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Arts and Culture
Creative Spotlight: In Conversation – Sorrell Kerrison
Sorrell Kerrison — Threading Colour, Chaos and Compassion In the vast and vibrant landscape of contemporary textile art, few voices hum with as much honesty, energy, and defiant colour as Sorrell Kerrison’s. A self-taught embroiderer, musician, and multidisciplinary artist now based in Liverpool, Kerrison’s practice is a deeply personal dialogue between sound, texture, and emotion — a visual symphony where needle and thread replace strings and frets. Once a touring musician and frontwoman, she has…
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Arts and Culture
Ken Horton: A Life In Colour Exhibition Coming To The Cornerstone Gallery
Rhythm, light and colour – Ken Horton steps back into the spotlight… Ken Horton’s upcoming exhibition at The Cornerstone Gallery, A Life in Colour, offers Liverpool audiences the chance to step inside the creative world of one of the city’s most quietly influential artists. Running from 6 November to 18 December 2025, this retrospective gathers together paintings spanning more than forty years – from figurative beginnings to luminous geometric abstractions that pulse with life and…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Review: Weeping Bank’s Way Marker at Unity Theatre
A superbly haunting tale that whispers beyond the stage and into the Liverpool night. In the candlelit hush of the Unity Theatre, Weeping Bank’s Way Marker unfolded like a folktale rediscovered: something ancient, unearthed from the soil of England’s darker, sodden corners. The company’s UK tour arrived in Liverpool tonight, the eve of Halloween. The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, and the city itself feels that familiar tilt toward the mysterious…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Bad Lads: Mike Kenny and Jenny Sealey on Turning Testimony into Theatre
Truth, Trauma and the Power of Telling… Theatre has the power not just to reflect society but to bear witness—and with Bad Lads, writer Mike Kenny and director Jenny Sealey fulfil that charge with uncommon courage and integrity. Rooted in the testimony of men who endured life inside the Medomsley Youth Detention Centre in County Durham during the 1980s, the production reaches beyond drama into urgent social reckoning. Kenny, best known for his versatility and…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Nick Lane Brings a New Sherlock Holmes Mystery to Life at Shakespeare North Playhouse
From Page to Stage: Stitching Together the Holmesian World… Running from the 5th to the 8th this November, the ever-inventive Blackeyed Theatre brings its latest touring production, Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty, to Prescot’s Shakespeare North Playhouse — promising mystery, intrigue, and a thrilling night at the theatre. Adapted by Nick Lane from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this brand-new play takes audiences back to London, 1901. The Empire trembles as Queen…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Weeping Bank’s ‘Way Marker’ to Haunt Liverpool’s Unity Theatre This Halloween
The Chills Are Coming: Liverpool Unity Theatre to Host an Evening of Ghostly Tales… After a sold-out tour of the Midlands and an acclaimed appearance at the UK Ghost Story Festival, the unique and unnerving storytelling of The Librarian of Weeping Bank is set to captivate Liverpool for the first time. On Thursday 30 October the intimate setting of the Unity Theatre will be transformed into the candlelit study of the enigmatic Librarian for a…
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Theatre in Liverpool
A Fairytale Spectacle: The Sleeping Beauty Coming To Liverpool Empire
If you’re after a little magic this October, then step inside the Liverpool Empire and prepare to be transported. English National Ballet are bringing Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty to town, and it’s an evening that promises pure wonder. We all know the story – Princess Aurora cursed at birth by the deliciously wicked Carabosse, doomed to prick her finger on her 16th birthday. But thanks to the Lilac Fairy’s intervention, death is swapped…
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Music
In Conversation – Rachael Jean Harris
Wildly original and beautifully human — Rachael Jean Harris has a voice that makes the everyday feel profound… Liverpool singer-songwriter Rachael Jean Harris appears as part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series at Liverpool’s Tung Auditorium on Wednesday 22nd October 2025. Rachael has been described by BBC6 Music as “wildly original,” fusing folk, jazz, and progressive elements to carry listeners through evocative narratives. Long a devotee to the richness of language, poetic imagery,…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Lost Atoms – A Frantic Exploration of Love and Memory
Frantic Assembly’s Lost Atoms is a raw, physical dive into love, loss and the fragile nature of memory. Written by Anna Jordan (Yen, The Unreturning, Succession), and directed by Frantic’s Scott Graham, this new production fuses movement, light and sound to explore how we remember — and misremember — the people who shape us. Jess and Robbie (Hannah Sinclair Robinson and Joe Layton) meet in a liminal “No Man’s Land”, where fragments of their past…
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Arts and Culture
Creative Spotlight: In Conversation – Blaise Drummond
Between Nature and Architecture: Blaise Drummond’s Quiet Pursuit of Balance. In the latest instalment of the Liverpool Noise 2025 Creative Spotlight series, we turn our attention to Blaise Drummond, a Liverpool-born artist whose work quietly excavates the tensions between the built environment and the natural world. Raised on the fringes of the city—suburban Heswall, in his case—with marshes, untamed patches of land and the edge of industry always in view, Drummond’s early years planted the…
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Arts and Culture
Wirral Poetry Festival 2025: Poetry Swaps The Page For The Stage
