Liverpool - Performing

This section covers the following:

• Dance
• Festivals & Events
• Music: Activities & Workshops
• Music: Bands, Orchestras & Performers
• Music: Labels & Studios
• Music: Singing & Choral
• Theatre: Companies
• Theatre: Freelancers
• Services & Supplies
• Venues & Arts Centres

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Dance

All Things Latin
Contact: All Things Latin
5 Sandown Lane, Liverpool L15 8HY

Common Ground Sign Dance Theatre
Contact: Simeon Hart 0- Administrative Director
Gostins Building, 32-36 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 4LN
Tel: 0151 707 8033
Fax: 0151 707 8033
Email: Info@signdance.com
Common GroundÕ' performance and workshops are based on languages that are visual and spatial Ð these are the language of Sign Theatre (sign language) and dance (movement). To integrate these two mediums we bring together the common ability we all experience through visual expression, whether we are deaf or hearing. This visual expression, a fusion of sign language, dance and theatre brings deaf and hearing persons to a common understanding of a human experience.

Dance In Education
Contact: Rita Allcock - Director
23 Troutbeck Grove, St Helens WA11 7NW
Tel: 01744 20502
Email: rallcock@blueyonder.co.uk
We offer performing arts projects for schools which introduce people to a quality dance, drama and music experience by performing original work followed by workshops. We perform in a variety of venues in the community, arts centres, theatres, and choose our programme to suit the age and requirements of the audience.

Dolphin Dance Studios
Contact: B. Edmunds - Principal
3rd Floor, Russell Buildings, 8 School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT
Tel: 0151 707 1447
Fax: 0151 707 1447
Three year musical theatre course and teacher training in ISTD, IDTA and LAMDA for 16 years and above, as well as offering a dance school from 3+ covering ballet, tap, modern, all types of jazz, singing and drama.

Elizabeth Hill School Of Dance & Drama
Contact: Elizabeth HilL - Principal
46 Greenfield Road, Dentons Green, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 6SL
Tel: 01744 23220
Fax: 01744 22855
Email: ehillballet@aol.com
Classes given in Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz and Drama. Training to a high standard and excellent results obtained in RAD, ISTD and LANDA examinations. School has had winners in many national competitions including Miss Dance of Great Britain 1999 and runner up 2002. Former pupils in major companies i.e. Royal Ballet and West End Musicals.

Ferguson School Of Irish Dance
Contact: Mr George Ferguson - Dance Teacher
2 Menlove Avenue, Mossley Hill, Liverpool L18 2EE
Tel: 0151 722 0648 / 07771 884724
We represent Liverpool at Feisanna (competitions) throughout England and Ireland, up to World Championship level. We are proud ambassadors of our heritage representing Irish Dance at various shows. We are the focal point at most of the St. Patrick's celebrations and have appeared on worldwide satellite, American, BBC and local TV.

Hampson, Paula
Freelance Performer/Teacher
25 Briar Drive, Huyton, Liverpool L36 9XG
Tel: 0151 290 0843
Fax: 0151 290 0843
Email: hampson.paula@blueyonder.co.uk
Paula is a freelance dance teacher, performer and choreographer, specialising in contemporary dance and improvisation. She teaches throughout the UK within the community and education establishments. She performs with dance companies nationally and abroad. Paula also collaborates with other artists to produce dance performance work in the northwest.

Heartstone
Contact: Sita Kumari - Director
Mayfield, High Street, Dingwall, Rosshire IV15 9SS
Tel: 01349 865400
Fax: 01349 866066
Email: info@heartstone.co.uk
Heartstone challenges racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance using photography, dance and storytelling to present stories from different parts of the world connected to the issues. Photo journalism presenting stories of contemporary relevance are particularly important. The organisation stages exhibitions, performances and workshops and has an educational programme.

Ishtar
Contact: Ishtar
P.O. Box 184, Wallasey, Liverpool CH45 9XR
Tel: 07944 564302
Email: ishtar@cybodule.freeserve.co.uk
Workshops, performances, N. African dance, dance/music group with sculpture, mask-making in schools and corporate team building. Goddess workshops, national music, dance, film performances, weekly classes. For details visit website.

Liverpool Proscenium Youth Ballet
Contact: Mrs Judy Bayliss - Hon Secretary
35 Coney Crescent, Crosby, Liverpool L23 9YW
Tel: 0151 931 3061
Email: collettefenlon@hotmail.com
Liverpool's longest running youth ballet company. Founded by Colette Fenlon Byatt & Harriett Croft providing the opportunity to perform true classical ballets under the artistic director Jaakka Helkavaara at number one venues.

Liverpool Samba School
Contact: Roger Morris - Musical Director
Williamsons Tunnels, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool
Tel: 0151 734 1110
Email: rogerconga@aol.com
LSS holds weekly percussion practices. It is known nationally for its ÔCarnivalÕ club nights, festivals, corporate events, charities, community events and education projects. In the past 2 years members have represented Liverpool at the Rio carnival, Edinburgh festival, Dublin Carnival and Amsterdam International festival. Current projects include bringing carnival to Liverpool with Samba schools from Rio, and involving the children and adults in the schools projects for a carnival parade family day. Apart from all of of the good social projects that the samba school is involved with it is in fact the only samba school outside of Rio that has actually played in the Rio carnival as a group.

Merseyside Dance Initiative (MDI)
Contact: Karen Gallagher
13/15 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BQ
Tel: 0151 708 8810
Fax: 0151 707 0600
Email: info@merseysidedance.co.uk
MDI is a regional and national dance agency that aims to inspire people through dance. MDI offers studio classes, educational work, outreach and community dance projects and co-ordinates performances within the area. MDI aims to create a healthy dance culture on Merseyside by making dance as accessible as possible.

Sarker, Bisakha
Contact: Bisakha Sarker
10 Awelon Close, West Derby, Liverpool L12 5JY
Tel: 0151 256 7113
Email: bisakha@ukonline.co.uk
Bisakha Sarker, a highly experienced South Asian creative dancer in the North West has taught extensively through a broad range of education communities nationwide. Story-telling, performance and multimedia have all been incorporated in her work over the last 20 years, offering a new dimension in developing South Asian dance in the UK. Artistic Director of Chaturangan, South Asian dance development organisation nurturing South Asian dance and culture in the North West.

Festivals and Events

Africa Oye
Contact: Kenny Murray - Project Director
Gostins Building, 32-36 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 4LN
Tel: 0151 708 6305
Email: africa.oye@btconnect.com
Annually delivers June Music Festival, programming the best live music of Africa and the Caribbean. Legendary ambience, a prestigious European event, all the performances in Sefton Park are free.

BBC Big Screen Liverpool
Contact: Bren O'Callaghan - Big Screen Manager
BBC Merseyside, 31 College Lane, Liverpool L1 3DS
Tel: 0151 794 0982 / 07834 845 594
Fax: 0151 794 0988
Email: bren.ocallaghan@bbc.co.uk
The Liverpool Big Screen is a 26-metre square giant digital display in Clayton Square Liverpool, which also acts as a catalyst for city-centre based events throughout the year. These include live, exclusive relays of ballet and opera from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden each summer, music showcases in collaboration Liverpool Music Week and others, touring BBC initiatives and outside broadcasts, English Heritage Open Days, community presentations, Christmas-themed events, Grand National from Aintree, sport screenings, interactive gaming, a curated strand of both local and international video artworks and more.

Brouhaha International
Contact: Giles Agis - Director
Brouhaha International, The Alima Centre, 35 Sefton Street, Liverpool, L85SL, UK 
Tel: 0151 709 3334
Fax: 0151 709 4994
Email: giles@brouhaha.uk.com  
Brouhaha International is one of Liverpool ’s most innovative international arts organisations. Brouhaha develops and promotes culturally diverse performance work, through our annual programme of festivals and community celebrations, that impact at a local, regional, national and international level. Current areas of work are: an annual programme of arts outreach work; street festivals and community celebrations, annual national carnival arts programme, international projects.   

