World Museum going out into the wild!
Each month the Participation team will be set loose on Gallery, bringing their handling collections out for you to explore and enjoy.
Keep your eyes peeled for their team and their trolley full of incredible stories and specimens.
Meet Decorative Art Curator Nicola Scott in the Main Hall of the gallery to explore some items from the stores.
Objects include items such as ceramic decorative panels for snuff boxes and opera glasses.
This is a drop in session on gallery, no need to book.
The piece is told by Kitty’s statue, come to life as a friendly ghost. It is a highly animated portrayal and physical performance, as Kitty relays her fascinating ‘against all odds’ story of how she has become the only female statue in St George’s Hall.
The audiences will leave with Kitty’s “I can” philosophy. They might also accept her challenge to help get more female statues in St George’s Hall and gardens!
History lovers, local, national and international, feminists, those from Irish backgrounds and Liverpudlians will all have a natural connection with this theatre piece.
Following on from its hugely-successful production of Fiddler on the Roof, The Bentley Operatic Society, Liverpool’s oldest musical theatre group, is presenting Made in Dagenham.
The event is held at the Capstone Theatre from Wednesday 20th to Saturday 23rd April (7.30pm each evening plus a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm).
This hit-musical is based on the 2010 film about the women workers’ strike for equal pay at Ford’s Dagenham and Halewood factories. It’s an incredibly lively and humorous piece full of 60’s-style music that will have the audience “rockin’ in the aisles!”
Tickets (£16 each) are available online via https://www.ticketsource.co.
Let’s go back to Victorian Liverpool and trail around some of the places that used to be inhabited by local heroine Catherine Wilkinson, or “Kitty” as we all know her.
This Iconic Liverpool legend overcame all adversity to become a pioneer of the washhouse and public baths, saving lives from cholera.
Starting the tour at St Georges Hall, they will visit The Bluecoat, the former site of the Old Dock, Renshaw Street Chapel, the Workhouse, and Kitty’s Grave at St James Cemetery.
They will be led by Kitty Wilkinson’s statue (played by actress Samantha Alton) and she will relay her life and times in Victorian Liverpool.
The tour begins at the steps of St Georges Hall by the War Memorial and will last around 2 hours.
Head along and celebrate The Royal Standard’s sixteen birthday. It’s going to be a wild night and they’re so excited!
Join them on the night where they’ll be hosting amazing performances by some of their lovely studio members (line up TBA) and serving some fancy drinks from their very own special cocktail bar. You definitely don’t want to miss it!
All profits raised from the night go straight back into TRS, continuing to support their studio members and develop their creative community.
The stunning 16th century Leasowe Castle Hotel & Grounds are proud to be hosting the Platinum Jubilee Festival from June 2nd to 5th to celebrate the Queen’s remarkable and unprecedented 70 years on the throne.
Expect a family fun-filled four days of Live Music, Food & Drink, Live Screenings of Pageantry and Concerts, Exhibitions, Arts & Crafts, Kids Entertainment and more, including the lighting of the beacon on Thursday 2nd June.
This is the perfect way to celebrate the historic Platinum Jubilee over the bank holidays.
Early Bird Tickets for the full 4 days & nights inclusive are £25 for adults and £12.50 for children (age 5-16) with no entry fee for under 5s. Daily Early Bird Tickets also available from £10 for adults and £5 for children.
Book now via Skiddle.
Think Shakespeare is long, boring and complicated? Think again! This workshop will help you sort your soliloquys from your silly sayings in no time.
The friendly team will tell you everything you need to know ahead of Globe on Tour’s performance of Julius Caesar this June, leaving you to sit back and enjoy the show happy in the knowledge that you won’t miss a single pun or plot twist.
No experience of Shakespeare necessary.
‘Things done well,
and with care, exempt themselves from fear’
– from Henry VIII, William Shakespeare
Outdoor dining in the Secret Garden returns for four days this Easter weekend.
Choose from a carefully crafted menu of fresh homemade dishes from their locally sourced trusted suppliers including Liverpool Cheese Company, Handyman Gin and Love Lane Brewery.
Tables of up to six people can be booked online now for a £10 deposit that is taken off your final bill. Deposits are non-refundable.
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ― from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Join The Reader for a morning or afternoon of seed planting in the Mansion House garden.
Whether you are completely new to gardening or know a thing or two about seeds already, come along to…
Develop your gardening skills
Learn about natural heritage
Explore the important role plants play in our lives
Meet new people and spend time outdoors together
Thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, this activity is free of charge for anyone to enjoy, please let us know if you book a ticket and can no longer make it.
This event will be cancelled in extreme weather conditions and we recommend wearing appropriate clothes for gardening outdoors. This activity is wheelchair accessible and seats can be provided for those that need them.
Age guidance: 13+.
Wildflowers – 10 April, 11am – 1pm
Sweet peas – 15 May, 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm
Sunflowers – 12 June, 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm
‘I am the seed
that grew the tree
that gave the wood
to make the page
to fill the book with poetry’
– from ‘Windsong’ by Judith Nicholls