Set in 1970s America during the festive period we follow head scientist Kimmy who is hired to crack the coded of time travel and help win the ‘time race’ for her country.
However, after tragedy strikes her mission to complete time travel becomes more than just a job as she works to fix her mistakes and save her future…
Christmas 2025. New York City. Zara, a rising social media star and presenter, has recently taken a luxurious job offer and moved from Liverpool to New York City with her “boring” boyfriend Phil. Feeling left out and missing their best mate, Ste and Chrissy have booked their tickets and are ready to light up The Big Apple just in time for Christmas.
After being dragged along to an “influencer” event on the first night of the trip, Ste meets an American girl, Grace. With his holiday romance in full swing, Ste invites Grace out with the gang. Following a few revelations, what was looking to be the perfect Christmas turns into one that will live long in the gangs memory for years to come.
Looking for something a bit different this year, this situational comedy is all about bringing the fun to the audience, aiming to portray an aspect of realism through a comedic lens.
7:30pm & 2:30pm
THE GHOST OF GRAVES END is a perfect post-Christmas not-Panto entertainment. WOMAN IN BLACK meets the high-energy comedic silliness of THE 39 STEPS.
Charles is a penniless poet who takes a position as a tutor to a peculiar orphan boy. The previous tutor left in a hurry, and everyone is reluctant to say why. Afflicted by strange dreams, things that go bump in the night, and increasingly dire circumstance, Charles has to decide whether to stay or get the Hell out of there.
This is a spooky Victorian comedy. Inspired by classic ghost stories of the genre, with its tongue is firmly in its’ cheek, but at the same time, genuinely scary.
Written by Robert Farquhar. Plays include GODS OFFICIAL, INSOMNOBABBLE, BAD JAZZ and THE BIG I AM.
‘A true comic playwright.’ (THE GUARDIAN)
‘Strange, fast and very funny.’ (LIVERPOOL ECHO on INSOMNOBABBLE)
Cast includes Tim Lynskey (Big Wow)
A show that is as much a part of Christmas as turkey, carols and an inexplicable gift from your auntie, we are delighted to welcome Stocking Fillers back to the Studio! Seven brand new ten-minute festive plays to entertain you at the most wonderful time of the year!
A merry mix of comedy and drama, the Stocking Fillers will make you laugh and cry. They might even make you sing and shout. You’ll feel all Christmassy from your head to your mistle-toes.
These short plays have been written by members of the Royal Court’s writing groups and each evening four incredibly talented actors will bring them to life before your very eyes. Stocking Fillers wraps up seven different shows, so there is something for everyone.
So get yourself down to the Royal Court grotto this Christmas and enjoy the show. You’ll be shouting out for myrrh!
What does it take to become a family?
Mat knows what you think about her. About the way she looks. The way she acts. The way she handed her son to a stranger… and didn’t even cry.
But there’s a lot you don’t know about Mat. And there’s a lot she doesn’t know about herself. So when she gets into a car with a man she’s never met before and unlocks a new kind of life, no one could be more surprised than she is about where her story goes next.
Attachment is a powerful new play by Julia Cranney – a heartfelt Liverpool drama about parenthood, hope and adoption, and the ways that relationships can grow. Developed alongside adoptive families from Merseyside, Attachment is often funny, sometimes poignant and always honest. It’s one woman’s tender, bittersweet story about embracing the fragility of love.
The Dinosaur That Pooped: A Rock Show
When Danny and Dino’s favourite rock band are playing their last ever concert, they go on a quest to get the last two tickets. But with a villainous band manager lurking, nothing goes to plan. Will the band perform? Will Danny rock out? Or will Dino’s rumbling tummy save the day?
Adapted from the number 1 best-selling books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, the whole family will have a poopy good time enjoying a brand, new story for the stage. Featuring new songs by Tom and Dougie, a lot of laughs and a whole lot of poo!
THE SPY NOVEL THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. NOW LIVE ON STAGE.
For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carré — the undisputed master of the modern spy genre whose works include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager — is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation.
Based on the worldwide bestseller and named in TIME Magazine’s All-Time Greatest 100 Novels, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold is a riveting journey through the fog-shrouded terrain of Cold War espionage, deception, and moral compromise.
British intelligence officer Alec Leamas is weary, hardened, and ready to come in from the cold. But when Control, the Chief of the Circus, presents one final mission — dangerous, deceptive, and deeply personal — Leamas agrees to stay in the game. Dispatched into enemy territory, he finds his convictions tested and his defences breached by Liz Gold, a quietly defiant librarian whose compassion threatens to thaw his frostbitten heart. And what of veteran spymaster George Smiley? What is his role in the operation?
Following a sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre and direct from the West End, this gripping new play written by David Eldridge (Beginning, Middle) and directed by Jeremy Herrin (A Mirror, People, Places & Things) comes to Liverpool Playhouse for 1 week only.
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s classic, feel-good story is brought to roaring, soaring life in this delightful musical for children.
Zog is the keenest dragon in Madam Dragon’s school. He’s also the most accident-prone, flying into trees, and even setting his own wing alight. Thankfully, a kind girl comes along to patch up his scratches and scrapes – but can she help him with his biggest challenge yet, so that he can finally win a golden star?
This charming smash-hit show, from the producers of Stick Man and Zog and the Flying Doctors and featuring joyful songs by Joe Stilgoe and beautiful puppets by Little Angel, is a treat for children and adults alike.
THREE SISTERS AND A FUNERAL…
Winter, 1996. The Spice Girls are riding high in the charts, football has failed to come home, and Dolly the Sheep’s been cloned. Meanwhile, on the eve of their mum’s funeral, Mary, Teresa and Catherine return to their Northern childhood home for the first time in years. As they sort through clothes, keepsakes and ghosts of the past, the whisky flows, resentments surface, and long-held silences crack open with unexpected laughter.
Hilarious yet deeply moving, this is a major 30th anniversary revival of Shelagh Stephenson’s The Memory of Water, which won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. A play about families, grief, and the unreliable narratives we inherit. A powerful exploration of how we remember and how much we choose to forget.
RAWD in association with Blue Room and Unity Theatre present
To Be Near a Shooting Star
A sparkly, twinkly, candy cane sweet story. M+J go on a quest, looking for a spot to rest. Expect tinsel, triumphs and 3 not so wise kings, as RAWD present their version of a classic.
To Be Near A Shooting Star is a RAWD original production, designed by Blue Room.
Blue Room artists are working as the visual design team for the show by creating magical, twinkling backdrops, big bold scenery, props and costumes.
Saturday 6th December 4pm and Monday 8th December 7.30pm
Tickets £6–£10 at rawdproject.co.uk
RAWD has spent over a decade co-creating joyful, inclusive spaces where disabled artists can thrive. RAWD are proudly Associate Company in Residence at Unity hosting weekly sessions that work towards theatre productions.
We believe creativity is a powerful vehicle for independence, confidence, and expression – enabling people to dream bigger, communicate more freely, and take up space that’s rightfully theirs.