Clipper Ventures plc
Contact: Katie Sutherland
Shamrock Quay, William Street, Southampton SO14 5QL
Tel: 0238 023 7088
Clipper is responsible for clipper fleet racing and the Round The World Yacht Race scheduled to finish in Liverpool in May 2006

Cornerstone Festival
Contact: Prof. Stephen Pratt - Festival Director
1 Haig Street, Liverpool L3 8QB
Tel: 0151 291 3459
Fax: 0151 291 3191
Email: pratt@hope.ac.uk
The Cornerstone Festival is an annual exposition of the arts, (including Music, Dance, Drama, Fine Art and Design and Community Arts). Its emphasis is on supporting new and innovative work and includes professional, student and community presentations. The Festival is based at Hope at Everton, the Creative and Performing Arts campus of Liverpool Hope University College. It runs across two weeks in late November - early December.

DADAFEST
Contact: Gemma Nash or Carole Trenaman
1-27 Bridport Street, Liverpool L3 5QF
Tel: 0151 707 1733
Fax: 0151 708 9355
Mincom: 0151 706 0365
Email: dad@nwdaf.co.uk or carole@nwdaf.co.uk
Dadafest's 5th year will bring exciting events, workshops, performances and ‘happenings' from a wide variety of disabled and deaf artists to various venues and locations across Merseyside, 24th November - 3rd December. The community programme will be open to all ages in many arts activities. Dadafest launches with Matt Fraser at the Unity and will include a dinner and awards ceremony at the Crown Plaza.

Homotopia
Contact: Mr Gary Everett
c/o Unity Theatre, No. 1 Hope Place, Liverpool L1 9BG
Tel: 0151 233 4399
Fax: 0151 233 6333
Email: info@homotopia.org
Liverpool's first Queer Art Festival celebrating true cultural diversity: theatre, film, heritage, performance and art.

HOPES: the Hope Street Association
Contact: Hilary Burrage - Hon. Chair
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5TQ
Tel: 0151 281 0010
Email: hope.street@btconnect.com
HOPES is a registered charity involved in the physical and arts/community development of the Hope Street Quarter. We organise an annual HOTFOOT concert at Philharmonic Hall and other public events. We recently secured £2 million funding (with Liverpool Vision and NWDA) to improve the Public Realm in Hope Street.

Liverpool Comedy Trust
Contact: Jenny Liddy - Education Co-ordinator
P.O. Box 1127, Liverpool L69 3TL
Tel: 0870 443 0955 / 07763 749211
Fax: 0870 787 1241
Email: Jenny@stand-out.org
Liverpool Comedy Trust is a registered charity set up to run an annual comedy festival for Liverpool, to develop and sustain new talent and to explore comedy as an artform that can significantly enrich peoples lives. We develop and deliver a wide range of innovative educational programmes, which use comedy and humour as tool for learning, including our flagship course Stand Out, the stand up comedy course for 14-18 year olds. 

Liverpool Events Team
Contact: Lee Forde - General Manager
3rd Floor, Millennium House, Victoria Street, Liverpool L1 6JH
Tel: 0151 233 5298
Fax: 0151 233 6333
Producers of the award-winning Mathew Street Music Festival, spectacular firework displays throughout the city, the LFC "homecoming", open-air theatre, the annual HUB festval and many more unique large-scale events in Liverpool.

Liverpool Irish Festival Society
Contact: Simon Glinn Chair
5 Rutherford Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool L18 0HJ
Tel: 0151 722 2377 / 07762 943697
Fax: 0151 722 2377
Email: johna.chandler@btopenworld.com
The company produces the annual Liverpool Irish Festival, which highlights the significance of Irish traditions, music, literature, drama and art in defining Liverpool culture and status as a great European city. The 2006 Festival, to be held in October/November is the 4th annual event celebrating the links between Liverpool and Ireland. Beside c. 80 events, the Festival organises  schools and community arts projects.

Liverpool Lantern Company
Contact: Jo Pocock - Designer/Visual Artist
24 Rutland Avenue, Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 2AF
Tel: 0151 733 4286 / 07946 534752
Email: info@liverpoollanterncompany.co.uk
We are an artist-led, arts company, who produce, manager & deliver small/medium and large-scale carnival & site specific events and installations. We undertake design work & commissions and deliver workshops in carnival art forms such as lantern-making, carnival costume, processional puppets & imagery. We offer training in the above skills to a professional level.

Liverpool Now
Contact: Karin Struyk - Project Co-ordinator
Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1
Tel: 07733 323299
Fax: 0151 281 9298
Email: info@thedrybar.org

Annual week long event incorporating gigs and a series of workshops and seminars about music and the music industry. Held in February of each year this event promotes Liverpool's unsigned talent, creates opportunities and provides a progression route into the music industry.

Liverpool Performing Arts Festival
Contact: Jason Dolman - Festival Secretary
3rd Floor, Millennium House, Victoria Street, L1 6JH
Tel: 0151 233 5696
Fax: 0151 233 6333
Email: jason.dolman@liverpool.gov.uk
Every March Liverpool's civic halls play host to the annual Performing Arts Festival, (formerly the Liverpool Festival of Music Speech & Drama). Now with a dance section, there are over 200 competitions including choirs, orchestras, acting, drama and dance. All ages are catered for, and every competitor is given a certificate and a professional adjudication on their performance. A syllabus is available in September, closing date for entries is December. Spectators welcome.

Mersey River Festival
Contact: Mrs Judith Feather - Events Manager
3rd Floor, Millennium House, Victoria Street, L1 6JH
Tel: 0151 233 6354
Fax: 0151 233 6300
Email: judith.feather@liverpool.gov.uk
The UK's biggest free river festival, taking place both sides of the Mersey. The festival takes place in June and has something to offer all the family.

Milap Festival Trust
Contact: Uma S. Raman Ð Operations Manager
85 Duke Street, Liverpool L1 5AP
Tel: 0151 707 1111
Fax: 0151 707 2425
Email: info@milapfest.com
The Trust manages Milapfest, UK's premier year round South Asian arts festival. Milapfest promotes, commissions and creates artistic and community programmes in all art forms. We promote nationally as well as in the North West and are revenue clients of the Arts Council and Liverpool City Council. Monthly music events at the Philharmonic - ‘Music for the mind and Soul'. Theatre, dance and music events at Liverpool and Manchester throughout the year. Now the largest Asian Arts Festival in the UK.

Slavery Remembrance Day
Contact: Garry Morris, Project Manager
NML, P.O. Box 127, Liverpool L69 3LA

Writing On The Wall
Contact: Madeline Heneghan, estival Development Coordinator
60 Duke Street, Liverpool L1 5AA
Tel: 0151 707 4313
Fax: 0151 707 4301
Email: info@writingonthewall.org.uk
A programme of events, that culminates in an annual Festival, celebrating writing, diversity, tolerance, and story telling through humour, controversy, inquiry and debate. WoW brings internationally renowned writers to the city, whilst working with schools, young people, local communities and broader audiences to encourage and showcase local talent.

Music: Activities & Workshops

All Things Latin
Contact: All Things Latin
5 Sandown Lane, Liverpool L15 8HY

Bass Lines
Contact: Martin Dempsey Ð Director
15 Ellesmere Avenue, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 4LB
Email: basslines@blueyonder.co.uk
Mobile music workshops, specialised special needs group work. Soundscape architecture & installations. Community arts & public arts development. Cultural history & music history.

