What’s on in Liverpool
Event listings for 10 – 23 March 2017
10 March
Emma Haughton
Cornerstone Theatre
Clarinettist Emma Haughton heads to Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus venue and explores progressivism in the 20th and 21st centuries, performing pieces by the likes of Elliot Carter and Louis Cahuzac.
11-12 March
MCM Comic Con
Exhibition Centre Liverpool
A two-day festival dedicated to all things movies, comics, video games, sci-fi, anime and cosplay hits the Liverpool waterfront, with a celebrity guest line-up led by ‘Flash Gordon’ star Sam J. Jones.
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14-25 March
Cyrano
Liverpool Playhouse
Edmond Rostand’s romantic comedy ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ gets the stage adaptation treatment in this new play by Deborah McAndrew.
15 March
Northern Peripheries
Bluecoat
Bluecoat continues its 300th anniversary celebration with a free panel discussion highlighting key strands of its gallery programming since the 1970s.
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16 March
2017 Gymnastics Championship
Echo Arena Liverpool
The cream of British gymnastics compete for national honours, with Team GB heroes Max Whitlock and Claudia Fragapane heading up the bill.
19 March
‘80s Invasion Tour
Philharmonic Hall
Iconic artists from the decade associated with big hair and fashion crime take to the stage, with Paul Young, Toyah, China Crisis and Martika lined up to deliver nostalgic sets.
23 March
The Trial of Josef K
LIPA
Franz Kafka’s classic tale of social turmoil and bureaucratic horror comes to life in this theatrical adaptation performed by third-year acting students.
23 March
Found Footage Festival
FACT
The Onion’s Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher from ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ return to Liverpool for another showcase of unearthed VHS gems found at thrift stores across America.
