 2021), explores messy realities, fantasies, sexpectations and navigating life and relationships as British Asian women.

Two seasons in, they have amassed fans who love their honesty and openness (love a period sex sesh…anyone else?) and faced enormous backlash online for breaking the silence on sex in Asian communities.

Bringing their characteristic candour, quick wit and infectious personalities to the stage, Poppy and Rubina reflect on the seminal moments from their lives from first orgasms and loves, to racism and family politics. Expect songs, sketches, and some very graphic content!

This is a celebration of brown British women, genital warts and all.

Please note: This show contains language that could be deemed offensive, such as swearing and adult references.

Filla Crack’s Halloween Drag Cab...

This Hallows Eve, Filla Crack will be paying tribute to the queens of Halloween, with her very own version of The Sanderson Sisters: “The Sefton Sisters” a bunch of local scouse drag queens putting together a fabulous dragtastic show to help celebrate the spooky season.

Downstairs at The Everyman is a safe, fully accessible space for all to enjoy the art of gender-bending performance in a traditional cabaret style venue (Filla likes to call her “cove”). Safely tucked away with it’s own bar and food available on the night, it’s a perfect way to “Hallowscream.”

Put on your best outfit and join them for an evening of laughter, sparkle and witches as Filla and her gang bring the house down!!! It’s time to order your biodegradable glitter, WhatsApp the group and book now before it sells out.

A Lovely Word featuring Elle Dillon-Re...

A Lovely Word is Liverpool’s most eclectic poetry night, featuring two halves of open mic poets, and a headliner beginning the first half. Hosted by Alex Ferguson, this free event is a fun, relaxed and friendly evening of performance poetry.

Elle Dillon-Reams is a performer and spoken word artist, with two self written, sell out, spoken word shows under her belt.

Her debut poetry collection ‘Maladptive’ was published in January 2022 with Verve Poetry Publishers.

After winning the Imperial College Nature Slam, the Genesis Slam, and Hammer and Tongue Hackney Slam, Elle will be competing in the Hammer and Tongue National finals at The Royal Albert Hall later this year.

She has worked with the award winning Handlebards, Gecko, and recently performed as a dancer and cabaret artist at both Glastonbury and Latitude festival.

Her debut spoken word solo show ‘HoneyBEE’ won both the Three weeks Editors award for excellence and ‘Best Newcomer’ from the Scotsman.

K-Pop Celebration

Do you shine through the city with a little funk and soul?

Join the team at FACT to dance together and celebrate all things K-Pop!

They’ll show you how to perform a K-pop choreographed routine created by Anna Franco, David Hitchmough, members of the University of Liverpool’s K-pop Society, a group of young people from Liverpool and artist Yaloo.

A Most Wanted Man

Due to anticipated adverse weather conditions the venue for performances of Stephen Davismoon’s chamber opera A Most Wanted Man has had to be changed and is now taking place in The Capstone Theatre.

The performances are free admission. It is advised that people book ahead using this link, although it will be possible to attend on the night of the performance without needing to pre-book.

A collection will be taken on the evenings of the performances for ‘We Stand with Ukraine’.

Set in Hamburg in the aftermath of 9/11, Stephen Davismoon’s Chamber Opera A Most Wanted Man tells the tale of an innocent young man on the run from international security services wishing to prove his innocence, seek asylum and build a safe future, to heal others.

He seeks out an idealistic young lawyer to assist him in his search for the one man that can save him. It is a story of innocence in the face of overwhelming state power and where individual life destinies are altered forever.

The mysterious intrigue of the narrative, through a variety of digital technologies, will immerse the audience in ways seldom experienced before.

Russell Brand: 33

Russell Brand performing stand up on the strangeness of the last 18 months: what have we learned and not learned? And how do you ‘get back to normal’ if you’ve never been normal?

Doors: 5pm
Show time: 6pm
Age guideline: recommended ages 16+

This performance will be filmed. If you arrive after the 6pm start time, you may not be able to sit in your allocated seat due to continuity. Please leave plenty of time to arrive at the venue.

Sam Serrano: Make Me Your Queen

Sam Serrano, one of the rising stars on the Liverpool Comedy Circuit, brings their debut show to the Everyman Bistro for a special recording to be released later in the year.

Fresh from a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, ‘Make Me Your Queen‘ showcases their self-deprecating and dark style with “killer lines” (chortle) that “put the X into X Factor” (York Press) putting them “on the verge of an applause break throughout” (Notts Comedy Review).

This show firmly puts Serrano as one of the most promising new acts in British Comedy.

Tickets £5, audience will not be filmed. Age Rating 18+

Open Mic Night In The Unity Bar

Join Unity on Thursday 8th September for the return of their monthly Unity Open Mic Night.

There will be a mix of live music, spoken word, comedy and theatre from some wonderful artists.

Entry is a £5 minimum donation on the door (unless unable to pay) as all proceeds go to the artists performing! For those who can’t afford to pay an entry fee, please do still come down and support local talent!

If you are an artist interested in performing at one of their open mic events, please do get in touch with them either via their socials or email Jennifervaudrey@gmail.com

Storytelling with Wild About Story (un...

Join Bluecoat for some storytelling from Wild About Story, celebrating books and the natural world.

Fri 19 August, 11am-12pm.

Suitable for under 11s.

Free, drop in.

Part of their summer season of doing, making and playing at the Bluecoat.

Here We ARE: Performance at the Blueco...

Join us for a creative presentation exploring the lives and experiences of the children who attended the Blue Coat Charity School with young people.

Free, booking recommended

Showings at 2pm and 4pm (approx. 30 minutes)

Over the past few months, a group of young people through the Kinship Carers Charity, Liverpool, have met weekly to participate in workshops with dance artist Paula Hampson. Together they have explored the lives and experiences of the children who once attended the Blue Coat Charity School when Liverpool was at its height as a global port city.

The young people have engaged creatively with archive material, to interpret and share their ideas through movement, visual art, and creative writing to reimagine the lost stories and unheard voices of the past. These workshops will culminate in a special movement performance at the Bluecoat with Paula Hampson.

We hope you can join us and support the young people in presenting their reimagined stories and forgotten voices of the children who once boarded at the Blue Coat Charity School.

Photo by Kieran Irvine.