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Festivals Exhibitions Performances It's Liverpool What’s on 23-29 June Festivals Exhibitions Performances it’s liverpool Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other Love Songs), Everyman Theatre Everyman Songs), Love other (and in a Suitcase Dog Dead ifb2014.com/culture One City #OneCityOneSummer @IFB2014 One Summer @VisitLiverpool it’s liverpool Rich in culture, Liverpool’s often number of new commissions and a festival collective approach creates surprising every weekend. You won’t have time to take and unmissable events that are the rocket in everything, but you can always come fuel for the city’s renaissance and its back to experience Liverpool’s unique and international aspirations. distinctive cultural life, all year round. Both its grand and more intimate spaces Theatre in Liverpool has continued to host unique experiences where heritage thrive since 2008 and this year has seen the mixes with contemporary culture. Liverpool much-heralded reopening of the Everyman is home to some of the finest international on Hope Street. The Everyman presents art collections and cultural organisations, the première of Dead Dog in a Suitcase, a shaped by its compelling history, and we satirical play full of corporate conspiracy use these to look to the future with art created with Kneehigh Theatre and Charles and performances that are fresh, exciting Hazlewood, until 12 July. and bold. Elsewhere, John Power stars in the title role You can get your cultural fix in Liverpool at in Lennon – The Musical at the Royal Court any time of the year but this summer as until 19 July, Wolf Red is at the Unity Theatre part of the One City, One Summer cultural from 24-26 June, and looking forward, the programme for the International Festival for Playhouse has the regional premiere of Business (IFB) 2014, the city’s theatres, its Betty Blue Eyes from 9 July – 2 August and orchestra, festivals, galleries, museums and Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall’s Gaffer is performers of every kind present a sparkling at the Unity Theatre from 26 June – 5 July. season of over 120 events that includes a THIS WEEK’S EVENTS For further details visit ifb2014.com/culture 23 JUNE Ticketed 25 JUNE Ticketed JASON DERULO ONCE IN A LIFETIME Echo Arena Echo Arena Jason Derulo has become a A unique opportunity to major chart sensation since see The Osmonds, David he first burst onto the scene Essex, Showaddywaddy in 2009 with his debut track and the legendary Bay City ‘Whatcha Say’. Rollers all on one stage at Echo Arena. 24 JUNE Ticketed 25 JUNE Ticketed AFTERNOON TEA AT THE ATHENAEUM MIDWEEK MOZART Athenaeum St. George’s Hall Concert An opportunity to visit the Room Athenaeum and have a tour A showcase for the wind of one of the finest private players of the Royal Liverpool members’ clubs in the UK. Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Principal Oboe, 24-26 JUNE Ticketed Jonathan Small. WOLF RED 25 JUNE Ticketed Unity Theatre BOTH SIDES NOW: Deep in the dark woods, a CHINESE SHORTS woman is held prisoner. But is her captor a predator of the FACT body or her mind? Fairytale A new collection of short and reality blur in Wolf Red. films and video from China. UNTIL 12 JULY 2014 Ticketed DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE (AND OTHER LOVE SONGS) Everyman Theatre Everyman and Kneehigh collaborate on a radical new version of the Beggar’s Opera, John Gay’s classic musical satire. Bursting with wit, wonder and weirdness. THIS WEEK’S EVENTS 27-29 JUNE Free MARK-IT: LIVERPOOL STREET ART FESTIVAL 26 JUNE Ticketed Baltic Triangle THEATRE: Drawing from the wide inventive world of GHOSTS BY outdoor arts – from the best of paint graffiti to HENRIK IBSEN yarnbombing, tiny worlds, concrete pelotons FACT and paste-ups. FACT presents Richard Eyre’s adaptation of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen in a 26 JUNE Ticketed one-off show captured live at Trafalgar Studios. THE EAGLES 26 JUNE Ticketed Echo Arena GIANNI RUSSO: ONE NIGHT ONLY The Eagles – Glenn Frey, Static Gallery Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Static Gallery are proud to present an evening Timothy B. Schmit – will with the world famous Gianni Russo who will perform classics spanning their career, including perform the songs of Frank Sinatra. Russo will some that have never been performed live. recreate one of The Godfather’s iconic scenes, 26 JUNE Ticketed exploring Francis Ford Coppola’s use of the shriek of a crow as the harbinger of death. JASON MANFORD: FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS Floral Pavilion, New Brighton Jason Manford’s trademark comedy anecdotes, misunderstandings and audience banter delivered with his unique likeable charm and intelligent wit. ONGOING EVENTS For further details visit ifb2014.com/culture UNTIL 27 JUNE 2014 Free UNTIL 1 JULY 2014 Free FUTURE CITY 20TH CENTURY CHIC Albert Dock Sudley House The third and final pop up Charting 100 years of exhibition in Placed’s Hidden women’s fashion, from the corsets and Liverpool series, which explores petticoats of the Belle Epoque to the designer- ideas for re-using the city’s labelled spandex of the 90s. empty public buildings. UNTIL 6 JULY 2014 Free UNTIL 28 JUNE 2014 Free ARTIST’S BOOK EXHIBITION MERSEYSIDE ADVENTURE Central Library SAILING TRUST – THE APPRENTICE SHIP CUP This Exhibition of Artists’ Books brings together rare UK West Coast books from the Library’s Eight traditional tall ships collection with the best of crewed by over 150 young apprentices aged 16 – contemporary artists’ books. 