Drake Music Project
Contact: Doug Brigg s- Project Co-ordinator N.W.
63 Osbourne Road, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 2DU
Tel: 0161 225 7402
Email: dougbriggs@drakemusicproject.com
We are a national charity set up to enable physically disabled musicians to make music through the use of assistive music technology. We place equal emphasis on regular music workshops and performances Ð often working with multi media and artists from other fields.

Dry Bar @ The Picket
Contact: Karin Struyk - Project Co-ordinator
Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1
Tel: 0151 708 5318 07733 323299
Fax: 0151 281 9298
Email: info@thedrybar.org
Monthly/fortnightly music event in a professional music venue offering opportunity to young acts to perform in front of an audience and gain stage experience. Also provides event management and live music promotion training and mentoring for young people.

Frakture
Contact: Mr Phillip Morton - Co-Director
P.O. Box 1147, L69 8WH
Tel: 0151 280 9628
Fax: 0151 280 9628
Email: office@frakture.org
Frakture is about music and free improvisation to transcend your limitations in some way by use of your imagination. Frakture delivers monthly concerts, regular workshops, festivals and support for individual careers. Frakture welcomes collaborations with musicians, arts development and educational organisations and community groups.

Gateacre Youth Centre
Contact: Chrissy Jones - Centre Manager
St Stephens Close, Belle Vale Road, Liverpool L25 2PQ
Tel: 0151 488 0366
Open Mondays and Wednesdays for sports, art workshops and general youth club. Nights for music tuition, projects, song writing and band workshops.

Halewood Community Arts Centre
Contact: Claire Maddon - Director of Community Arts
The Avenue, Wood Road, Halewood, Liverpool L26 1UU
Tel: 0151 486 2951
Fax: 0151 448 1702
Email: halewoodartscollege@hotmail.com
Halewood Arts College is a community school with specialist performing arts status and a touring theatre venue. We have 2 flexible performance spaces with a capacity of 280. We are also home to our resident theatre M.A.T.E. (Merseyside Arts Theatre & Education).

Institute of Popular Music
Contact: Dr Sara Cohen
Roxby Building, Chatham Street, Liverpool L69 7ZT
Fax: 0151 794 3101

L8 Media Centre Ltd
Contact: Mr Tony Mitchell - Director
322/326 Upper Parliament Street, L8 7QL
Fax: 0151 707 0044
Community radio development, urban music technology training, DJ school and music production. L8 Media concentrates on work with Pathways Areas to develop the skills required to enter into the media world.

Listening Room
Contact: Phil Morton - Co-Curator
P.O. Box 1147, L69 8WH
Tel: 0151 280 9628
Fax: 0151 280 9628
Email: phil@click99.freeserve.co.uk
Roger Parry and Phil Morton launched the Listening Room in June 1998 initially to promote improvised music via sample CD audio and video shows. Today retrospective presentations of the achievements of improvised music are mixed with live shows, which explore new ways of performance and the phenomenology of the listening process.

Picket Ltd, The
Contact: Philip Hayes - Co-ordinator
20 Oakbank Road, Liverpool L18 1HS
Tel: 0151 733 9067 / 07835 918915
Email: loveliverpool@merseymail.com
Music concert promoters, festival organisers for local and national artists and bands. Also recording studio.

Music: Bands, Orchestras & Performers

Badger, Mike
P.O. Box 48, Liverpool L17 7JE
Tel: 0151 734 2694
Email: generator@southliverpool.freeserve.co.uk
He is an artist and musician and works freelance for Viper Labels.

Campbell, Neil
Contact: Neil Campbell
8 Armscot Place, Hunts Cross, Liverpool L25 0PD
Tel: 07931 566128
Email: info@neilcampbell.org.uk
Musician, composer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in classical guitar.

Elegant Music Company
Contact: Tony Burrage - Director
6 Rosemont Road, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 6BZ
Tel: 0151 724 3244
Email: elegant.music@btconnect.com
Elegant Music offers music for your special occasion: weddings, dinners, corporate events and also performs concerts of classical and entertaining music across Liverpool and beyond. Our musicians are all experienced, full time professional performers who enjoy sharing their enjoyment of music with everyone.

Ensemble Liverpool
Contact: Tony Burrage - Director
6 Rosemont Road, Liverpool L17 6BZ
Tel: 0151 281 0010
Email: ensemble.liverpool@btconnect.com
Ensemble Liverpool is an independent group of fully professional classical musicians. We have performed recitals & chamber music in a wide variety of concert venues in Merseyside and beyond. Amongst our interests is work by lesser known composers of The Last Century & contemporary composers, alongside standard repertoire.

Forest Rhythms
Contact: Richie Loran - Director
58 Fern Grove, Liverpool L8 0RZ
Tel: 0151 280 9337 / 07989 412008
Email: richardloram@googlemail.com
Non-profit. Promoting music & culture of Senegal - West Africa. International Senegalese musician. Leads workshops / band / drumming performances. Drum workshops since 1995 at schools, colleges and companies can cater for 25 participants. Band (8 piece). Playing for over 10 years at festivals and clubs in Britain. CDs, references & press releases available.

Lizzie Nunnery
Contact: Flat 3, 17 Percy Street
Liverpool L8 7LT
Tel: 0151 727 2509 / 07763 851090
Email: lizzienunnery@googlemail.com
www.myspace.com/lizzienunnery
www.lizzienunnery.co.uk

Inglis, Katherine
6a Heydean Walk, Allerton, Liverpool L18 9XB
Tel: 0151 494 2570
Classical/Folk/World guitarist and vocalist. Tutor with 29 years performance experience in folk clubs and schools. Also, 29 years teaching experience (private and schools) at all ages and levels.

Badger, Mike
P.O. Box 48, Liverpool L17 7JE
Tel: 0151 734 2694
Email: generator@southliverpool.freeserve.co.uk
He is an artist and musician and works freelance for Viper Labels.

Campbell, Neil
Contact: Neil Campbell
8 Armscot Place, Hunts Cross, Liverpool L25 0PD
Tel: 07931 566128
Email: info@neilcampbell.org.uk
Musician, composer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist specialising in classical guitar.

Katona, Nisha
Contact: Nisha Katona
Apartment 13, 26 Exchange Street East, Liverpool L2 3PH

Liverpool Jazz
Contact: Michael Swerdlow
213 The Colonnades, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AB
Tel: 0151 707 1002
Email: liverpooljazz@swerdlow.co.uk
Promotion and support of live jazz performance in Liverpool, jazz education, monthly jazz club and an annual international festival of jazz in Liverpool.

Liverpool Organists Association
Contact: S.R.L. Green - Secretary
Poulton Hall, Poulton Road, Wirral CH63 9LN
Tel: 0151 334 3000
Fax: 0151 334 0831
Association representing organists and organ music enthusiasts. Monthly meetings, visits, talks, quarterly newsletter and annual dinner. New members welcome.

Liverpool String Orchestra
Contact: Joan Wilson - Publicity Secretary
c/o Unitarian Church Hall, York Avenue, Liverpool L17
Tel: 0151 427 3791
The orchestra exists to enable players of bowed string instruments to enjoy the string repertoire, and to improve personal and orchestral technique in a friendly environment. The orchestra meets on Monday nights at Ullet Road Unitarian Church Hall. There is an elected committee and termly charge to cover costs.

Merseyside Youth Orchestra
Contact: Rosalind Wright - MYO Co-ordinator
Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, L1 9BP
Tel: 0151 210 2899
Fax: 0151 210 2902
Email: rosalind.wright@liverpoolphil.com
Young musicians aged between 13 and 23 perform concerts at the Philharmonic Hall 4 times a year and they rehearse on Sunday mornings. Members of the orchestra must have gained Grade 6. Auditions are held in September/October.

