Step into a kaleidoscope of Shakespearean wit and Wonderland magic. This vibrant touring production blends live music, explosive color, and one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies. Come and fall down the rabbit hole with us!
This production imagines what the play would be like if arriving into Illyria were a bit like arriving into Wonderland with Alice… Full of mayhem, bold colourful characters and adventure, this is not one to miss.
7:30pm
The acclaimed series of work in progress nights at Unity continues into 2026 by popular demand with monthly instalments of never before seen work.
Over the last few years Unity has established itself as the go to venue for fresh, and innovative new work with a sell out series of work in progress evenings and unmissable variety nights.
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Line Up:
Andrew Stark
‘Candy Loss’
A story of love and loss. A short exploration of clowning and aerial circus as a medium for story telling. Silly sad and oh so stupid.
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Thaddeus Bent by Rob Rhys Bond
Down the back of the sofa of your subconscious lie your deepest fears! In this realm of fluff and nightmares one man walks alone…
The Author, story teller and fear-monger shines his mini mag light torch into the blackest corners of your mind!
Thaddeus Bent is an inhuman three way of Stephen King, Garth Marenghi and Alan Partridge!
A collision of stand up, storytelling with a terrifying live music soundtrack!
Bent’s Tight Storytelling and incessant zany details never fail to amuse- genuinely puts you on the edge of your seat!
Broadway Baby ****
Creative. Original. Eclectic and down bizarre- but also wickedly funny!
North West End ****
Randlebar and Clutch Take the Low Road
By Eli Randle & Chris Murray
A serious police drama.
Detectives Randlebar and Clutch serve the sleepy Scottish town of Inverdodgy. Nothing ever happens there.
Until today.
There’s been a MURDER.
And unfortunately, you’re all suspects
The Girl Who Could Fly By Stephen Porter
‘The Girl Who Could Fly’: Saint Vespaluus remembers waking up in a grotty Manchester hospital (in borrowed robes) and pieces together the reasons for his youthful self-sabotage.
Spoken Word performer Stephen Porter presents excerpts from his uplifting but very dark comic Fringe show.
Warning: suicide references.
Crime & Furnishment by Pranav Viswanathan
This thrilling production is set to become one of the most electrifying musical events in the UK, standing proudly alongside today’s biggest blockbuster revivals.
Jessie Elland (Emmerdale, ITV, 101 Dalmatians, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) stars as the iconic Audrey, joined by beloved Brookside legend Michael Starke (Hollyoaks, Brookside, Sister Act, Hairspray), who will star as Mr Mushnik.
They will be joined by an outstanding West End cast, including Jed Berry (Back To The Future, Adelphi Theatre; Shucked, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Seymour, Marcus Ayton (Shrek, UK tour; Lovestuck, Theatre Royal Stratford East) as the voice of the monstrous Audrey II, and Benjamin Yates (Emmerdale, ITV; The Wizard of Oz; Jersey Boys) as the sinister and unforgettable Orin Scrivello, the Dentist.
Completing the iconic trio of streetwise narrators are Psalms-Nissi Myers-Reid (& Juliet; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Crystal, Gabrielle Davina Smith (Matilda; Sister Act) as Ronnette, and Rio Maye (Grease, European Tour) as Chiffon.
The ensemble company will feature Ella Howlett (Tina; Madagascar the Musical), Joseph Peacock (Muriel’s Wedding; Dear Evan Hansen), Nathen Scott (Mamma Mia!), Kai Cameron Jay (Starlight Express) with further casting to be announced.
Directed and choreographed by Tony and Olivier Award nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, this brand-new rival will unleash Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s legendary musical with jaw-dropping energy, razor-sharp comedy, unforgettable songs, and a plant with an appetite bigger than ever before.
Joining Ingrouille on an extraordinary creative team is award-winning Set and Costume Designer Morgan Large (Sister Act, This Bitter Earth, Newsies), Musical Supervisor and Arranger Paul Schofield (Hair, Bat Boy), Lighting Designer Rory Beaton (Burlesque The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, For Black Boys…), Sound Designer Kelsh Buckman Drage (Evita, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!), and Casting Director Rob Kelly (Hadestown, This Bitter Earth, Geek Girl).
Twenty years after its last West End run starring Sheridan Smith, this revival also arrives at a landmark moment in the show’s history. December 2026 marks 40 years since the release of the original 1986 film directed by Frank Oz, cementing Little Shop of Horrors as one of the most influential and enduring musical sensations of the past half century.
This is Little Shop as you have never seen it before. She’s hungry — don’t tease her unless you mean it. Little Shop of Horrors is bigger, bolder, and ready to take over the stage.
Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (link opens in a new tab).
2pm
(1:30pm crafting session beforehand)
The Jeweller’s Daughter is full of celebration, culture and engagement. It tells the story of a little island in the Indian Ocean called Zanzibar; of a girl whose family were forced to leave, and the welcoming community they then found.
