Join Bryan Biggs, our Director of Cultural Legacies, for a tour of our Grade I listed building.
Learn about our fascinating journey – from a charity school in the 18th century to the UK’s first arts center. Get special insights into our 300+ year history during Heritage Open Days.
Don’t miss out, reserve your free spot today. Booking essential.
This isn’t just a theatre show — it’s a voyage through space and time like no other.
Guided by astrophysicist Ian Hall FRAS, Wonders of Our Universe takes audiences on an awe-inspiring journey from the explosive birth of the cosmos to humanity’s first steps beyond our home planet. Along the way, you’ll uncover the secrets of black holes, witness the birth and death of stars, and explore the breath-taking beauty of distant galaxies.
Every moment is brought vividly to life with cinematic visuals, immersive sound, and a soaring soundtrack that turns complex science into pure emotion. Ian’s live narration blends knowledge, humour and storytelling in a way that makes the wonders of our universe accessible to everyone — whether you’re a lifelong stargazer or seeing the cosmos anew.
Visually spectacular, scientifically rich and emotionally stirring, Wonders of Our Universe will change the way you see the night sky — and your place within it.
This is science as you’ve never experienced it before: live, cinematic, and utterly unforgettable.
Recommended Age Guidance: 11 years plus, although children younger than this will enjoy the show if they are particularly engaged with the topic.
Part of Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, this event at The Black-E explores the meaning of home through food, art and storytelling, in collaboration with London-based publisher Almas Art Foundation. Centred on the work of British-Sudanese food archivist Omer Al Tijani, the event brings together recipes, oral histories, and cultural narratives that preserve Sudan’s heritage.
The Sudanese Kitchen began as a long-term documentation project and website led by Omer Al Tijani, and developed into a landmark cookbook and cultural archive that collects over 100 recipes, contextual essays, and personal and field photographs to present Sudan’s culinary diversity.
Doors – 1pm / Food from 1pm / Talk from 2pm
Age suitability – 14+ For guardians of any under 18s, please be aware of the content warning below.
Content warning – the discussion may bring up references to war, genocide, displacement, death, destruction of property, starvation, and sexual assault, as well as starvation and SA as weapons of war. These will only be mentioned if asked about.
Argentine literature offers a rich and vibrant landscape of voices, textures, and perspectives. In this workshop, we will explore a small selection of poems and short stories by Argentine writers, discovering how these texts open windows into universal human experiences while remaining deeply rooted in place and culture. Through shared reading and conversation, participants will be invited to engage with the language, imagery, and emotions that emerge from these works.
No prior literary background is needed, only curiosity and a willingness to explore language together.
We strive to make all our spaces and events as accessible as possible to all, please see our accessibility page to help you plan your visit.
Exhibiting artist Rachel Maclean is joined by researcher and art critic Maria Walsh to discuss her latest film work, They’ve Got Your Eyes.
Together, they’ll explore Maclean’s surreal worlds, discussing her creative process and the development of the work.
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
Microfiction has the remarkable ability to open vast emotional and imaginative spaces within just a few lines.
In this workshop we will read and explore a small selection of striking micro-stories—many of them from Latin American writers—and reflect on how such brief texts can resonate so deeply with readers. Through shared reading and conversation, we will look at how silence, suggestion, and the unsaid play a powerful role in the reading experience.
No prior literary background is needed, only curiosity and a willingness to explore language together.
We strive to make all our spaces and events as accessible as possible, please see our accessibility page to help you plan your visit.
Join us at The Reader Bookshop for a special evening in conversation with Oyinkan Braithwaite, the acclaimed author behind the global sensation My Sister, the Serial Killer. Celebrating the paperback release of her latest Cursed Daughters, this is an unmissable opportunity to hear from one of contemporary fiction’s most exciting voices.
The event will feature a lively Q&A hosted by Sara-Louise Tareen from Liverpool’s much-loved Feminist Fiction Book Club.
About the book
‘A haunting, twisty tale of curses and romance’ Ayòbámi Adébáyò
Join Fiona Slattery Clark for an engaging and beautifully illustrated talk about the life and work of May Morris (1862-1938), a pioneering artist of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Morris’s remarkable childhood and her courageous career as a designer, maker, tutor, lecturer, editor and writer will be explored, and her sources of creative inspiration revealed.
7pm & 2pm
This is about food banks. This is not about food.
This is about the bad stuff. This is an emergency. This is a clowning show.
Multi-award-winners Ugly Bucket present a blazing inferno of physicality, electronica, and uncompromising personal testimony from the frontlines of the UK’s food banks. As phones ring, guts spill, and sparks ignite faster than they can be extinguished, five clowns search for hope and community in the face of helplessness. Created in association with Liverpool’s Unity Theatre, STUFFED is a roaring call to action amidst the wreckage of a desecrated system.
More than a show, STUFFED is an invitation to gather – an evening of food, electrifying theatre, and empowering discussion illuminating the dark corners and exploring the power of collective action. All performances are captioned and accompanied by a free community meal and local food donation drive.
‘As enraging as it is brilliant. A tour-de-force performance that deserves the nation’s attention.’ ★★★★★ (Opening Nights)
‘You could hear a pin drop in the furthest corner of the room.’ ★★★★★ (North West End)
Performances of STUFFED are accompanied with a free pre show meal & post show panel. Arrive an hour prior to performance time for the meal.
Food Donations
We also invite audiences with the capacity to bring a food donation to STUFFED.