Paul McDowell
Contact: Paul McDowell
29 Dowhills Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 8SJ
Tel: 0151 924 8458 / 07903 757980
Email: paul@paulmcdowell.co.uk
Paul McDowell writes, records and performs his music in the UK and across
Germany. Based in Liverpool, he is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman. Chilled out and upbeat acoustic guitar tunes, heartrending and happy, with melodic vocals, Paul McDowell performs live with his band or solo with beats driven on the body of his guitar to create infectious grinding loops.

River Niger Orchestra
Contact: Olu Olaseinde MBA AIBA
10 Selbourne Close, L8 2XU
Tel: 0151 708 8059
Fax: 07957 602045
Email: alaseindeolu@homail.com
River Niger orchestra specialises in composition and performance of African and Arabic music, dance, drama and literary works. Our arts development programmes include education workshops in all art forms reflecting traditional and contemporary experiences of the African and Arab diaspora. River Niger also offers business development support and assistance to local artists and art organisations.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Contact: Michael Elliott Ð Chief Executive
Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP
Tel: 0151 210 2895
Fax: 0151 210 2902
Email: Info@liverpoolphil.com

Promoting the love of musicmaking and encouraging participation, achievement and excellence in musicmaking through: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir 10/10 new music ensemble, Rodewald Concert Society, RLPO Live, the orchestra's own label, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth, Community and Gospel Choirs, and Merseyside Youth Orchestra.

South Liverpool Rehearsal Orchestra
Contact: Gayle Clayworth - Hon. Secretary
Music Dept. Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park, Liverpool L16 9JD
Tel: 0151 291 3000
The orchestra plays serious music for fun. It meets on Tuesday evenings at Liverpool Hope University College (Christ's and Notre Dame Chapel, Hope Park, Childwall, L16 - free off road parking). There are no auditions and the small membership fee is waived for full time students. Come along and have a great time.

St Helen's Choral Society
Contact: Joyce Clavering, Publicity Officer and Vice-Chair,
www.sthelenschoral.org.uk
e:info@sthelenschoral.org.uk
Tel: 01744 604332
St Helens Choral Society is a 65-strong choir (SATB) presenting at least three concerts a year, performing a wide variety of choral music, bothlarge- and small-scale, from the last six hundred years We rehearse weekly on Mondays from 7.30-9.30pm in the centre of St
Helens, Merseyside.

Una Voce Opera Company
Contact: Miss Martha Mcaulay - Company Secretary71, Edgemoor Drive, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9UF
Tel: 0151 924 8972
Email: unavoceopera@hotmail.com
Founded 1996 to bring opera to all and all to opera at affordable prices in accessible venues, through workshops, NODA (regional 6). Affiliated to national operatic and dramatic association. Award for ‘Best Concert' 2004, A ‘Friends' group for opera enthusiasts. Also we run a junior group as well as a senior group.

Urban Strawberry Lunch
Contact: Liz Carlisle - Director
13 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BH
Tel: 0151 709 7562
Email: usl@uslbunker.demon.co.uk
Urban Strawberry Lunch are a unique combination of musicians, educators and visual artists who have been making their own instruments from bizarre and unusual objects for over a decade. USL believe that good music can be made on practically anything, anywhere. We aim to inspire enjoyment and understanding of music in others.

Music: Labels & Studios

Crash Rehearsal Studios
Contact: Mark Davies/John White - Director
11 Davies Street, Imperial Warehouse, Liverpool L1 6HB
Tel: 0151 236 0989
Fax: 0151 236 0989
City Centre Rehearsal Studio. PA/Backline/Instrument Hire Available. Storage Facilities. Block Booking & Hourly Sessions. Licensed Bar. Clients include Local & National, unsigned & Major Acts.

Groovin' Records
Contact: Mr. A.l. Willard Peterson - The Main Man
P.O. Box 39, Hoylake, Merseyside CH47 2HP
Tel: 0151 632 6156
Email: info@grovinrecords.co.uk
The Merseyside Home of Rhythm and Blues. Al Peterson is the foremost exponent in this genre on Merseyside, bands include The Lawnmower (5 piece rhythm and blues band), Willard and the Poor Boys (acoustic, electric blues trio) and The Bluesman (solo acoustic blues).New releases include Al Willard Peterson, The Lawnmower Man, ‘A Dozin Choice Cuts' (grooveoz).

Invicta Hi-Fi Records Limited
Contact: Jules Bennett - Director
Liverpool Palace, 6-10 Slater Street, Liverpool L1 4BT
Tel: 0151 709 5264
Fax: 0151 709 8439
Email: admin@invictahifi.co.uk
Invicta Hi-fi is an independent record label working with emerging talent from Liverpool and throughout the world. Demos are welcome via post. Current Posters: Ladytron, DHK, Snap Ant, The Beryl Marvin Medium, Hayleys Cake, Andy & Mari and Donald.

Lighthouse
Contact: Lighthouse
Oakfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool L4
Fax: 0151 476 2342
Liverpool Lighthouse is the UK ’s first designated Urban Gospel Arts Centre in the heart of Breckfield. Our organisation uses urban arts to engage, educate and develop a range of subgroups within society. Liverpool Lighthouse, formerly a Gaumont cinema, houses a 430 ranked seat auditorium fully equipped with a lighting and sound system, back auditorium, arts workshop, conference suite, board room, musical bistro, ICT suite, small business unit and recording studio. It is a versatile venue that hosts events on a local, regional, national and international level.

Mindwinder, The
Contact: Joe McKechnie - Individual
Email: mindwinder@hotmail.com
Music producer, remixer and DJ. Member of the band called Country Mess.

Parr Street Studios
Contact: David Fishel
33-45 Parr Street, L1 4JN
Tel: 0151 707 1050
Fax: 0151 707 1813
Email: info@parrstreet.co.uk
Parr Street Studios Liverpool is a city centre residential complex based around 3 recording studios offering mixing and tracking facilities to meet all budgets, featuring large air-conditioned rooms with daylight. The complex also has a fully licensed bar and restaurant. Parr Street Studio's Liverpool Jazz Club has been holding increasingly popular Monday evening sessions at the  Metro (bar and restaurant) in Victoria Street.  Woolton Village Jazz Club (at the Village Inn in Woolton Village). has been proving to be very popular.

 Sparks Studio/Tinderbox
Contact: Mr Frank Hawkins - Manager
24 Hardman Street, L1 9AX
Tel: 0151 709 9831
Email: sparksstudio@yahoo.com
At Tinderbox, our focus is on music recording, training and production. The commercial recordings we provide at the Pinball Studio subsidise the work we do as a youth and community based organisation. The youth and community work target young people and the disadvantaged.

Splash Sound Productions
Contact: Rick Juckes - Owner
1 Mossley Hill Drive, Liverpool L17 1AJ
Tel: 0151 724 2100 / 07973 816708
Fax: 0151 724 5813
Email: rick@splashsoundproductions.co.uk
Since 1982 we have composed music for TV, radio, film, theatre and advertising. We also record voiceovers and have a mobile digital recording service for school and church choirs. We work for all the major broadcasters Ð our music is heard all over the world.

Triple M Productions
Contact: Mike Moran - Producer/Composer
31 Elmar Road, Aigburth, Liverpool L17 0DA
Tel: 0151 727 7405 / 07800 993192
Fax: 0151 727 7405
Email: mikemoran@breathemail.net
Triple M Productions is a music production service that supplies original music for TV, film, advertising and all electronic media. Songwriting and artist production also catered for.

Upstage
Contact: Graeme Todd - Agency Manager
P.O. Box 1018, Liverpool L69 3QF
Tel: 0151 546 2269
Email: mail@upstage.org.uk
Record label, production and events.

Viper Label, The
Contact: Paul Hemmings - Label Manager

P.O. Box 48, Liverpool L17 7JE
Tel: 0151 281 6893
Fax: 0151 281 6893
Email: viper@rapid.co.uk
The Viper Label releases both contemporary and archive music.

