Liverpool’s iconic waterfront will host a "ground-breaking" inclusive sport and culture event in May 2027, bringing together international athletes and artists in a new festival of unity, sport and creativity. Delivered by UKEL, a new, independent company established to host and deliver major international sporting events in the UK, the original ... Read More...
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FACT has submitted plans for a new "immersive" art installation inside the disused Toxteth Reservoir. The Liverpool arts centre was awarded £250,000 last November from Arts Council England for ‘Rewire’. The visitor experience aims to explore the “power and effect of individual agency in the connected digital and physical world” with robotic ... Read More...
Outdoor spaces, community places: Liverpool's green communities In January, Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson reportedly confirmed that houses will no longer be built on Sefton Park Meadows and instead called for ideas on how the green space could be used by the community. Should that vision be realised, it'll join a ... Read More...
Liverpool’s Royal Court is to annually receive Arts Council England funding as it becomes a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) next year. The newly announced recognition for the theatre, which will take effect from April 2018, will give it the same national status as city venues including Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and Liverpool ... Read More...
An outdoor tour of William Shakespeare’s 'The Tempest' is coming to the Liverpool City Region this summer. MATE Productions' take on the literary classic will kick off with a date at Prescot Woodland Theatre on the grounds of Prescot Parish Church before visiting other open-air venues in Merseyside. Supported by Arts Council England, the ... Read More...
Confirmation of a £5 million funding boost for Knowsley’s Shakespeare North Playhouse has been hailed a “huge seal of approval and vote of confidence”. Arts Council England finalised the contribution, which was pledged by the Chancellor in the May 2016 budget, yesterday (10 May). John Flaherty, executive director of place at Knowsley ... Read More...
A new community path has opened up in Croxteth to connect the community with local woodlands and Croxteth Country Park. Locals were previously required to take a 1.5-mile detour to reach the park, but the Cowies Meadow and Brooks Way route reduces the distance to 150m on foot. The project was led by The ... Read More...
New visualisations showing how Liverpool’s Unity Theatre will look when its redevelopment is complete have been revealed. Theatregoers will benefit from improved front-of-house spaces at the Hope Place venue, which has been working with architects K2 and contractors Vivark to deliver the £845,000 Build Unity Better project. Unity Theatre closed its doors ... Read More...
Liverpool's Royal Court has landed £2 million in Arts Council England funding for its ongoing refurbishment programme. The money will go towards 'Act III' of the performing arts venue's transformation, which will see a new 150-seat studio space added to the theatre's basement. The basement venue will host small comedy shows, music events and ... Read More...
The Unity Theatre's £845,000 transformation is officially underway following the exchange of contracts between the venue and building firm Vivark. The milestone coincides with a funding boost for the performing arts organisation, which has secured an additional £60,000 in contributions towards its Build Unity Better project. PH Holt Foundation and Garfield Western Foundation have pledged £10,000 and £50,000 ... Read More...