To Have to Shoot Irishmen
Inspired by true events, To Have To Shoot Irishmen weaves movement and live folk song into a tale of militarism, corruption and the power of rebellion.
Read MoreA bridge of Tunes: Bernadette Nic Gabhann and Mikey Kenney
Two traditional fiddlers come together to celebrate the musical links between Ireland, Liverpool and Lancashire and a history of shared tunes and dances.
Read MoreKitty
A play commemorating the significant influence Kitty played in Liverpool by helping to turn the tide on an epidemic spreading through the city; cholera.
Read MoreResponding to Robert Tressel: A Panel
The panel will consider Robert Tressell’s work The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, lorded internationally as a seminal text for socialists.
Read MoreThe Biggest Show in the Country
Inspired by daily radio phone-in The Nolan Show, The Biggest Show in The Country swaps guns, bombs and bullets for glitter, banter and ballads.
Read MoreRat in the Skull
Rat in the Skull is an interview between a Royal Ulster Constabulary inspector and a Catholic man in London detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Read MoreDavid O’Doherty: You Have to Laugh
David O’Doherty is back on tour with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986.
Read MoreTwo Plays: Baggage and When Nora Met Jim
#LIF2018 presents Baggage and When Nora Met Jim. Both plays have been written in Liverpool and feature local actors. Expect low-fi tech, but high-fi impact.
Read MoreIndieCork: New Irish Shorts from Women
Following on from IndieCork: New Irish Shorts, this evening’s programme represents the best of the female led shorts at IndieCork Film Festival 2018.
Read MoreThe James Connolly Reader: A Rebel for Today
The James Connolly Reader looks at a leading figure in Ireland’s 1916 anti-British rule campaigns and socialist philisophy.
Read MoreLankum
A traditional folk group, Lankum (Dublin) combine distinctive four part harmonies with uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordion, fiddle and guitar.
Read MoreIndieCork feature: Making the Grade
Making the Grade is a story of the transformative power of music and the pride and happiness it provides both the students and teachers.
Read MoreThe Corner Boys
Ladies Who Punch proudly present the UK tour The Corner Boys, by award-winner John MacKenna, as part of #LIF2018 at Liverpool Irish Centre and The Crown.
Read MoreIndieCork: New Irish Shorts
IndieCork Film Festival is a platform for new and emerging filmmaking talent and these programmes are a useful showcase of emerging Irish voices.
Read MoreFéile Voices : 30 years of Féile an Phobail
Marking 30 years of Belfast’s Féile an Phobail and the book release of Féile Voices at 30, telling the story of a significant cultural and political festival.
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