No. 17
Liverpool’s arena, theatres, concert halls and comedy clubs – capacities, seating advice, access and what each venue programmes.
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The 1939 Art Deco concert hall on Hope Street: its rising cinema screen and organ, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's 2026/27 season and Beethoven Festival, where to sit, £10 tickets for under-25s and students, and the Victorian pub across the road.
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One company, two very different theatres: the Stirling Prize-winning Everyman on Hope Street and the Victorian Playhouse on Williamson Square. What each stages, where to sit, the Rock 'n' Roll Panto, what became of the Everyman Bistro and how to book without overpaying.
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Britain's largest two-tier theatre, next to Lime Street station. Which stalls and circle rows are worth paying for, where views and legroom go wrong, what's on into 2027, and how to eat, drink and get there.
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How the 11,000-seat M&S Bank Arena layout changes by show, where to sit, the bag policy that catches people out, parking, last trains and where to eat when the area around the venue is thin.
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Every major Liverpool venue explained — M&S Bank Arena, the Empire, the Everyman and Playhouse, Philharmonic Hall, the Royal Court and the comedy clubs — with capacities, where to sit, access and how to avoid resale markups.