25 will take part in a race along the UK west coast. UNTIL 13 JULY 2014 Free UNTIL 28 JUNE 2014 Free FROM THERE TO HERE TOY STORY Museum of Liverpool Bluecoat Display Centre Exploring the changing This exhibition features the familial, social and cultural work of toy makers who history of people who have employ traditional techniques learning difficulties in Liverpool city region. to encourage children to use their imaginations. UNTIL 16 JULY 2014 Free UNTIL 30 JUNE 2014 Free FESTIVAL 31 Various venues IDEAS FACTORY Liverpool’s first official festival FACT celebrating arts and culture Explore some of the projects from refugee communities, and discourse around developed through Ideas the refugee experience over 31 days. Factory, a programme aimed at creating a community of UNTIL 19 JULY 2014 Ticketed young developers and technologists. LENNON – THE MUSICAL Royal Court Liverpool Following its incredible run last summer, the smash hit musical returns! John Power stars in this brilliant five-star production. ONGOING EVENTS UNTIL 26 JULY 2014 Free UNTIL 1 SEPT 2014 Free WORKING LIVES: THEIR SPIRITS BY HERE AND THERE LAURA FACEY Pop-up Gallery, 6th floor, International Slavery Museum 43 Castle Street Laura Facey explores not A photography exhibition from only the indescribable DaDaFest, depicting disabled people at work cruelty of slavery but also the in Liverpool and overseas, with accompanying transcendent nature of the narrative and online gallery. human spirit through a number of artworks. UNTIL 31 JULY 2014 Free UNTIL 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 Free SPANISH PAVILION ROSSETTI’S OBSESSION: Fallout Factory IMAGES OF JANE MORRIS Fallout Factory will play host to Lady Lever Art Gallery ‘Spanish Pavilion’, a new and Jane Burden Morris was the exciting collaboration between favoured model of painter Fallout Factory and overseas Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This Spanish galleries. exhibition brings together compelling examples of this pictorial obsession. UNTIL 10 AUGUST 2014 Free UNTIL 21 SEPT 2014 Free GRAYSON PERRY: APRIL ASHLEY: THE VANITY OF SMALL DIFFERENCES PORTRAIT OF A LADY Walker Art Gallery Museum of Liverpool A collection of six tapestries which explore taste, Explore April’s story through class, aspiration and identity in a British context. her previously unseen private archive. A collaborative project between National Museums Liverpool and Homotopia. UNTIL 5 OCTOBER 2014 Ticketed MONDRIAN AND HIS STUDIOS: ABSTRACTION INTO THE WORLD Tate Liverpool This new exhibition provides fresh insights into Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s practice. IFB delegates can get special £6 tickets every day UNTIL 1 SEPT 2014 Free after 3pm (usual price £10). BRUTAL EXPOSURE: THE CONGO International Slavery Museum Probably the first photographic campaign in support of human rights, documenting the exploitation experienced by Congolese people in 1900s Belgium. For further details visit ifb2014.com/culture UNTIL 5 OCTOBER 2014 Ticketed UNTIL 1 JAN 2015 Free NASREEN MOHAMEDI ST HELENA Tate Liverpool International Slavery Museum Discover the intriguing work This exhibition will focus on of Indian artist Nasreen one of the most important Mohamedi, considered a archaeological finds of recent particularly significant artist times in one of the most within the modernist tradition. remote places on earth. ONGOING Free UNTIL 1 JUNE 2015 Free DAZZLE SHIP SAIL AWAY: LIVERPOOL A dry dock near Albert SHIPPING POSTERS Dock Merseyside Maritime Museum Liverpool Biennial and This exhibition features 14 Tate Liverpool have jointly posters dating from 1888 to commissioned Carlos Cruz-Diez to ‘dazzle’ 1980, advertising Liverpool a historic pilot ship as part of 2014’s WW1 shipping companies. Some have commemorations. never been displayed before. UNTIL DECEMBER 2014 Free UNTIL DECEMBER 2017 Free A WORLD A PARTICLE TITANIC AND Victoria Gallery and Museum LIVERPOOL: THE UNTOLD STORY See the contribution Liverpool has made to Merseyside Maritime Particle Physics. See the Museum spectacular machinery This compelling exhibition explores Liverpool’s used by scientists and enjoy central role in the Titanic story, featuring interactive displays. previously unseen collections of international significance. MON, TUE, WED, FRI Ticketed (free) WORLD DANCE, ZUMBA AND YOGA ONGOING Free CLASSES AND EVENTS WALL WORK – PAUL MORRISON: The Black-E URFORMEN World dance, zumba and yoga Open Eye Gallery classes and events, high- Liverpool-born artist Paul Morrison transforms energy, fun dance classes and the facade of the gallery and adjoining public workouts taught by world space with a large monochromatic installation, dance specialists.
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