THEATRE: The first of the new Everyman/ Playhouse plays for 2008, Three Sisters on Hope Street, is a re-imagining of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, with the action moved from pre-revolution Russia to post World War II Liverpool. The three sisters here are part of a Jewish family suffering from the city’s postwar gloom and enjoying the proximity of an American airbase. Written by Liverpool writer Diane Samuels and writer/ actress Tracy-Ann Oberman. Previewing. Today, 7.45pm, Liverpool Everyman Tickets £8. Until February 16. 0151 709 4776.

EXHIBITION: 100 Heads Thinking as One was artist Anthony Brown’s contribution to Liverpool’s 800th birthday. Today, 9am-5pm, Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Building, Old Hall Street. Free. Closing date tba. 0151 227 2000.

EXHIBITION: The 18th- century artist Joseph Wright, of Derby, spent the years 1768 to 1771 living and working in Liverpool. This exhibition reveals some of the work he completed at that time alongside works by contemporaries. Today, 10am-5pm, Walker Art Gallery. Free. Until February 24. 0151 478 4199.

EXHIBITION: Anne Frank & You is an exhibition created by the Anne Frank Trust UK and the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam. Today, 10.45am-noon, 12.45pm-2pm, 1.45pm-3pm. Free but a donation to the cathedral of £1 a head is suggested. Until February 8. 0151 702 7210.

Booking

LIVERPOOL’S own Claire Sweeney, top, appears in a new musical, Shout, featuring songs from female singers like Lulu, Petula Clark, Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield. Numbers include Downtown, I Only Wanna Be With You and Alfie. February 18- 23, Liverpool Empire. Tickets range £12.50-£25. 0844 847 2525.