Molly Farquhar is your facilitator who is taking her award winning one-woman show, Hairy Bastard, to Edinburgh Fringe this year. She will be on hand to guide you in writing your own solo performance whether it is auto-biographical or fiction.
What to expect:
Finding your Story
Setting the Journey of your character
What should/shouldn’t I share
Adding humour
Giving the light and shade a rhythm
Avoiding the Pitfalls such as self-indulgence.
Cutting and editing your show
Please be on time, wear comfortable clothes and bring a notebook and pen.
Join Culture Liverpool Resident Artist, Dora Colquhoun, at a series of family-friendly workshops exploring the meaning of home.
Dora, and co-facilitator Og the Giant, will be hosting a series of family workshops at Spellow Community Hub and Library. The pair will lead fun creative exercises for attendees of all ages to explore the concept of home.
Dora Colquhoun is a neurodivergent writer, facilitator, performer, and theatre maker. Her original shows (ADHD The Musical, and The Lodger) have both met with rave reviews, and are headed to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Co-facilitator Og the Giant (AKA Isaac Nixon) is a Liverpool based children’s storyteller, with a wealth of experience working with families to unlock their imagination through play and storytelling.
Together, Dora and Og will deliver these creative workshops for families to explore what home means to them.
Join an interactive voyage of discovery for all ages around the Museum of Liverpool’s Wondrous Place gallery.
Discover how Liverpool became the pop capital of the world as we celebrate Liverpool’s creative entertainers, musicians and so much more. This is a very special welcome and introduction to our musical heritage, during a week in which Liverpool platforms its musical talent. Pop quiz responses and singing aren’t compulsory!
The safaris take place at 3pm on 3-4 May, 19-22 June, 24-26 August 2025
Each song city safari takes around 30-45 minutes.
Tickets
There are a limited number of tickets available for each song city safari, which cost £5 per adult and £2 per child aged 6 years to 17 years old. Tickets can be booked on this page and will be available nearer the time.
Join acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith and award-winning applied arts practitioner Lynsey O’Sullivan for a day of play, discussion, and action.
This day will see three performances of plays from the ongoing project PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: A CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY, HOW CAN WE BE MORE ANTI-RACIST? and THE ACTIONS. These plays tackle the climate emergency, inequality and political activism. They are plays designed to be read aloud together and then discussed. They are plays where the people in the room play the people in the play. Plays that ask questions of acting in both a theatrical and ethical sense.
Audience-participants for this special event will each be given a copy of a new publication containing the plays. Over the course of the day, through the activity, they will be trained in how to undertake performances themselves. Following it, they can then organise them for their own communities and constituencies, free of any charge.
All are welcome. Lunch will be provided. They’d like people from diverse places to join us – arts and educational institutions, community and grassroots organisations, freelance artists and interested individuals. For this reason, tickets are being offered on a pay what you can afford basis between £15 and £45.
They suggest a price of £15 for freelancers and individuals, £25 for teachers, youth workers and those representing smaller arts organisations, and £45 for participants representing bigger institutions such as arts centres and universities. Please do consider paying what you can, as it will allow us to offer bursary places and support for those who for whatever reason are not able to afford to attend.
Take the opportunity to discover some of the secrets of Sudley House. Join their Participation Team for a family-friendly look around this wonderful historic home, and together uncover some of the secrets of the house and of George Holt and his family.
Find out more about Sudley’s wartime past, the House’s hidden safe and much more.
Each Secrets of Sudley House session has a limited number of tickets available. £5.00 per adult and £2.00 per child aged 6 years to 17 years old.
Spend a relaxing afternoon in Sudley House Art Gallery learning a new skill and getting to know new people. In this session they will be creating unique artworks using the technique of paint mixing and pouring to create truly unique pieces.
Their friendly facilitator will guide you through the process to create a selection of smaller and larger artworks for you to take home.
There is no need to have any experience, just bring yourself and some enthusiasm. Whilst your works are drying they will take the opportunity to head to the café for a chat. You never know, you might leave with a new friend as well as a new artwork!
This session is perfect for adults over the age of 18 who are interested and inspired to continue making art. Your £20 ticket includes materials, a facilitator and a hot drink in the café.
Please note that it may take a while for your works to dry and so it may be necessary for you to return to Sudley House later that week to collect your pieces.
This session is perfect for adults over the age of 18 who are interested and inspired to continue making art.
Tickets are £20 and includes materials, facilitator, and a hot drink in the café.
This workshop will now be led by Sharon Colpman.
What to expect:
The key function of dialogue in a script
Writing effective dialogue and what it is.
Making people sound different using hierarchy, mood and local colour
Developing natural Dialogue
Practical exercises to explore what we have learnt
Editing your dialogue and avoiding bad habits
Please be on time, wear comfortable clothes and bring a notebook and pen
Edward Gray writer of Passing Moustache and director of obscurest style plays will be your facilitator. Learning his craft in an era of protest and political theatre Ted’s work could never be called dull or predictable.
What to expect:
The essence of storytelling
What defines a great story
How to break the rules
How to turn left instead of right
How to avoid the pitfalls of predictability
Going outside what you know without falling for stereotypes.
Please be on time, wear comfortable clothes and bring a notebook and pen
Learn the basics of etching, one of the oldest & most unique printmaking processes, at the historical Bluecoat Print Studios.
During this one day course you will learn the basics of copper sulphate etching, including learning about the history, tools & materials of etching and the chemical processes involved in creating a copper sulphate etched plate, as well as inking and printing your design on our fabulous century old Hughes & Kimber Etching Press.
On this course for beginners you will be guided through every step of the etching process from start to finish, leaving with having created a finished edition of prints. All materials are provided on the day as well as a booklet to take away detailing the processes learnt.
The course is available to book on the following dates:Sat 21 Jun, 11am-5pmSat 9 Aug, 11am-5pm
Tickets: £80 (all materials included)
Join Bluecoat for this enjoyable and informative workshop session where you’ll discover the art of TetraPak printing.
TetraPak printing is a more environmentally friendly version of intaglio printing that utilizes discarded TetraPak cartons as printing plates.
By pressing, carving, and tearing the inner surface of a TetraPak carton, you can produce a range of textures and gradients on a single layer. Ink is applied to the recessed areas of the plate, which is then passed through a press to transfer the design onto paper. This method is ideal for beginners, offering a straightforward, enjoyable, and chemical-free way to explore the intaglio process.
You’ll explore the techniques and theory behind this unique and accessible printing method and create your own small edition of TetraPak prints using our century-old etching press. You will be guided through every step of the process from start to finish, leaving with confidence in tetrapak printing and having created a small finished edition of prints to take home with you.
All materials you will use are included in the cost of the course, but you are welcome to bring along your own if you choose. Their studios are environmentally friendly where possible and use greener methods of screen printing, such as water-based acrylic inks. Completing this course will act as an Induction to book into their Intaglio Studio should you wish to.