This weekend, Port Sunlight transforms into a living stage as the Wirral Poetry Festival 2025 arrives on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October. With its rich mix of performances, competitions, workshops, and community events, the festival is set to be one of the most welcoming and vibrant arts gatherings on Merseyside this autumn. For two days, the village’s theatres, galleries, and green spaces will become poetry hubs. Expect a programme that moves effortlessly from family-friendly sessions to bold, cross-arts performances.…
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Music
Sarathy Korwar Talks INDIKA Festival and His Forthcoming Album
Future Yard continues to cement its reputation as the place to catch boundary-pushing music, and this November it plays host to Sarathy Korwar as part of the city-wide INDIKA Festival. Curated by Milap, INDIKA is a celebration of contemporary and classical Indian arts, and Korwar’s appearance feels like a perfect fit. Born in the US, raised in India and now based in London, Korwar’s sound is impossible to pin down. Rooted in Indian classical rhythm…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Valley Community Theatre Brings Powerful Double Bill to Liverpool
This October, Valley Community Theatre presents a striking double bill of theatre that blends history, activism and raw contemporary storytelling. On Monday 6 October (Valley Theatre, Childwall Valley Road) and Tuesday 7 October (The Studio Beyond, Wood Street), audiences can experience The Ballad of Crooked Lane and Wake – two works that promise to challenge, move and inspire. At the heart of the evening is The Ballad of Crooked Lane, a new play that shines a light on one of…
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Music
In Conversation – Alan O’Hare
Thirteen Years, One Tradition: Alan O’Hare on Keeping the String Show Special. For thirteen years, Alan O’Hare — the singer-songwriter behind Only Child — has captivated audiences with a unique annual show: a folk-rock performance transformed by the classical grace of a string quartet. This year, the gig returns to Prohibition Studios for the second time, a venue chosen for its remarkable intimacy. With only 45 seats, the space allows the audience to feel the music, making the concert…
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Arts and Culture
Give Poetry A Chance Brings Poetry on the Fringe Back to Liverpool Fringe 2025
Liverpool’s thriving poetry scene is once again stepping into the spotlight this October as Give Poetry A Chance presents the fourth edition of Poetry on the Fringe, part of the Liverpool Fringe Festival 2025. The much-loved evening of spoken word takes place upstairs at The Ship & Mitre on Dale Street, Wednesday 8 October, promising a free night of verse, rhythm and reflection in one of the city’s best-loved pubs. Since its founding in 2019,…
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Music
In Conversation – Mark Simpson
An Architect of Sound: From Liverpool’s Streets to the Global Stage. Hailing from Liverpool’s vibrant and culturally rich landscape, composer and clarinettist Mark Simpson returns to his roots as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s (RLPO) new Artist in Residence. This residency marks a significant artistic homecoming for the musician, whose journey from a young Liverpudlian with a free clarinet to an internationally acclaimed composer is a testament to both his prodigious talent and the city’s…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Preview: Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell – Liverpool Playhouse 16 – 20 September
A Dance of Lonely Hearts Arrives in Liverpool. Matthew Bourne, the UK’s most acclaimed and popular choreographer, is bringing his latest production, The Midnight Bell, to the Liverpool Playhouse this September 2025. A poignant and deeply human work, the ballet draws inspiration from the novels of renowned British author Patrick Hamilton, known for his powerful and truthful portrayals of London life in the 1930s. Hamilton, whose most famous works, Rope and Gaslight, were adapted into…
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Arts and Culture
Creative Spotlight: In Conversation – Gay Caul
Finding Equilibrium: The Geometry of Regenerated Spaces. Stepping into the world of artist Gay Caul is to encounter a captivating dialogue between urban landscapes and geometric abstraction. Her work, deeply rooted in an engagement with regenerated dockland areas, translates the dynamic tension and relationships found within these spaces into a language of hard-edged forms and bold lines. Gay Caul’s reductive approach strips back the complexities of urbanisation, focusing on the fundamental structures and their interplay.…
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Arts and Culture
The 52 for 26 Poetry Project: Celebrating Merseyside’s Poetic Voices
Liverpool Noise, a cornerstone for celebrating Merseyside’s arts and culture, is thrilled to announce its most ambitious literary project yet: 52 for 26! This initiative will shine a spotlight on the region’s incredible poetic talent by publishing a new poem from a local artist every Friday throughout the entire year of 2026. This project is a direct extension of our mission to champion local creativity and provide a valuable platform for artists of all disciplines.…
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Theatre in Liverpool
Preview: Picnic At Hanging Rock Comes To The Hope Street Theatre This August
Beyond the Mystery: DizzyLovesLizzy Connects ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ to Empire’s Shadow… DizzyLovesLizzy, a young Liverpool-based theatre company, is set to bring Tom Wright’s adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock to the city, and it promises to be a thought- provoking experience. Adapted from Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel, this production isn’t just a re-telling; it’s a re-examination of a story deeply embedded in Australian folklore, exploring themes of fear, dread, and girlhood in the vast…
