Three new dance works in development, created for Leap 2026, exploring identity, intimacy and liberation. This event takes place in Shakespeare North Playhouse’s Studio.
Taciturn | Women Holding Things
In the rhythm of everyday life, their hands gather the things that keep the world moving. They carry the quiet responsibility of nurturing and sustaining the spaces where life unfolds. Within them rests a living archive of memories, joys, griefs and hopes. In their care, love becomes both weight and strength, something held gently yet carried forward.
C(P)LAY | Price of Silence
What happens to the body when adapting and complying become the only way to maintain stability within a relationship?
Price of Silence examines the subtle and often invisible pressures that exist within unequal relationships. In many situations from intimate partnerships to wider social structures, stability is maintained through constant adjustment, and this adaptation is rarely shared equally.
Olena Hrabchak | Canvas of Becoming
Canvas of Becoming is a symbolic exploration of personal growth and self-liberation. The dancer’s white costume represents openness and possibility. What begins as beauty evolves into visual and physical burden.
Produced by Chaos Arts CIC for Leap Dance Festival. Find out more about Leap 2026: leapfestival.co.uk
Get ready to see the world more curiously, because Blippi is coming to your hometown in the all-new Be Like Blippi Tour!
Join Blippi and Meekah live on stage for a one-of-a-kind interactive adventure that inspires kids to move like, play like, and explore just like Blippi!
This brand-new show is packed with high-energy music and surprises, featuring fan-favorite songs like “The Excavator Song,” “Monster Truck,” “Dino Dance,” and “Curious Like Me.” With Blippi’s signature mix of play, learning, and exploration, families can get curious together while singing, laughing, and dancing along during this unforgettable adventure full of fun and discovery.
The Be Like Blippi Tour invites you to break out your orange Blippi glasses and ignite that spark of curiosity that lives inside every single one of us and share in an unforgettable experience that encourages kids to… Be Like Blippi!
For the Be Like Blippi Tour, the characters Blippi and Meekah will be played by professional stage performers selected specifically for the tour.
Bring the whole family to M&S Bank Arena for Bluey’s Big Play, the official theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series. Packed with music, laughter, and brilliant puppetry, this show is an unforgettable experience for children and adults alike.
Why Parents Love It:
⭐ Perfect for little ones: recommended for ages 2+
⭐ Runs around 50 minutes with no interval – easy to fit into your day
⭐Engaging puppets, original songs, and stories inspired by imaginative play
⭐Designed for family enjoyment – adults will laugh just as much as the kids
After performing his smash-hit show ‘Horizons’ to nearly half a million people across the world, Professor Brian Cox is back with his new world tour Emergence.
Brian has appeared in many landmark science programmes for BBC radio and television over the last 15 years, from the Peabody Award-winning Wonders of the Solar System to the world-wide hit series The Planets.
Professor Brian Cox said: “I’ve loved creating Emergence – it’s the most ambitious live show I’ve ever written. I’ve been very lucky to collaborate with a wonderful group of scientists, musicians, filmmakers and graphic artists to bring cosmology, biology, philosophy and history to the largest and most advanced LED screens available, with the best sound and lights I could find. I hope the show is an all-encompassing experience, and I hope it leaves everyone, whether they love science or music or history, or simply contemplating the beauty of Nature, with something new to think about.”
No props. No costumes. Just people telling a story that has shaped cultures and conversations for centuries.
A simple, powerful live performance that brings history’s most influential story to life.
The Mark Drama invites you to explore big themes – justice, compassion, power, sacrifice, and hope – through an unforgettable shared experience. It is a theatre-in-the-round performance, and in just 90 minutes, you will see every event and hear nearly every word spoken by Jesus as recorded in the book of Mark in the Bible.
Whether you’re familiar with the story or hearing it for the first time, come along and join the conversation.
Families are invited to experience the magic of The Wiggles live in The Wiggles Tree of Wisdom Spectacular, their biggest and brightest show yet. This high-energy, all-ages concert promises a joyful celebration packed with surprises, sing-along moments and plenty of dancing from start to finish ?✨
Audiences can enjoy beloved classics including Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Fruit Salad Yummy Yummy and Hot Potato, alongside newer favourites such as Big Red Ute and Bin Night. Whether it’s a first Wiggles concert or a family tradition, this colourful live experience is designed to create lasting memories for fans of all ages.
SONG present the extraordinary and uplifting tale of Whistle Down the Wind.
Prepare to be swept away by this powerful and moving musical originally created by legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Jim Steinman.
Inspired by the beloved novel by Mary Hayley Bell, Whistle Down the Wind explores trust, redemption and the enduring power of hope. After discovering a mysterious stranger hiding in their barn, a group of local children fiercely protect him – unaware of the danger hidden behind their innocent faith.
With a soaring score, heartfelt storytelling, and moments of tender drama, SONG are thrilled to bring this compelling production to stage.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with The Really Useful Group.
Age guidance 11+ with parental discretion.
Southport’s Most Enchanting Pantomime Yet!
Cinderella is The Atkinson’s 2026 Christmas Pantomime.
Join us at The Atkinson for another spectacular Christmas pantomime guaranteed to delight all ages. Oh, yes it will!
This festive production is brought you to by KD Theatre Productions, the hitmakers behind ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (2025), ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (2024) and ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’ (2023).
Expect magic, romance and wicked sisters as Cinders goes from rags to riches!
This sparkling production promises everything you love about The Atkinson pantomime – dazzling costumes, hilarious comedy, live music and a little bit of pumpkin spice…
Orphaned…Oppressed…Unbreakable.
Jane Eyre’s fight for freedom, happiness and a sense of belonging, blazes from the cruelty of her childhood to the creepy corridors of Thornfield Hall, where she discovers passion, dark secrets, and a love that overcomes every obstacle.
Charlotte Brontë’s gothic romance, swept against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, with a haunting atmosphere and unforgettable emotion, tells a story of independence, resilience, and the courage to follow one’s heart.
Thrillingly brought to life in a new staging by Conn Artists Theatre Company, following on from their recent adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd, and performed with an ensemble cast of five actors with original music and songs.
The play will be directed by Nick Young (RSC and Connaught Theatre, Worthing).
Jane Eyre is a GCSE set text on AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas school examination boards.
Angel Field Festival is an exciting week-long multi-arts festival at The Capstone Theatre and Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus, taking place from Friday 17th April until Saturday 25th April.
Not to be missed, expect an enthralling and diverse programme of music, art, dance, film, workshops and discussion.
Angel Field Festival presents, Built on Bach – Neil Cowley Trio, The Loose Moose String Band & The Speakeasy Bootleg Band: A Double Bill Concert, Electronic Music Triple Bill: Ian Boddy / Sulk Rooms / Field Lines Cartographer, Liverpool Hope University Musical Theatre Summer Showcase and loads more.