Music: Singing & Choral

Chester Music Society Choir
Contact: Jon Wishlade - Membership Secretary
c/o Information Centre, Town Hall Square, Chester CH1
Tel: 01244 383 455
Email: philipjosling@beeb.net
Choral society presenting 3 or 4 large scale choral concerts in Chester Cathedral (and elsewhere) per year, approx. 150 members. Limited scope for additional members at present, audition required. Repertoire Bach, Handel, Faure, Rutter, Verdi etc. 4 and 8 part works performed with orchestra.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Contact: Eleanor Wright
Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, L1 9BP
Tel: 0151 210 2895
Fax: 0151 210 2902
Email: info@liverpoolphil.com
The choir meets for weekly rehearsals and performs regularly with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Some experience of choral singing is a prerequisite.

Greyeres Barbershop Quartet
Contact: Harry Cureton - Quartet Member
1 Sandheys Terrace, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 7RR
Tel: 0151 928 4153
Email: greyeres@harrycureton.fsnet.co.uk
We sing for charities (Macmillan nurses volunteers at Aintree hospital, singing around the world and day centres). Also any type of function requiring entertainment i.e. private parties, old people's homes, masons etc. We do not require musical support as we are an acapella group.

Liverpool Barbershop Harmony Club
Contact: Ron Copeland - Booking Secretary
78 Elmeswood Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool L17 6DB
Tel: 0151 724 6274
Formed in 1974, the club encourages harmony singing in the Barber shop style. We offer all men of good character the opportunity of singing with a 20 strong friendly chorus. Rehearsal held at 8pm each Thursday at Huyton & Prescot Golf Club, Huyton Lane. Regular concerts given.

Liverpool Male Voice Choir
Contact: Mike Gollop - Chairman
40 Stapleton Road, Formby L37 2YT
Tel: 01704 877852
Contact: Fred Prescott - Secretary
30 Deansgate Lane North, Formby L37 7ES
Tel: 0151 428 1856
The choir was formed in 1911 and has 55 members. We perform a wide range of choral pieces e.g., sacred, spirituals, opera and modern classics, at venues all over Merseyside and beyond at least once a month. The choir has sung at major venues e.g., The Royal Albert Hall and the G-Mex Centre. We meet at Oakvale Church Hall, Broadgreen every Monday at 7:30pm for rehearsals.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir
Contact: Mr P. Dobbins - Secretary
Cathedral House, Mount Pleasant, L3 5TQ
Tel: 0151 709 9222
Fax: 0151 708 7274
Email: met.cathedral@boltblue.com
Promotion of concerts in the Cathedral and crypt, concert room of lesser known works of famous composers and works of contemporary composers including occasional speciality commissioned works, choral and orchestral. Open 9am-5pm.

Liverpool Schola Cantorum
Contact: Andrew Mellor - Director

Unit 683, 78 Marylebone High Street, London W1 UAP
Tel: 07939 536723
Email: andrew@lsc-online.org
LSC is one of the UK's smartest choral assemblies. Founded by a group of singers in Liverpool in 2001, LSC has performed throughout the UK and in 2005 performs in the Latvian Capital, Riga. See website for details.

Liverpool Welsh Choral Union
Contact: Pam Donaghy - Secretary
Helen-Shaw Lecture Theatre, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Liverpool University
Tel: 0151 632 4860
A choral society which sings music of all types Ð singers welcome in all voices after a friendly audition. Rehearsals take place Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm. Many of our concerts take place at the Philharmonic Hall.

Mantova, John Alexander
52 Toft Street, Kensington, Liverpool L7 2PS
I am a singer of Opera, Jazz and everything in between! I am a member of Liverpool City Opera and Una Voce opera companies. I am a tenor/baritone.

Mersey Harmony
Contact: Maree Miles - Public Relations Officer
c/o 43 Bullbridge Lane, Aintree Village, L10 6LY
Tel: 0151 474 9657
Formed in 1976, Mersey Harmony formerly L.L.B.S., is a 35 strong ladies barbershop chorus with vast local and national experience. Three times national champions plus numerous silver and bronze medals, we are happy to provide entertainment for events large or small.We rehearse every Tuesday 7:45pm, contact Maree Miles for more details. New members are very welcome.

Philharmonic Gospel and Community Choirs
Contact: Judith Agnew -Education & Participation Manager
Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP
Tel: 0151 210 2895
Fax: 0151 210 2902
Both choirs are community based, performing throughout Liverpool. Rehearsals take place at the Philharmonic Hall and community venues. New members are welcome.

Port Sunlight Choral Society
Contact: Roy Miles - Chairman
49 Plymyard Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral CH62 6BJ
Tel: 0151 327 6259
Choral society presenting 4 or 5 choral concerts each year, approx. 60 members. Can provide choir for weddings etc of 20 or 50. New members welcome, rehearse on Wednesdays 7.30pm at Bebington United Reform church on Higher Bebington Road in Bebington. No audition required. Repertoire includes Bach, Handel, Schubert and some modern and lighter works. Our musical director is Adrian Griffiths.

Renaissance Music Group
Contact: Morris Davies - Director
46 Knowsley Road, L19 0PG
Tel: 0151 427 1037
Fax: 0151 794 2605
Email: eb20@liverpool.ac.uk
The group consists of around 30 singers, soprano, alto, counter tenor, tenor bass. It performs choral music, mostly religious, of the periods 1400-1650. It gives around 8 performances a year.

Rogers, Lynne
Contact: Lynne Rogers - Soprano
15 Tynville Road, Liverpool L9 9BN
Tel: 0151 523 9278 / 07946 440479
Email: lynnerogers_soprano@yahoo.co.uk
As one of the North West's most popular sopranos, Lynne can be heard regularly with the BBC daily service singers and the St. Nicholas Singers of Liverpool. Lynne also coaches singing at a number of Liverpool institutions and is a gifted choral director.

Sense of Sound
Contact: Andrew Proctor
Parr Street Studios, 33-45 Parr Street, Liverpool L1 4JN
Tel: 0151 707 1050
Fax: 0151 709 8612
Email: Info@senseofsound.net
Sense of Sound run a range of singing courses and projects including individual lessons, workshops for all abilities and this year projects take place in community and corporate settings, and the members of the company also work and teach as solo artists.

St Nicholas Singers
Contact: Stuart Keen - Director
25 Coventry Road, Liverpool L15 9HR
Tel: 07929 567410
Email: stuartkeen006@yahoo.co.uk
A small chamber group providing high quality music for all occasions. One of Liverpool's finest musical groups drawing singers from BBC radio, both cathedrals and the Royal Liverpool Philarmonic. Regularly broadcasts on BBC radio 2, 3 and 4.

Wirral Christian Singers
Contact: Clive Grogory
11 North Parade, Hoylake, Wirral CH47 2BB
Tel: 0151 632 5849
Small choral group presenting 3 or 4 concerts per year of light christian music including medleys from musicals and simple 4 part arrangements. New members, especially men, welcome. Previous choir experience not essential, but it helps if you can sing in tune!

Theatre: Companies

Active Drama Company
Contact: C. Warren or B. McCann - Artistic Directors
Pacific Road Arts & Exhibition Centre, Pacific Road, Birkenhead CH41 1LJ
Tel: 0151 649 0200
Fax: 0151 649 8600
Email: brian@activedrama.com or cathy@activedrama.com
Based in Birkenhead, the company works with young people, local communities and a wider general audience in Merseyside and across the North West. Active Drama uses drama, dance and visual art as a means of expression through performance and workshops. The company regularly create projects to client groups' requirements. Active Drama is fast becoming a leading production company creating original and professional relevant theatre.

