WHAT'S ON AT THE PLAYHOUSE, LIVERPOOL
What's On at the Playhouse, Liverpool
Here you will find what's on at the Liverpool Playhouse, which opened as a music hall in 1866 in Williamson Square as the Star Concert Hall attracting the likes of Robert Donat, Michael Redgrave, Noel Coward, Richard Burton, Patricia Routledge, Anthony Hopkins, and Richard Briers throughout its time.
After a brief time as Liverpool Repertory Theatre, it was renamed Liverpool Playhouse in 1916 and, today, the 637 capacity theatre is home to touring drama productions, comedians and "in conversation" events.
Here you will find what's on at the Liverpool Playhouse, which opened as a music hall in 1866 in Williamson Square as the Star Concert Hall attracting the likes of Robert Donat, Michael Redgrave, Noel Coward, Richard Burton, Patricia Routledge, Anthony Hopkins, and Richard Briers throughout its time.
After a brief time as Liverpool Repertory Theatre, it was renamed Liverpool Playhouse in 1916 and, today, the 637 capacity theatre is home to touring drama productions, comedians and "in conversation" events.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Playhouse, Liverpool
The Jury Experience - Death on the Port Side
Playhouse
Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Fri 15 Jan 2027
Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift
Playhouse
Tue 6 - Sat 10 Jul 2027
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure
Playhouse
Tue 27 - Sat 31 Oct 2026
What's On at the Playhouse, Liverpool
Beckett: Lieben 2026 - Play and Come and Go
Playhouse, Liverpool
Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 September 2026
Play (1962/63) was originally written by Samuel Beckett in English and was first performed (as Spiel) at Theater Ulm in June 1963. It was published in German in July of the same year. The fate of three characters, who find themselves trappe...Beckett: Lieben 2026 - Film Screening: If I Fall Don't Pick Me Up
Playhouse, Liverpool
Friday 18 September 2026
f I Fall, Don't Pick Me Up, a film from Irish filmmaker  Declan Clarke, explores the relationship between iconic Irish author Samuel Beckett and renowned German theatre director Walter D. Asmus, and considers a legacy built on inter...Beckett: Lieben 2026: Beckett Shorts
Playhouse, Liverpool
Saturday 19 September 2026
The Beckett Shorts programme presents a series of short works on film. Including Alan Gilsenan's Eh Joe (1986), Paul Joyce's The Goad (1965) and the first screening of Michael O'Neill's Peggy (2026). Image credit: Samuel Beckett with Film, ...In Conversation with Stephen Graham & Orly Klein
Playhouse, Liverpool
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Liverpool born award-winning actor Stephen Graham and psychology lecturer Orly Klein will be joined on stage by family, friends and a few special guests to discuss their book Letters To Our Sons and share the highs and lows of fatherhood. ...John Kearns
Playhouse, Liverpool
Thursday 24 September 2026
 Tilting at Windmills  is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner,John Kearns.  A fragmented, digressing portrayal of a 38-year-old man's life, alluding to books he hasn't read, to...Behind the Curtain - Playhouse Heritage Tours
The Playhouse Auditorium
Thursday 24 September - Saturday 10 October 2026
Step into the heart of Liverpool's theatrical history This immersive experience takes you beyond the stage lights to uncover the stories that shaped one of the city's most iconic theatres. Discover the rich heritage of the Playhouse buildin...Marina Hyde
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Join Marina Hyde as she discusses her brand new book (Ticket + Discounted book packages are available). What a Time to be Alive! So lettuce remember Liz Truss, relive the last days of the Tories, meet the guy they called No-Drama Starmer, ...Henry Paker
Playhouse, Liverpool
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Pencil Case is a brand new comedy show from Henry Paker, featuring live illustration. You've looked behind a Wizard's Curtain. You've visited a sausage factory. Do you dare to gaze inside a cartoonist's pencil case? Leave your preconception...Rhys James
Playhouse, Liverpool
Friday 2 October 2026
Rhys has made a discovery that could fix everything. It's been staring him in the face the whole time, in a mirror held behind his head. If he can ignore his own problems for long enough, he might just be able to solve yours. A fast, forens...Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show
Playhouse, Liverpool
Saturday 3 October 2026
Following critically acclaimed seasons in London and Edinburgh, Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK's leading improvisers, present an evening of wonderfully unscripted cutting-edge comedy. Expect a show full of fast, fabulously ...Maisie Adam
Playhouse, Liverpool
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the "tall, chaotic one with the weird hair"* as she returns with her trademark wit, firec...Jasmin Vardimon - Lullaby
