The fourth annual Liverpool Theatre Festival opens on Thursday 20th July 2023.
The 11-day programme features 18 productions, some of which are being premiered at the festival, while others are coming to Liverpool for the very first time, some shows will feature prior to their Edinburgh Fringe run and they also have their biggest family programme to date.
The line-up includes comedy, drama, musicals, drag, family shows, LGBTQ, and opera.
Liverpool Theatre Festival 2023 runs between Thursday 20 – Sunday 30 July 2023. The live outdoor event is once again staged at St Luke’s Bombed Out Church in the heart of the city centre.
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Peppa Pig is back in her oinktastic brand new live show, Fun Day Out!
Join Peppa, along with her family and friends as they go to the zoo and also the beach for a special party- it’s going to be an exciting and fun packed day.
Prepare to sing and dance with colourful scarecrows, feed the penguins, build big sandcastles, and even swim in the sea!
Packed full of songs, dance and muddy puddles, Peppa’s Fun Day Out guarantees giggles and snorts for all Peppa fans, and a perfect introduction to theatre.
Tickets
Adults £20.00 to £25.00. Children, aged 1 to 15 £18.00 to £23.00, ages 6 to 12 months £14.00 and family of four £73.00 (Band A seats only)
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1 hr 15 mins including interval
Bus Regulation: The Musical by Ellie Harrison is back by popular demand to coincide with Liverpool City Region’s ‘Moving Buses Forward’ public consultation this summer.
Inspired by the 1980s hit musical ‘Starlight Express’, Bus Regulation: The Musical features performers on roller skates to re-enact the history of public transport provision in the Merseyside region from the post-war period to the present day.
Beginning with the municipal ownership of buses in the 1960s, through the 1968 Transport Act which created the Merseyside PTE and the coordination of public transport across the whole region in the 1970s, Bus Regulation: The Musical takes you into the chaos caused by bus de-regulation in 1986, the numerous mergers & takeovers of the 1990s that followed, right up to the fragmented and expensive system we’re left with as a result. The Musical concludes with a celebration of Liverpool City Region’s proposals to re-regulate our region’s buses in order to create a world-class, fully-integrated and affordable public transport network fit for the 21st century.
Bus Regulation: The Musical (Merseyside) was developed with funding from Arts Council England and premiered at the Bluecoat in November 2022.
This new production at The Black-E is produced in collaboration with the Better Buses for Merseyside campaign to coincide this summer’s important public consultation, which closes on 3 August 2023.
It is funded by the Foundation for Integrated Transport, local UNISON North West branches and We Own It and features local roller skaters from Liverpool Roller Birds and Wirral Roller Derby.
The Merseyside Musical builds on the success of the Greater Manchester and Strathclyde Musicals, and is the final part of Harrison’s award-winning Trilogy exploring the relationship between public transport policy and population health in these three post-industrial city regions.
In March 2021, Greater Manchester became the first UK city region to commit to re-regulating its bus network since 1986. This summer’s important public consultation offers Liverpool City Region the opportunity to be the second.
The National Dance Company of Ireland present Rhythm of the Dance.
This dance and music extravaganza contains a wealth of Irish talent, an exciting 2-hour trip through hundreds of years of Irish dance and music, 22 award-winning World & Irish dance champions with 25 dazzling costume changes.
Experience flailing fiddles, flutes, and inspiring dances along with live vocalists, all complimented by a top live Irish trad band of multi-instrumentalist musicians and a sensational sound and light show as seen on TV from China to California, from Siberia to Sydney.
Worldwide, toes are tapping and hands are clapping to the feet of Rhythm of the Dance! Enjoy the 21st Anniversary tour of Rhythm of the Dance, over five million fans across fifty countries already have!
Calling Planet Earth is a new romantic symphony that goes on a journey through one of the greatest musical eras of all time – the electrifying ‘80s.
Featuring songs from now legendary artists such as Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, The Human League, Ultravox, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, OMD, Japan, ABC, Soft Cell and many more.
Performed by an incredible live band with awesome symphonic arrangements combined with stunning vocals and cast, this is the must see show that simply defines a decade.
Join the Floral Pavillion for a good old-fashioned night out as we bring you the ultimate variety show, blending stylish cabaret, comedy, music, circus and burlesque to light up all your senses.
With world-class entertainers and stars of the stage and screen prepare for an extravaganza of glitz and glamour! Expect fun, feathers and fabulous costumes as we pick from the finest selection of specialty artistes, cabaret and circus stars, comedians and champagne showgirls! It’s the perfect night for everyone.
An Evening of Burlesque is filled with artistic spectacle that has enraptured audiences for centuries. This sensational variety show brings together a bounty of beautiful stars for an unrivalled variety show for the 21st Century! Expect the unexpected with plenty of glitter and glamour! It’s cocktails and cabaret o’clock!
Over-18’s advised
Neil Sands and his wonderful West End cast are back with a brand new spirit lifting afternoon of marvellous musical memories described as “Like A Ray Of Musical Sunshine” spreading enough happiness and joy to lift the spirits of the nation.
This show and is guaranteed to send you home with a smile on your face, a song on your lips and a glow in your heart, as we all join together for an afternoon of music, laughter, and happy memories.
Geoff is an unemployed plumber from the city of Liverpool. Hunt is an extra-terrestrial from the Dark Star universe.
Geoff thinks he knows everything. Hunt probably does. They meet in a crop circle where conflict and confusion kicks off a turbulent journey through chaos, cosmos and the kitchen sink. It soon becomes clear that this is no ordinary chance meeting but an abrupt collision with the future.
This powerful and humorous play examines our existence in attack and defence as one man’s life begins to unravel against a backdrop of displacement, love and loss. It’s not whether we win or lose, but how we play the game. Two players, one goal. Life’s a pitch…
Held in the Playhouse Studio
Hot on the heels of last year’s sell out shows, comes an exciting new production of Finger Food Shorts and another exclusive, unmissable night of theatre and entertainment in Liverpool.
In its second year, Finger Food Shorts explores the theme of Boundaries through a diverse and exciting collection of monologues penned by a thrilling line up of fabulous Northern writers.
Six writers, emerging and/or established in their own fields:
A local performer of dance, poetry and music.
A storyteller who is most definitely NOT a poet.
An activist and trouble-causer.
An actor who sings.
An award-winning journalist & author.
A screenwriter for TV & film.
With support from New Works at the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse.
Writers Dorcas Sebuyange, Felix Mufti, Isobel Campbell, Terri White and Soulla Tantouri Eriksen
Produced and directed by Soulla Tantouri Eriksen
With Assistant Director Isaac Nixon
A new play for and by Young People.
Written by Sam O’Rourke with 20 Stories High Youth Theatre & Unity Theatre
Directed by Ameera Conrad
“You have a choice. I’ve made mine. Make.Your.Choice”
The oceans are rising, things keep getting worse but the people in charge seem to be getting in the way instead of solving anything. Frankly, we are sick of it. We’ve crunched the numbers, we’ve written the beats & we’ve made the placards. Now we’ve got the answer. To it all, actually: to life, to saving the planet, and to living in peace. (And it’s not 42.) All we need to do now is convince the “grown ups” to trust us. With bangin’ tunes, good vibes & our own political party, we’re ready. Are you gonna join us?!
Expect buzzing energy, live music, and real talk with a sprinkling of anti-establishment, pro-environment anarchy.