Artemis Productions
Contact: Artemis Productions
4a Heydean Walk, Liverpool L18 9XB

Arts2u Theatre Company
Contact: Project Manager Gillian Beattie, 98-100 Longmoor Lane. Aintree. Liverpool. L9 0EF
Tel: 0151 284 7067
Fax: 01942 702 913
Email:  arts2u@blueyonder.co.uk
Arts2u is a theatre in education company providing many services to the region including; workshops, productions, training programs for schools colleges and universities, an agency for freelance artists.  Arts2u has it's own dance company that tours schools, colleges and universities.  We provide dance workshops and training programs, we teach GCSE and A level dance also organise events and projects within the region"

Black Box Theatre Company
Contact: Artistic Director, Waterfront Business Area, 8-10 Bridgewater Street, Liverpool, L1 0AY
Tel: 0151 706 0251
Fax: 0151 706 0252
Email: info@blackbox.uk.net
Black Box aims to deliver Classic aims and new work; to attract and involve a wide range of audiences and participants ; to work with and for people who do not normally have access to theatre for geographical, financial or cultural reasons; to encourage and enable people to develop their own theatre and related skills; to work to create a popular theatre form which is open, exciting and accessible; to produce events which demonstrate and celebrate the creative abilities of all those taking part.

Blue Badge Theatre Company
Contact: Marcus Balil-Jones - Founder
70 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9EB
Tel: 0151 709 3535 / 07732 656923
Fax: 0151 709 3535
Email: bluebadge@btconnect
Blue Badge Theatre Company provides employment for performers, directors, writers, designers and theatre practitioners with disabilities in the professional theatre. We aim to remove barriers by assisting the public to appreciate the skills and creativity of artists with disabilities. We also provide high quality drama workshops for people with disabilities.

Cut To The Chase Productions
Contact: Jen Heyes - Artist Director
50 Claremont Drive, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 9LX
Email: cttcproductions@hotmail.com
Cut to the Chase productions is an umbrella company that brings together North West professional artists to collaborate on performance projects, theatre, multi media and site specific events.

Cut To The Chase Productions
Contact: Jen Heyes - Artist Director
50 Claremont Drive, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 9LX
Email: cttcproductions@hotmail.com
Cut to the Chase productions is an umbrella company that brings together North West professional artists to collaborate on performance projects, theatre, multi media and site specific events.

Culture Inc
Contact:13a Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ
Tel: 0151 708 2901
Fax: 0151 709 3243
Email: culture@hope-street.org
Eebsite: www.hope-street.org/culture
Artists employment agency specialising in actors, designers, puppets, directors, community arts and educational practitioners. Consultancy services, corporate training and commissioned theatre projects. Recent commissions include Beatles Puppets (Mathew Street Festival), It’s Not OK! (Liverpool Culture Company) and the United Utilities commissioned Environmental Friend Ship project which tours to primary schools in the north west.

Direct Action
Contact: Jacqueline Boylan - Artistic Director
Flat 1, 40 Longmoor Lane, Aintree, Liverpool L9 0EF
Tel: 0151 525 2193
Email: directactiontheatre@yahoo.co.uk
Innovative company working on a project by project basis in theatre, live art, installation and photography. We make arrange of unusual yet highly accessible performances and events. We are particularly keen to reach non-traditional audience and participants. We can give workshops and undertake commissions.

Feeling Good Theatre
Contact: Sarah Hogarth
43 Irvine Street, Liverpool L17 8SY

Halewood Community Arts Centre
Contact: Claire Maddon - Director of Community Arts
The Avenue, Wood Road, Halewood, Liverpool L26 1UU
Tel: 0151 486 2951
Fax: 0151 448 1702
Email: halewoodartscollege@hotmail.com
Halewood Arts College is a community school with specialist performing arts status and a touring theatre venue. We have 2 flexible performance spaces with a capacity of 280. We are also home to our resident theatre M.A.T.E. (Merseyside Arts Theatre & Education).

Little Troll Theatre Company
Contact: Anne Marie Hauikbotn - Company Director
Flat 8, 3 Riverpark Gardens, Liverpool L8 5UY
Tel: 07887 655131
Email: littletroll@merseymail.com
We are a theatre company who produce plays for children aged 5-12 which are performed in primary schools, play schemes and small scale venues across Merseyside and Cheshire. We also offer workshops based on the themes of our plays.

Liverpool Hope Youth Theatre
Contact: Margaret Connell - Director
1 Haig Street, Liverpool L3 8QB
Tel: 0151 291 2060
Fax: 0151 291 3191
Email: connelm@hope.ac.uk
Liverpool Hope Youth Theatre is based at Hope at Everton, the creative and performing arts campus of Liverpool Hope University College. LHYT helps young people aged 14 - 18 to develop skills in acting, Physical Theatre, Voice Production, Singing, Mask, Mime and Lighting, Sound and Stage Management. Each year LHYT stages two productions and links with regional and national festivals.

Liverpool Lunchtime Theatre
Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool L1 8BG
Tel: 0151 709 4332
Fax: 0151 709 7182
LLT develops, commissions, produces and distributes new stage plays for the Liverpool theatres. It liaises with other media and new writing organisations regionally and nationally. Writers are asked to submit stage plays only, typed and double-spaced with a stamped addressed envelope for return.

Liverpool Network Theatre Group
Contact: Louise Salmon - New Member's Officer
24 Leighton Avenue, Meols, Merseyside CH47 0LZ
Tel: 07932 064830 / 07932 064830
Email: salmonkaty@yahoo.com
We are an amateur production company committed to staging high quality, accessible shows across the full range of theatre from the classics to new, local writing. Our weekly workshops offer a friendly, non-competitive forum to develop acting confidence. No experience is necessary Ð just a willingness to take part!

Living Arts Productions
Contact: Susan Lucine - Director
3b Groveside, Liverpool L7 7EP
Tel: 0151 709 7827
Set up to help and encourage artists to exhibit, they have had two major shows including one at the Everyman Theatre and one at the Unity Theatre and performed a ten minute theatre production in a city centre gallery to great acclaim. They have also been successful in securing a comedy sketch to be performed by ‘Riddiculusmus', a comedy duo theatre company, on the London stage.

Lucilla Dramatic Society
Contact: Mrs E. Mathews Ð Hon. Sec.
18 Victoria Road West, Crosby, Liverpool L23 8UQ
Tel: 0151 924 3138
Email: information@lucilla-dramatic-merseyside.org

We are a member's only amateur dramatic society, set up in the 1920Õs. We have our own clubhouse with studio theatre where we put on one act plays & various entertainments. We also have facilities for set-making and are a registered charity.

Mates Productions
Contact: Uwe Groschel - Artistic Director
63 Mossville Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool L24 7JN
Tel: 0151 285 5647
Fax: 07944 173235
Email: matesproductions@gmx.net
Mates Production is a charitable Theatre Company, which consists of a team of dedicated international professionals. The company produces shows with a focus on original work, international classics, physical and musical theatre. The actor and his ability to tell a story are at the heart of our work. We also provide a range of high quality, hands-on theatre workshops and training.

Merseyside Actors Centre
Contact: David Ciano - Manager
2 Astley Close, Rainford, Merseyside, WA11 8JS
Tel: 0151 236 9611
Fax: 0151 236 9611
Email: merseysideactorscentre@yahoo.co.uk
MAC's intention is to offer workshops that are likely to broaden your skills base as an actor. The workshops we run will be of use to all actors and those striving to train as an actor. A lively and friendly environment, providing a programme of workshops suitable for all your ambitious needs.

Merseyside Young Peoples Theatre Company
Contact: Kathy McArdle - Artistic Producer / Michael Quirke - General
Manager
13 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BH
Tel: 0151 708 0877
Fax: 0151 708 0877
Email: info@mypt.uk.com
Merseyside Young People's Theatre (MYPT) is an established, innovative theatre company that creates memorable theatre experiences for children and young people (aged 5 - 16).  MYPT aspires to make effective and enjoyable theatre that recognises the needs and interests of its audiences and engages them in an active dialogue.

