29/05/2024
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A Dreamlike Quality of Unreality – The Many Afterlives of Anna May Wong

How to parse affection for the classics of old Hollywood with the many micro-aggressions and bare-faced instances of racism committed against actors of colour? Mike Pinnington considers a pair of exhibitions that walk...

27/05/2024
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Culture Diary w/c 27-05-2024

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from across Liverpool and beyond… Monday – Exhibition Continues (until 31 May): Life at Arena 12-4pm @ Bridewell Studios & Gallery, Liverpool – FREE Exhibition showcasing...

20/05/2024
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Culture Diary w/c 20-05-2024

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from across Liverpool and beyond… Monday – Pit and the Pendulum 6.20pm @ FACT Liverpool – £8 A timely screening of Pit and the...

13/05/2024
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Culture Diary w/c 13-05-2024

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from across Liverpool and beyond… Monday – Exhibition Continues: Infinite Encounters @ Liverpool Cathedral – FREE Group exhibition Infinite Encounters has been curated with the senses in...

13/05/2024
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Susan Leask: New Sculptures

“I’m probably unaware of how much of myself I’m giving away.” Jon Barraclough speaks with artist Susan Leask ahead of a new exhibition of her sculptural works at Liverpool’s Bridewell Studios & Gallery… It’s...

08/05/2024
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The Big Interview: Alice Christina-Corrigan

“I can’t wait to see what we can do.” Mike Pinnington spoke with actor, writer and creative access director, Alice Christina-Corrigan, about the Lowry’s Developed With programme, the strides being made for representation in...

07/05/2024
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Culture Diary w/c 06-05-2024

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from across Liverpool and beyond… Monday – Exhibition Continues: Municipal @ 50 MV, Crosby, Liverpool – FREE  Today and by appointment for the rest of the week,...

29/04/2024
Jon Ronson. Image courtesy Emli Bendixen

Culture Diary w/c 29-04-2024

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from across Liverpool and beyond… Monday – Performance: Ka Baird, Rosie Terry Toogood & Dialect, and Ancient Plastix 7pm @ the Bluecoat, Liverpool –...

23/04/2024
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As She Likes It: Christine Beckett

“The exhibition attempts to draw comparison with gender discourse in a historical context.” Curator Stephen Clarke introduces As She Likes It: Christine Beckett, a new photography exhibition foregrounding Drag Kings… Rosalind is a girl who gets...