CINEMA: The Abandon Normal Devices festival opens with a screening of Lynn Shelton's Humpday, a funny and daring take on the 30-something buddy movie. Events will be held at venues across the city until Sunday as part of the brand new festival of cinema and digital culture.FACT festival passes, above, £35 for 10 films, £20 for six, 0871 704 2063, full AND programme at www.andfestival.org.uk
THEATRE: Taxi driver John Evans’s play about life as a Liverpool docker as containerisation looms in the 1980s. There’s a traitor in the ranks as the five men plan how to spend their redundancy cash.Unity Theatre until Friday, tickets £9 (£7 concs), 0151 709 4988.
MUSIC: The Mugenkyo Drummers celebrate their 15th anniversary with a dramatic show in New Brighton. They retain the traditional spirit of Taik while creating a sound all of their own. Expect thundering rhythms and percussive soundscapes, combined with precise choreography.Floral Pavilion, tickets £15 (£10 concs), 0151 666 0000.