Playhouse, Liverpool
Friday 9 October 2026
More than twenty years ago, her original masterpiece Lullaby took the theatre world by storm and won widespread critical acclaim. Now, internationally renowned choreographer Jasmin Vardimon reimagines and expands her landmark show for today...Lenny Henry: Still At Large
Playhouse, Liverpool
Saturday 10 October 2026
For over five decades, Lenny Henry has been telling stories- on stage, on screen and through a host of characters etched into our collective memory. Part stand-up, part storytelling and part conversation with himself (and with you), this ne...Pride & Prejudice (sort of)
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 October 2026
Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen's most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will be...Present Laughter
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 October 2026
Tracy-Ann Oberman stars as Geri Essendine in this new production of Noel Coward's celebrated and hilarious portrayal of the temptations and pitfalls of theatrical celebrity. Geri Essendine is a hugely successful actress (who has been 39 for...Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure
The Playhouse Auditorium
Tuesday 27 - Saturday 31 October 2026
Based on the best-selling picture book by Kristina Stephenson, and created to mark the 20th anniversary of this much-loved, modern-day classic, the show features LIVE music, glorious puppets, interactive storytelling, magical props and more...The Haunting of Hill House
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 7 November 2026
Don't miss this chilling theatrical adaptation of Shirley Jackson's "near perfect" (Stephen King) classic ghost story. From best-selling novel to major hit Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House now takes to the stage in this gripping n...Ivo Graham
Playhouse, Liverpool
Wednesday 11 November 2026
 Bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory Ivo Graham returns with Orange Crush. Where is Ivo Graham from? And where exactly is he going? And will he please just slow down? The Taskmaster promise-squanderer, published author and gig pig welco...Nish Kumar
Playhouse, Liverpool
Thursday 12 November 2026
 The UK's leading political comic Nish Kumar - co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster's greatest losers - is back on tour with a formidable batch of passi...Flo & Joan
Playhouse, Liverpool
Friday 13 - Saturday 14 November 2026
The time has come for critically acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan to write another bio as they make their highly anticipated return to the stage with a brand-new show. "Gosh, they are almost like a real band" (Bruce Dessau, Beyond a ...Mark Thomas
Playhouse, Liverpool
Friday 20 November 2026
What?! Mark Thomas has been 'standing up' for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you...? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic. So, here's what he has done so far in ...The Jury Experience - Death on the Port Side
Playhouse, Liverpool
Friday 27 November 2026 - Friday 15 January 2027
You've been called for jury duty. Step into a thrilling courtroom drama where the audience is the jury. Listen to testimonies, analyze evidence, and ultimately decide... guilty or not guilty? On a summer night, the son of a powerful politic...Ballet of Lights - Cinderella
The Playhouse Auditorium
Saturday 28 November 2026 - Saturday 16 January 2027
Cinderella returns in a bold, new ballet that's redefining classical dance. This classic fairy tale is reimagined in a ballet show where dancers shine in glow-in-the-dark costumes. Watch as dancers in illuminated costumes twirl and glow acr...Little Shop of Horrors
Playhouse, Liverpool
Thursday 3 December 2026 - Saturday 9 January 2027
We are thrilled to announce a bold new revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors, is coming to Liverpool for Christmas 2026. Â This cult classic musical will be brought to life in a major new production, continuing ...The Signalman
The Playhouse Auditorium
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 January 2027
Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd is delighted to present their hugely successful production of Charles Dickens' nerve-tingling ghostly masterpiece The Signalman. Set in 1880, this is the exquisitely unnerving tale of a tormented signalman...Daniel Kitson: Thrum - extra date
Playhouse, Liverpool
Saturday 6 February 2027
Second date added! There's the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heart-breaking brevity of a very long time. There's figs and worms and an old dog rejecting a blanket. There's a w...Million Dollar Quartet
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 9 - Saturday 13 February 2027
