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Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral

Globe’s Midsummer Night’s Dream heads for Cathedral for festival finale

NIGHTLY performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in the gardens of the Anglican Cathedral, will mark the climax of this year’s Liverpool Shakespeare Festival. Read

Folk and jazz with an Arabic style

PALESTINIAN singer Reem Kelani plays her first show as part of the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival tomorrow night. Read

Chester Mystery Plays

Mystery plays ready to take to the Cathedral stage

OLD traditions meet 21st- century attitudes in the five-yearly Chester Mystery Plays this weekend, your last chance to catch this spectacular pageant. Read

No Fooling, Alice does disappear down the hole in the first-ever performance in the Williamson Tunnels

ALICE really will be disappearing down a hole in Liverpool this month, with the staging of the first ever theatrical performance in Williamson Tunnels. Read

Key Liverpool Arts events

THEATRE: The history of the “Welsh Streets” will be highlighted over the next few days as part of Dingle Community Theatre’s summer Capital of Culture event. Read

Tap Into Water

The Farm top an all-Scouse Pops bill

AN “ALL-SCOUSE” bill takes over the Summer Pops this week as The Farm take to the stage. Read

Edinburgh, here we come, say theatre group youngsters

A LIVERPOOL youth training and production company is raising cash to take its latest production to the Edinburgh Festival next month. Read

Arts and Entertainment

Art spreads the word of peace

A CULTURAL exchange programme that sees Liverpool artists working alongside visiting talent from the Arab world, marks the start of a four-year project that will grow as it travels the globe. Read

Key Liverpool Arts Events

ART: New Ends, Old Beginnings looks at the varied and complex cultures across the cities of the Arab region. Read

Taking a trip back to a time of peace and free love

Taking a trip back to a time of peace and free love

VICKY Anderson travels back to the Sixties with a new production at the Royal Court Theatre Read

Musicians give their Blessing to a punky, aggressive sound

THE Blessing have been around for the best part of a decade, but it’s only in the last few years they’ve found the sound to really define them, and the four members have dedicated themselves to the band full- time. Read

Blues Brothers outside the Liverpool Empire

It’s name game for real Blues Brothers

IF YOU thought you knew who Jake and Elwood Blues were, think again. The pair, as immortalised in the 1980 classic The Blues Brothers are alive and well – and Liverpool born and bred. Read

Smoke and Mirrors cabaret cast members Mike Neary, Bekah Sloan, Sonya Moorhead and Liam Tobin

Cabaret history of Liverpool's century

A WEEK of cabaret for Liverpool has begun, as part of an unique theatre project taking place. Read

Interior of the Victoria Gallery and Museum

Liverpool university gallery unveils hidden hoard

IT’S amazing what you can end up hoarding and forgetting about over the years. Read

Beatles Day logo

Beatlemania becomes official as city celebrates its first Beatles Day

TOMORROW sees the first Beatles Day take place in Liverpool. Read

Beauty Versus the Beast art exhibition by Madelaina Murthwaite

Struck down, but aftermath is striking

A FORMER teacher who had never painted before being diagnosed with a debilitating illness is celebrating her first year as an artist with a new exhibition. Read

Blast has the Power for three days of creativity

CAST frontman John Power and rapper Akala are lending their talents to an up-coming event for young people. Read

Eddy Grant back on stage

MUSIC: Reggae legend Eddy Grant plays a hotly-anticipated gig with his Frontline Orchestra tonight. Famed for classic tracks Electric Avenue and I Don't Wanna Dance, Grant returns to the stage. Carling Academy, Hotham Street, doors 7.30pm, tickets £22.50 adv. 0905 020 3999. Read

Jah Wobble's Chinese Dub

MUSIC REVIEW: Jah Wobble’s Chinese Dub, Carling Academy, Liverpool

WHILE Duran Duran earned their money for old rope down the road, another 80s legend was also in town, doing something altogether more unexpected. Read

North West architectural ‘gem’ is restored to former glory

ONE of the North West’s lost architec-tural gems has been restored to its former glory thanks to a Liverpool design firm. Read

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Vicky Anderson is the specialist culture reporter, covering all the news and events from Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture 2008. Tel: 0151 472 2584

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