Merseyside Youth Theatre
Contact: David Ciano - Manager
2 Astley Close, Rainford, Merseyside, WA11 8JS
Tel: 0151 236 9611
Fax: 0151 236 9611
Email: merseysideyouththeatre@yahoo.co.uk
MYT attracts children and young adults (5-18 year olds) from all over Merseyside. The aims of all activities is to give opportunities of interaction, motivation, increase self confidence and self assurance, to develop imagination and communication and to increase physical co-ordination. A wide variety of performing arts skills such as stagecraft, acting, movement, dance, singing and improvisation.

New Everyman Youth Theatre
Contact: Vivien
13 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BH
Tel: 0151 709 3270
New Everyman Youth Theatre is an independent charity which provides free high quality drama training to 13-18 year olds. NEYT performs in professional venues and produces original work.

Outlet Community Drama
Contact: Lee Evans - Organiser
c/o St Christophers Church, Lorenzo Drive, Liverpool L11 1BQ
Tel: 0151 226 1637
Friendly informal meetings on the last Thursday of every month between 2-4pm. Combined programme of workshops, and occasional open floor nights and community play projects. Everybody is always made welcome and put at their ease.

Red Lead Arts
Contact: David Custy Ð Administrator
128 Albertbridge Road, Belfast BT5 4GS
Tel: 02890 454551
Email: redlead@btconnect.com
Red Lead Arts is an arts organisation that commissions and produces arts, heritage, community and education projects in East Belfast and the Titanic Quarter. We are developing a cultural strategy for the titanic quarter that supports the heritage and regeneration of the area that built the famous liner.

Rejects Revenge Theatre Company
Contact: Adrian Watts - General Manager
The Annexe, 15 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BH
Tel: 0151 708 8480
Fax: 0151 708 8480
Email: rejects.revenge@virgin.net
Rejects Revenge Theatre Company tour their shows both nationally and internationally. Their style is very much based on comic, physical theatre, and having been established now for over 15 years, have grown to be considered one of the leading touring theatre companies in the country and further afield.

Smoking Gun Production Company
Contact: Gayle Hare - Artistic Director
Flat 1, 6 Elm Terrace, Beach Street, Liverpool L7 0HD
Tel: 07779 589732
Email: thesmokinggunproductioncompany@hotmail.co.uk
Concentrating on local talent, we produce our own events in theatre, film, music and multimedia. We also assist local companies in marketing, planning and staffing their own. With a strong emphasis on inclusion we offer backstage experience to interested young people. We also run a youth theatre for ages 8 to 16.

Spike Theatre
Contact: Mark Smith - Company Administrator/Education Co-ordinator
13a Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BQ
Tel: 0151 709 8554
Email: mail@spiketheatre.com
Spike Theatre is a touring Physical Theatre Company which aims to encourage public appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by creating accessible, engaging and visually exciting work; with an emphasis on the physical creativity of the performers. We aim to promote the development of theatre practices within education, through the delivery of a range of physical theatre based workshops and residencies.

Valley Community Theatre
Contact: Edward Connole - Director
Childwall Valley Road, Netherley, Liverpool L27 3YA
Tel: 0151 488 0364
Fax: 0151 488 1510
Email: info@valleytheatre.co.uk
Valley Community Theatre offers free youth theatre (13-17), free junior youth theatre (11-13). It runs "Arts to Inclusion", social inclusion arts courses, an award winning short film production unit and runs a film training course, (film and business). It is also a receiving venue for touring theatre companies.

Walk the Plank
Contact: Ben Turner - Special Projects Manager
The Wheelhouse (Head Office), 72 Broad Street, Salford M6 5BZ
Tel: 0161 736 8964
Fax: 0161 736 8937
Email: ben@walktheplank.co.uk
Walk the Plank incorporates arts events, outdoor theatre, fire shows and community-based work, and operates Britain's only touring theatre ship which has a winter birth in Canning Dock (next to Albert Dock).

Wicked Fish Theatre Co.
Contact: Sue O'Brien, Administrator/Di Christian, Artistic Director
Gostins Building, 32-36 Hanover Street, Liverpool  L1 4LN.
Tel: 0151 709 4343/ 07939 505175
Email: wickedfish97@hotmail.com
We are an independent community-based ensemble theatre company of performers who have Learning Difficulties based in Liverpool.  We use improvisation, music and mime to create theatre which educates, entertains and inspires.The company leads drama workshops with Disabled and non-Disabled People, and works with them to develop skills and self-confidence.  We perform in theatres, at home and abroad, and work in schools, colleges and museums

Your Theatre
Contact: Uwe Groschel, Community Theatre Co-ordinator
Parklands, Conleach Road, Speke, Liverpool L24 0TY
Tel: 0151 285 5647
Fax: 0151 285 5679
Email: yourtheatre@slhgroup.co.uk
Your theatre, South Liverpool housing's community theatre group, is based in Speke and Garston. It aims to work with people of all ages and uses all forms of performing arts to encourage participation. Your theatre works in close cooperation with the Chameleon Theatre in the Parklands city learning centre and arts in in regeneration. Your theatre promotes widespread participation and cooperation with all cultural players within the region.

Theatre: Freelancers

Down, Alison
Contact: Alison Down
81 Rathbone Road, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 4HG
Tel: 0151 733 2854
Email: alis.ondrama@virgin.net
Freelance drama practitioner. Provides high quality drama based work for local authorities, schools and other arts organisations. Commissions include devising, directing, script production and training.  

Gilday, David
Contact: David Gilday - Freelancer
Flat 2, 153 Bedford Street South, Liverpool L7 7BV
Tel: 07751 848642
Email: dgilday@lycos.co.uk
Highly skilled and qualified professional. Drama facilitator, project co-ordinator, creative consultant, arts administrator, events management and corporate training. Qualified Community arts worker experienced in planning, implementing and delivering high quality arts projects to community groups and organisations.

Prenton, Clare
Freelance Theatre Director/Writer
16 Woodview Road, Woolton, Liverpool L25 6HZ
Tel: 07887 932588 / 07887 932588
Email: claremprenton@hotmail.com
Freelance theatre, music theatre and opera director. Based in London, Edinburgh and Liverpool. Credits include New Shakespeare Company, English Touring Opera, Cambridge Shakespeare Festival and National Youth Music Theatre. Community opera, disability arts and theatre experience also. Merseyside Young Arts Trainee of the Year 1995. Will be keen to talk to others about plans for 2008.

Moore, Ian Karl
20 Elmbank Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 1HR
Tel: 07752 522279
Email: info@blackbox.uk.net
An experienced practitioner and pedagogue with over thirty year’s professional knowledge of the theatre industry. Director, writer, performer and tutor - soon to be father – for a second time, Sunderland fan (sorry!), loves Star Trek, hates time-wasters. If you want it directed, written, performed, or need it taught to a class or group - call. 

Services & Supplies

Culture inc
Contact: Val Jones
13a Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BQ
Tel: 0151 708 2901
Fax: 0151 709 3242
Email: culture@hope-street.org
Artists employment agency specialising in actors, designers, puppets, directors, community arts and educational practitioners. Consultancy services, corporate training and commissioned theatre projects. Recent commissions include Beatles Puppets (Mathew Street Festival), Ship Head Puppets (River Festival), Faith in One City (Launch Event) and its Not OK! (Liverpool Culture Company).

Danem Productions Ltd
Contact: Nadja Kuenstner - Director
Abbey Mews, 9 Sunny Side, Liverpool L8 3TD
Tel: 0151 475 6878
Fax: 0151 475 0005
Email: contact@danem.net
Involves design, arts, network and entertainment management. Has a strong focus on delivery of finished products i.e. records, theatre productions and dance. All in-house services by experienced cutting edge designers, managers and technicians. Contact us, as you will get support!

