Lisa Marie Rand

The organisers of Liverpool Fringe Theatre Festival, which will be coming to independent venues across the city this June, have a special early spectacular in store as they bring to Lark Lane their 24 Hour Play Festival on 12-13th April.…

A striking sculpture of the first soldier to die in the D-Day Campaign during the Second World War travelled to Liverpool today for the second leg of its tour around the UK and France to commemorate 75 years since the dramatic push that…

For the past five weeks, a steady stream of posters and banners have sprung up in and around Amberley Street on the corner of Upper Parliament Street and Mulgrave Street in Liverpool's L8 district. The land is owned by Liverpool City…

Members of Nelson Mandela's family visited Princes Park in Toxteth today for a ceremony at the site of the soon-to-be erected memorial to the great revolutionary leader: a new ‘Freedom Bridge’ crossing the lake near Windermere Terrace, a…

Punch and Judy Versus the Devil came to the Casa Theatre on Thursday 7th February with the first of its three night run, transforming the classic puppet show into a stage production with actors and adult themes. As the final offering of…

Burjesta Theatre, resident theatre company of the Casa on Hope Street, and organisers of Theatre at the Casa, one of Liverpool's most celebrated fringe theatre venues, are bringing their own production, a modern reworking of Punch and Judy,…

Marilyn.  A name that needs no introduction. A 'cultural icon' and world-famous actor whose life grew intertwined with the rich and powerful in Hollywood and beyond. A troubled individual whose death by barbiturate overdose at the age of…

The ancient art of boxing has an enduring popularity, with high-profile professional matches between giants of the sport its lucrative, public face, attracting millions of ardent fans.  Yet, for local clubs up and down the country, it is…

One of the most beloved films of all time, pioneering, beautifully crafted and with a heart of gold, The Wizard of Oz is a perennial hit with children and adults alike, so when LVL heard about Elegance Production's annual Christmas…

Christmas returned briefly to Hope Street Theatre this week when Liverpool's newest performance space was transformed into the Helmer household for Liverpool Network Theatre's staging of 'A Doll's House'. Ibsen's classic Christmas tale of…

Parents, grandparents, caregivers!  We all know that classic bedtime saying as we try to get the kids to sleep, 'can't we just have 5 more minutes?' For our little ones, five minutes can be such a long long time and in that twilight between…

Mandela8, a group that has been campaigning for a Liverpool tribute for Nelson Mandela since his death in 2013, announced in the summer its plans for a special memorial in Princes Park to honour the struggles, achievements and life of the…