The UK’s biggest and best live murder trial show, Murder Trial Tonight, returns to Liverpool on Sat 23rd and Sun 24th March 2024.
The immersive theatre experience is coming to the M&S Bank Arena for its second season and a new case following a sell out debut tour and glowing 5 star reviews from the West End and countless critics.
The fascinating concept invites the audience to become the jury in a live murder trial based on true events — watching the trial unfold on stage before submitting your verdict of guilty or not guilty at the end of the show.
Lauded by critics and audiences far and wide, Murder Trial Tonight is a gripping and dramatic showcase like no other.
The Civic Data Cooperative is developing plans to co-produce a data literacy museum exhibit on civic and health data about the Liverpool City Region.
They want to better understand what our residents want to learn about data to develop a data literacy museum exhibit and intend on co-creating this exhibit with local residents and community groups. The museum exhibit will provide an opportunity to introduce residents to their data commons through interactive and creative data literacy activities.
They are seeking input from the creative sector across the LCR to scope the existing work in this space, learn from local artists/exhibitors about their experiences co-creating with the community and understand what venues might be suitable to host this exhibition.
They would like to invite you to a workshop on Friday 16 February 10 – 12:00 pm at their offices in the Civic Health Innovation Labs, Liverpool Science Park, Liverpool L3 5TF. Ideally they would like to meet in person but they will also provide a hybrid option for those who are able to join online.
Meet Rachel – a 20-something actress from Boro whose funny, celebratory and politically powerful one-woman play explores her true-life experience of weight gain from size 8 to 18. From audition nerves and throwaway comments to literally breaking a leg this play is for:
Anyone who’s felt like they had to shrink themselves
Anyone who’s adapted to be more palatable to others
Anyone who’s ever put on or lost weight and been treated differently
Anyone who had free school dinners
Anyone who feels they don’t fit.
This unconventional show looks at the pitfalls of trying to have it all.
As SHE Likes It is inspired by the story of #MeToo pioneer Patricia Douglas. It’s been nearly 100 years since Patricia Douglas was lured to a studio party under the guise of a casting call, in what was perhaps the biggest, best-suppressed scandal in Hollywood history.
Through a fusion of live theatre and filmed footage, As SHE Likes It exposes the cultural legacy of sexism and exploitation that still haunts the industry to this day. A darkly comedic explosion of multimedia, verbatim, cabaret and drag; a contemporary Brechtian-style play that poses the question: How much has changed between the Hollywood of yesteryear and now?
Written by Chloe Wade and supported by Olivier Award winning playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia The Globe, Obsession Netflix), As SHE Likes It is a peek behind the sepia cigarette smoke and passionate embraces of Old Hollywood, as seen through the eyes of its archetypes.
Roll up, roll up. . . a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment – the UK’s longest running burlesque show – is back touring the nation. And, it’s bigger than ever.
Join us for the 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!
An Evening of Burlesque – they are waiting for you! Tickets on sale now!
Everything you can see and do at Liverpool ONE this February half term
It’s the first break of the year, and they’re all about Sharing the Love at Liverpool ONE as we gear up towards yet another memorable year in the city.
Half Term is the perfect opportunity to take some time to get out into the city, and tick off those brands you (and the kids!) have been waiting to try. If you’re yet to experience Gravity MAX, the sheer amount of fun on offer is about to blow you away! Just about every arcade game is on offer – there’s so much for parents and kids to get excited about. And we’re a bit of a hub for entertainment too, as the amazing leveltap, Escape Live, On the Green and Junkyard Golf Club are also on the menu for activities to get stuck into.
Kids love the dining brands we have on offer, and you will, too – the popular kids eat for less or free deals are back, with free meals at YO!, Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen and TGI Fridays, and great-value menus at GBK and Zizzi.
There’s fun to be had across the board in their shops, as kids who love toys and games can enjoy John Lewis, a world of books at Waterstones (be sure to visit their fab reading corner!) and of course, specialty shops like LEGO and Kenji.
Liverpool is the city for celebration, and we’re getting in on the action too, with stunning Chinese lanterns adorning our trees and artwork across our streets in celebration of Lunar New Year, providing the perfect backdrop to this city-wide celebration, which just gets bigger and better every year. For further information including opening times and more visit here
TomCainTheatre and Bill Elms Productions proudly presents 97+, Friday, 12th April 2024 at the Liverpool Olympia.
10/10 Perfect. Possibly the most powerful theatre show I’ve ever seen’ Writebase Liverpool Theatre Festival.
97+ is a new theatrical drama based on the 1989 Hillsborough Disaster where severe injuries led to 97 lives lost. Written and directed by Tom Cain, the new full length version of 97+ makes its debut at the Liverpool Olympia for one-night only, following its huge success and critical acclaim at Liverpool Theatre Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Set in 2012, Hillsborough survivors John and Steve each deal with the trauma they suffered as young boys, now as middle-aged men. John bottles up his emotions and only exposes them to his wife, Liz, as he regularly suffers from night terrors but avoids seeking treatment from the doctors. As opposed to Steve, who lives alone but seeks help from the hospital or the vodka bottle as his only support mechanisms. Despite countless setbacks, the Hillsborough survivors continue their fight for justice.’
97+ is written in collaboration with the Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance (H.S.A). At the end of each performance there is a donation bucket for those wishing to donate to this charity. Money raised goes towards funding Hillsborough Transformational Recovery Model, a therapy designed to help survivors overcome their trauma.
97+ aims to educate audiences on the truth of Hillsborough and raise awareness for survivors still suffering from their trauma.
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Ever felt like you were on a quest to find home and a sense of belonging? In this new work in progress Dora explores this question.
Creating an entertaining collage of storytelling, original music and playful characters, the show will explore our need for connection and community and ask what happens when it breaks down?
This sharing will be followed by a Q&A.
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK FROM PHYSICAL FEST 2023:
“Hilarious”
“It was so engaging! I wasn’t sure where it was going go, the comedy was timed perfectly and contrasted beautifully with the more ‘serious’ moments”
“Quirky, random, lighthearted, moving and very funny, engaging storytelling, Memories, Absurd, Hilarious”
Ever felt like you were on a quest to find home and a sense of belonging?
In this new work in progress Dora explores this question. Creating an entertaining collage of storytelling, original music and playful characters, the show will explore our need for connection and community and ask what happens when it breaks down? A mix of custard creams, pigeons and unrealised dreams. you will enter a world where everyone is trying to find their way back home.
Previous audiences feedback from sharing at Physical Fest 2023
‘Hilarious’
‘It was so engaging! I wasn’t sure where it was going go, the comedy was timed perfectly and contrasted beautifully with the more ‘serious’ moments”
Quirky, random, lighthearted, moving and very funny, engaging storytelling, Memories, Absurd, Hilarious’
Jam and Chemicals: Work in Progress Sharing
Ever felt like you were on a quest to find home and a sense of belonging? In this new work in progress Dora explores this question. Creating an entertaining collage of storytelling, original music and playful characters, the show will explore our need for connection and community and ask what happens when it breaks down?
A mix of custard creams, pigeons and unrealised dreams. You will enter a world where everyone is trying to find their way back home.
Previous audiences feedback from sharing at Physical Fest 2023
‘Hilarious’
‘It was so engaging! I wasn’t sure where it was going go, the comedy was timed perfectly and contrasted beautifully with the more ‘serious’ moments’
‘Quirky, random, lighthearted, moving and very funny, engaging storytelling, Memories, Absurd, Hilarious’