On the night of December 4, 1956, four musical icons entered a recording studio in Memphis and made music history. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley were brought together by pure chance for a j...The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 February 2027
Dive into Eric Carle's bright and colourful world as his beloved stories are transformed from page to stage using a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets and charming music. Featuring your favourite titles:Â Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubb...A Thousand Splendid Suns
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 February 2027
Birmingham Rep presents its powerful production of Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, which has sold over 38 million copies worldwide and is Hosseini's spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner. In ...Sue Perkins
Playhouse, Liverpool
Wednesday 3 March 2027
You may know her as Bake-Off Sue, Taskmaster Sue, Just A Minute Sue, or the Sue that gives you travel envy - but stand-up Sue is full of surprises. In this brand-new show, she shares the unlikely happenings from a career in the spotlight. W...Remember Romeo
The Playhouse Auditorium
Wednesday 10 - Saturday 13 March 2027
Shakespeare's enduring love story, remembered and relived by imitating the dog. Two older actors, former lovers, meet again after fifty years. She is living with memory loss; he carries the memories she struggles to hold. They have unfinish...Savage
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 March 2027
SAVAGE. A drag extravaganza. A brand-new comedy about the Blonde Bombsite herself, Lily Savage.  Inspired by the life of Paul O'Grady and created with his blessing, SAVAGE is a bold and deeply moving new play, making its world premiere in...Pip and Posy
The Playhouse Auditorium
Wednesday 31 March - Saturday 3 April 2027
From the producers of The Smartest Giant in Town comes a brand-new theatre show bursting with friendship and fun, Pip and Posy Live on Stage. Inspired by the BAFTA nominated animated series from Magic Light Pictures and based on the picture...Zog and the Flying Doctors
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 10 April 2027
Zog, super keen student turned air-ambulance, still lands with a crash-bang-thump. Together with his Flying Doctor crew, Princess Pearl and Sir Gadabout, they tend to a sunburnt mermaid, a unicorn with one too many horns and a lion with the...Ed Byrne
Playhouse, Liverpool
Thursday 29 April 2027
 Irish comic Ed Byrne is heading out on tour in 2027 with a new show provisionally titled "No Dramas" A TV household name, appearing on Mock The Week (BBC), Top Gear (BBC), QI (BBC),Live At The Apollo (BBC) and The Pilgrimage (BBC), the I...Caitlin O'Ryan: At What Point
Playhouse, Liverpool
Friday 30 April 2027
Join Caitlin O'Ryan for an evening of spoken word poetry featuring work from her debut collection, At What Point. Known for her raw, relatable and deeply honest writing, Caitlin's poetry moves between tenderness and fury, humour and heartbr...Myra DuBois
Playhouse, Liverpool
Saturday 29 May 2027
Don't be alarmed, she's making a noise!  After taking the global internet by storm with viral clips of her shows, dazzling the West-End as 'Ruth' in the hit show 'Titanique' and a barnstorming sell-out tour of Australia, the UK's self-dec...Oh Zeus!
Playhouse, Liverpool
Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 June 2027
Kings of Comedy Le Navet Bete are back! For lovers of Fawlty Towers, Bottom and The Play That Goes Wrong, Oh Zeus! is a riotous, all-out hilarious ride through Greek mythology. When the stability of Olympus is threatened by the marriage of ...The King's Speech
The Playhouse Auditorium
Tuesday 22 - Saturday 26 June 2027
Adapted from the Oscar-winning film, this exciting new production from the acclaimed Barn Theatre blends humour, heart and high stakes in a beloved drama about duty, courage and finding one's voice. A country on the precipice of another ter...Matt Forde: Project Holy Moly
Playhouse, Liverpool
Wednesday 30 June 2027
Another new Prime Minister. Another new government. Another set of black holes. Join leading political comedian and satirist Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal, The Matt Forde Focus Group) as ...Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift
Playhouse, Liverpool
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 10 July 2027
When well-loved spinster Emily Simpson is found dead in the picturesque village of Badger's Drift, her friend Lucy Bellringer refuses to accept it was an accident. DCI Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Gavin Troy are called in to...How to get to the Playhouse, Liverpool
Most Popular Shows and Events at Playhouse, Liverpool
The Jury Experience - Death on the Port Side
Playhouse
Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Fri 15 Jan 2027
Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift
Playhouse
Tue 6 - Sat 10 Jul 2027
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure
Playhouse
Tue 27 - Sat 31 Oct 2026