Children and adults alike can get involved in playful and creative ways as they are invited to join in and learn together – helping to tell the story, led by Natasha, the Storyteller.
Based on a true story and with lots of games, colour, costumes, music and memories– The Jeweller’s Daughter aims to celebrate difference, bring joy and encourage us to learn about others experiences.
Project was initially made with support from Big Imaginations, Theatre Porto & Z-Arts
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The Royal Court is a Grade II listed building, a magnificent example of one of the best theatres built in the Art Deco style. The Royal Court Liverpool Trust is part way through an £11m scheme to renovate the building.
The theatre is one of Liverpool’s most enduring and iconic buildings, and has a rich history including several ghosts!
Tours will last around two hours and will be led by an experienced guide. The cost of the tickets for the tours will go towards the restoration of the building. Tickets must be booked in advance as the tours will not take place unless a minimum of 10 people are booked in. You can book online below or call 0151 709 4321.
5:45pm
The Oracle by Jonathan Pitts
UK Premiere
So many stories. So many questions. One night of answers.
Have you ever harboured a question so deep, so complex, that standard logic fails to answer it? Bring it to The Oracle.
An immersive, improvisational theatre phenomenon performed worldwide, The Oracle blends the ancient ritual of Delphi with long-form improv. Together, we explore, both comedically and dramatically, the wildest questions about life and living in today’s world.
The night begins with you. Submit your deepest question you want answers to. Once the Priest chooses a query worthy of the Gods, the Delphi, a collective of trance-talking improvisers will plunge into the ether. Through a mesmerising tapestry of spontaneous story, poetry, monologues, and haunting scene work, they will weave the patterns of human experience right before your eyes.
Feel the tension build. Wait for the breathless moment when the trance shatters, the metaphor is revealed, and the truth is delivered.
The Oracle knows. Come find the answer.
@jpitss1028 – Jonathan Pitts (Creator / Director)
@Wing_it_impro – Mark Smith (Producer)
@livcomedyimprov – Emma Bird (Co-producer)
7:30pm
“The thing about being exceptional Sabrin, you have to believe everybody else isn’t.”
At a Birmingham grammar school bursting with overachievers, political meltdowns, and teenage delusion, best friends Sabrin and Ruqqiyah are free-falling to their futures.
Sabrin secretly prepares for a life-changing music audition, while Ruqqiyah orchestrates a symphony of her own- conducting the fall of a problematic teacher. Between Paramore, panic attacks, and increasingly chaotic schemes, the girls’ clashing priorities reach a crescendo that unveils a growingly strained bond.
Quick-witted and deeply heartfelt, Off-Key is a coming-of-age drama about Black girlhood, ambition, friendship and what happens when the person who knows you best, becomes someone you no longer recognise.
Side eYe is the award-winning collective behind Dugsi Dayz (2022) and Desperate Times (2023). Recipient of the Edinburgh Untapped Award (2023) and the BBC Popcorn Award for Dugsi Dayz, Side eYe stages stories by black Muslim women and their allies.
This tour is supported by Kayd Somali Arts and Culture.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
Juliet, Romeo & Juliet, 2:2
Two older actors, former lovers, meet again after fifty years. She is living with memory loss; he carries the memories she struggles to hold. They have unfinished business and matters of the heart to resolve, life and death decisions to be made, raw emotions to be laid bare.
When a lost 1960s TV version of Romeo and Juliet flickers back to life on the walls around them, starring the couple in their youth, their bittersweet past becomes inescapable. Live performance and film merge in a moving exploration of love, memory, and the stories we cling to as everything else fades.
Remember Romeo is an ode to the shattering experience of first love, and of last love. Shakespeare’s classic is a story held in all of our hearts, tenderly revisited by ‘multimedia daredevils’ (The Times) imitating the dog.
An imitating the dog and The Dukes co-production
Supported by Lancaster Arts
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Inspired by the life of Paul O’Grady and created with his blessing, SAVAGE is a bold and deeply moving new play, making its world premiere in 2027 at Curve Leicester, prior to London’s West End.
Before the spotlight, there was a working-class boy from Birkenhead with a sharp tongue, thick skin and something to say.
Written by multi-award-winning Jonathan Harvey (Our Lady of Blundellsands, Canary, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Coronation Street, Beautiful Thing), the show follows Paul’s journey from the streets of Merseyside to the heart of London’s club scene, where, armed with little more than his wits and a wig, he began carving out a place for himself.
From humble roots and an unassuming start emerged Lily Savage: the fearless, foul-mouthed alter ego who would defy convention and win the hearts of millions.
Starring RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner Danny Beard in the title role, and directed by Nikolai Foster (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde), SAVAGE combines razor-sharp wit, unexpected tenderness, and plenty of peroxide, in an intimate portrait of a singular talent and the world that made him.
Funny, raw, and full of heart, this is the story of how Paul became Lily and how Lily became a British icon.
Visit the Savage tour website
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.