Kids & Co Children's Model & Casting Agency
Contact: Lynda Hughes
96 Vaughan Road, New Brighton, Wirral CH45 1LP
Tel: 0151 346 9389
Fax: 0151 691 1126
Email: lynda@kidsandcomodels.co.uk
Children's model and casting agency providing child models for catalogue, film, TV work throughout the North West. Established in 1992 (12 years). We currently have children in TV dramas and series, also working on current films. We also have a well established children's drama school, providing talented child actors for TV and film work.

Lancelyn Theatre Supplies
Contact: Bob Baxter - Branch Manager
Poulton Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 9LN
Tel: 0151 334 8991 / 07976 669962
Fax: 0151 334 4047

Email: bob@lancelyn.co.uk
Suppliers of everything for theatre including sound, light, effects, make-up, fabrics, furnishings, curtains and track, stages, scenery, outdoor seating and stages. Also installation work.

Positive Management
Contact: Kevin O'Brien - Partner
P.O. Box 161, Ormskirk, West Lancs L39 7WZ
Tel: 08702 407 508
Email: kevin@anfieldagency.co.uk
High quality function organisers - clients include British Airways, P & O, Scottish & Newcastle, Lloyds TSB, Football League, Land Rover, Waitrose, Kwik Save and HSBC.

Power Promotions
Contact: Tom Staunton - Director
P.O. Box 61, Liverpool L13 0EF
Tel: 0151 230 0070
Fax: 0870 706 0202
Email: tom@powerpromotions.co.uk
Theatrical agency. Castings for TV, sports personalities and corporate events. Entertainment consultants for large events to personal one to one consultancy for actors, entertainers and celebrities for all events.

Venues & Arts Centres

Bluecoat Arts Centre
Contact: Mr Bryan Biggs - Director
School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Tel: 0151 709 5297
Fax: 0151 707 0048
Email: info@bluecoatartscentre.com
Bluecoat Arts Centre occupies a unique position in Liverpool's history, being housed in the oldest building in the city centre. We are at the geographical and cultural heart of the city being home to a thriving community of artists and creative organisations. Our exciting programmes of dance, music, live art, exhibitions and participatory events complement the festivals Bluecoat hosts, including Liverpool Biennial and LEAP as well as our own Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival - still the only festival of its type in Great Britain. Major £10 million refurbishment to improve and extend the arts centre due to reopen in 2006. During closure Bluecoat operates its outreach programme 'connect'.

Citadel Arts Centre
Contact: Marie Rowlinson
Waterloo Street, St Helens, WA10 1PX
Tel: 01744 735 436
Email: info@citadel.org.uk
A thriving venue, the Citadel Arts Centre performance programme includes a wide range of music, the atre, dance, poetry, fine art and comedy. The community arts programme ‘Hands On’ includes a wide range of activities for all ages and abilities.

Empire Theatre
Contact: Mr Stuart Dornford-May -Theatre Manager
Lime Street, L1 1JE
Tel: 0151 708 3200
Fax: 0151 709 6757
Largest theatre in Liverpool, we stage major touring productions including Welsh National Opera, Ballet and West End productions. Also concerts, comedy and childrenÕs shows. Entertainment and excellence are high, with a policy of maximum access for patrons with special needs.

Everyman Theatre
Contact: Gemma Bodinetz and Deborah Aydon
13 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BH
Tel: 0151 708 0338
Fax: 0151 709 0398
Email: info@everymanplayhouse.com
The Everyman offers the best of national and international touring theatre in addition to successful comedy and poetry one-nighters. Audiences can enjoy classic and time honoured plays as well as the best of new writing.

Floral Pavilion Theatre
Contact: Paul Holliday - Manager
Virginia Road, New Brighton CH45 2LH
Tel: 0151 639 1794 / 0151 639 4360
Fax: 0151 691 2459
Email: floralpavilion@wirral.gov.uk
978 seats in the civic theatre, open all year round offering a wide-ranging programme of shows both amateur and professional from musicals, dance promotions, one-night celebrity shows, drama and annual pantomime.

Liverpool Olympia
Contact: Chris or Roger
West Derby Road, Liverpool L6 9BY
Tel: 0151 263 6633
Fax: 0151 263 4985
Email: rjolympia@hotmail.com
A Grade 2 listed venue designed by theatre architect Frank Matcham. The Olympia offers total flexibility as a venue for theatre, conferences, music concerts, rock bands and boxing. There is a 2000 maximum seating capacity and available at exceptional rates.

Liverpool Playhouse
Contact: Gemma Bodinetz and Deborah Aydon
Williamson Square, Liverpool, L1 1EL
Tel: 0151 708 0338
Fax: 0151 709 0398
Email: info@everymanplayhouse.com
Liverpool Playhouse brings audiences a varied and inspiring programme of our own productions, co-productions and the best of national and international touring companies

Neptune Theatre
Contact: Louis Hughes - Theatre Manager
Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 3DY
Tel: 0151 709 7844
Fax: 0151 225 6695
Email: Neptune.theatre@liverpool.gov.uk
Liverpool's Civic theatre is housed in a Grade 2 listed Edwardian auditorium in the city centre. The Neptune stages a wide range of touring shows including comedy folk, blues, rock concerts, drama, children's shows, dance and amateur operatics. It is available to hire at reasonable rates.

Parklands City Learning Centre
Contact: Ken Fullelove - Performance Technology Co-ordinator
Conleach Road, Speke, Liverpool L24 0TY
Tel: 0151 233 2090
Fax: 0151 233 2089
Email: parklandsclc@yahoo.co.uk
Parklands CLC is a state-of-the-art learning centre with fabulous performance and ICT spaces. The auditorium holds 204 onraked seating, with the possibility of adding a further 100 seats. This professional venue provides exceptional service to schools, businesses and the local community. The centre also provides music technology as well as recording facilities. There is also a fully equipped radio station which broadcasts into Parklands school but we also run restricted service licences so that our schools can broadcast on FM radio.

Philharmonic Hall
Contact: Simon Glinn - Hall Director
Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BP
Tel: (admin): 0151 210 2895
Tel: (box office): 0151 709 3789
Email: enquiries@liverpoolphil.com
A superb Art Deco concert hall, which is one of the UK's premier arts and entertainment venues and home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. We offer a wide ranging programme of music from classical to country, pop, jazz and world, comedy and classic films, as well as community events and conferences.

Rose Theatre
Contact: June Gibbons - Manager
Edge Hill College of Higher Education, St Helens Road, Ormskirk L39 4QP
Tel: 01695 584468
Fax: 01695 584313
Email: gibbons@edgehill.ac.uk
200-seat venue small/middle-scale touring theatre promoting drama, dance, literature, comedy and children's theatre. Situated within the grounds of Edge Hill College of higher education, delivering to the North West region and local community.

Southport Arts Centre
Contact: Sue Dickinson - Manager
Lord Street, PR8 1DB
Tel: 0151 934 2131.
Fax: 0151 934 2126
Email: artsops@seftonarts.co.uk
The venue comprises three performance areas, a cafe and bar and exhibition area. Our programme contains a wide variety of events from national tours to more locally produced entertainment and encompasses drama, poetry, music, film and theatre.

St George's Hall
William Brown Street, Liverpool L1 1SI
Tel: 0151 707 2391
Fax: 0151 709 2252
Email: jean.evans@liverpool.gov.uk

Unity Theatre
Contact: Mike James - Marketing Manager
1 Hope Place, Liverpool L1 9BG
Tel: 0151 709 4988
Fax: 0151 709 7182
Email: unitymarketing@unitytheatre.co.uk
Unity Theatre holds a unique place in the cultural make of the city. Recently voted Liverpool's best performing venue. Unity's programme provides an eclectic mix of drama, dance, comedy, music and art from new and established, local, national and international touring companies as well as Unity's own production.