The Comedy, Drama and Musical Capital of the North!
There has never been a better time to visit Liverpool to enjoy a performance at one of the many local venues that stretch across the city. The City has always actively and encouraged local theatres and comedy venues and any visitor hoping to come to the city to take in a show, will be spoilt for choice.
To begin with there is the fantastic new Echo Arena (0151 475 8888, www.echoarena.com). This 11,000 capacity venue is linked to the BT Convention centre in the Albert Dock and has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy (such as Eddie Izzard, Russell Howard and Steve Coogan) and music (Pink, Rihanna, Girls Aloud, Bryan Adams), as well as many other exciting acts, such as the MTV Europe awards, Walking with Dinosaurs, Premier League Darts and the Masters Six a Side Soccer tournament. It is a truly outstanding new venue that gives the city a true international quality events centre that certainly attracts the cream of the world’s talent to the city.
However, that is not all the city has to offer. The City Centre boasts some of the finest theatre’s in the country. The grandiose Liverpool Empire (0844 847 2525, www.liverpoolempire.org.uk) often hosts some of the best travelling musical shows in the country, as well as selected individual acts, such as Derren Brown and Derek Acorah ,as well as host of top comedians, for example confirmed for 2010 include Mark Watson, Jason Manford, Dara O’Briain and Lee Mack. Comedy lovers can also head to the Royal Court (0870 787 1866, www.royalcourtliverpool.co.uk) which not only showcases some of the best new comedy play-writing by local talents, but also hosts the Rawhide Comedy Club each week and often has comedians playing gigs. The Everyman and Playhouse Theatres (0151 709 4776, www.everymanplayhouse.com) both offer a variety of shows to suit all tastes, from reworking of the classics, such as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, to the promotion of local playwrights through to contemporary tales by some of the best writers from across the United Kingdom.
If you are a lover of classical music then the place to head is undoubtedly The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (0151 709 3789, www.liverpoolphil.com) the home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Not only does ‘the Phil’ have a lengthy list of fantastic classical shows throughout the year, but interspersed with that are several more contemporary artistes who love the chance of playing this important and historic venue. Tony Bennett, John Barrowman and Bryn Terfel are just three household names confirmed for the 2010 season, which also features a fantastic programme of concerts aimed at firing children’s enthusiasm for music. The Phil also hosts comedian’s with 2010 confirming the likes of Stephen K Amos, Lee Mack and Frankie Boyle all confirmed at this historic venue.
If you like your music a little off the beaten track and prefer to listen to some young, local bands and the occasional tribute act, then the 02 Academy is a good starting place (0844 477 2000, www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk) which has hosted the likes of The Coral, The Dead 60’s, Little Flames and The Zutons in recent times.
All these fantastic venues are just within a short walking distance of the vibrant Liverpool city centre and offer the lucky visitor a wealth of different opportunities to take in a show at one of the many fantastic venues across this historic city.
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