THEATRE: An Asian kid from Kent goes to college in London and teams up with a sympathetic group of anti-racists. But it’s 1989, the year of the fatwa, and his radical Muslim friends want to steer him away from the decadence of the West. Hanif Kureshi adapts his novel, The Black Album, above, for the stage.Liverpool Playhouse until Saturday, tickets £9.50-£20.

ART: Two Grade II-listed buildings have been renovated as a centre for the arts and are now open to the public. Artists Al and Al have curated an exhibition XXX Get Off at Edge Hill. Simply walk on to the platform on the left of the ticket office and enter the big yellow door. No, it’s not Narnia, it’s Metal.Metal, Edge Hill Station, until December 5, www.metalculture.co.uk

ART: Phil Pyros, the artist described as a “shrewd painter” by the late Mersey Poet Adrian Henri, was a well-known figure on the city’s art scene in the 1970s before emigrating to Australia. An exhibition of his work has just opened.Liverpool Academy of Arts, Seel Street, until November 6.