Liverpool Theatre News & Reviews

The Best of What's On in Liverpool This Week

With so many shows listed on LiverpoolTheatres, it can be hard to decide which to go and see.

We are here to help, with our handpicked recommended shows, music gigs, classical concerts and stand-up comedy acts from what's on in Liverpool over the next seven days...

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Our Top 10 What's On in Liverpool Theatre This Week

The Rocky Horror Show

Operation Mincemeat

Miss Saigon

Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus

Aintree Racecourse
Until Mon 4 May 2026 + more dates.
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LEAP Dance Festival

Gandeys Circus by Night

Aintree Racecourse
Fri 1 May 2026 + more dates.
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Single White Female

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 50th Anniversary Spectacular

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher

Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Sat 2 May - Sat 23 May 2026.
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Conteh

They Were All Some Mothers' Sons

Shakespeare North Playhouse Studio
Thu 30 Apr - Sat 2 May 2026.

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Liverpool Comic Con

Simon Reeve

Babyskin

Gozzle's Wetland Adventure

WWT Martin Mere
Until Sat 30 May 2026
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Everton v Manchester City

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What's on in Liverpool Comedy This Week

Gary Delaney

The Atkinson, Southport
Fri 1 May 2026 + more dates.
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Justin Moorhouse

Tom Davis

Matt Forde

Adam Buxton Band

Luke & Pete Talking Sheet

An Idiot's Guide to Wine

Scale, Liverpool
Sat 25 Apr 2026 + more dates
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Our Top 20 What's on in Liverpool Music Concerts This Week

Sound City Festival

Keo, Jalen Ngonda and Kate Nash headline this year's Sound City Festival.

Blue

All Rise! for Simon Webbe, Duncan James, Antony Costa and Lee Ryan.

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Thu 30 Apr 2026 + more dates
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Disney in Concert - The Sound of Magic

A symphonic ceberation of 100 years of the Disney experience through its music.

Paul Carrack

"The man with the golden voice" - The Sheffield soul star has enjoyed a successful solo career alongside singing lead vocals for Mike + The Mechanics, Ace, Squeeze, and Roger Water's Bleeding Heart Band.

Melanie C

A homecoming for Sporty Spice.

Camp and Furnace + Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool
Fri 1 May 2026 (2 shows + DJ set).

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Symphonic Ibiza

An orchestral tribute to Ibiza classics.

She Drew The Gun

Wirral psych pop band She Drew the Gun, fronted by singer/songwriter Louisa Roach won the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent competition in 2016.

Liverpool Olympia
Fri 1 May 2026.

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Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works

A string quartet pay tribute to the German film composer.

Liverpool Town Hall
Fri 1 May 2026.

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Candlelight - A Tribute to British Rock Legends

A string quartet pay tribute to The Beatles and Queen.

Liverpool Town Hall
Fri 1 May 2026.

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Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran

A string quartet pay tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran.

Liverpool Town Hall
Fri 1 May 2026.

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Cafe Mambo Ibiza Classics

Seb Fontaine, K-Klass, Lottie and Jon Pleased Wimmin headline the Ibiza classics night.

Carriage Shed, Chester
Sat 2 May 2026.

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Gok Wan - Isolation Nation

The fashion guru's popular House music party.

Carriage Shed, Chester
Sun 3 May 2026.

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Sugar Pie Honey Bunch

A tribute to the Four Tops.

Theatre Royal, St Helens
Sat 2 May 2026.

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Girl Power Live

A tribute to female pop icons.

Barrington Levy

Universally acclaimed reggae legend.

Arts Club, Liverpool
Weds 29 Apr 2026.

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Genesis Songbook

Former Genesis Visible Touch singer Chris O’Connell and band take you through the Songbook of Phil Collins fronted Genesis

The Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Fri 1 & Sat 2 May 2026.
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EXTC

Terry Chambers, the drummer for XTC, is back on the road with EXTC (his band named and approved by Andy Partridge), bringing the XTC songbook to audiences worldwide - including many songs never previously performed live.

Katie Nicholas

Award-winning Liverpool-born Americana singer-songwriter.

The Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Thu 30 Apr 2026.
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The Boo Radleys

A homecoming for the 90s Wallasey legends.

Robert Finley

Described as perhaps one of the last true bluesmen of our time, the North Louisiana native sings songs from the Bayou.

John Smith

Born in Essex, raised by the Devon seaside, and making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, folk artist John Smith boasts over 100 million Spotify streams.

Wirral Symphony Orchestra

Wirral Symphony Orchestra and Jonathan Small are joined by Ensemble Vocal Renaissance choir from Le Havre.

The Dead Collective

Brilliant hard rock act fronted by British Blues Awards Best Male Vocalist Oli Brown.

The Live Rooms, Chester
Sun 3 May 2026.

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Country Fest

A night of country music and Nashville anthems with a live country band and DJs.

The Live Rooms, Chester
Fri 1 May 2026.

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Heartbreak

A tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

The Live Rooms, Chester
Sat 2 May 2026 + more dates.

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The Counterfeit Stones

A tribute to The Rolling Stones.

Camp and Furnace, Liverpool
Sat 2 May 2026.

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The Cavern Club Beatles

The Cavern’s resident Beatles tribute band, who play in the legendary club every weekend!

Cavern Club, Liverpool
Fri 1 & Sat 2 May + more dates.
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Liverpool Mod Weekender

The annual festival is back, bigger and better than ever with bands performing Northern soul, Classic Soul, 60s Mod, 70s Mod Revival, Ska, Britpop and more.