CLASSICAL: Vasily Petrenko, above, and the RLPO give the first-ever performance of Symphony: Magnetite by the Birkenhead-born winner of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Composers, Emily Howard. The programme also includes Sibelius and Prokofiev, with Baiba Skride as the violin soloist.Philharmonic Hall, tickets £11-£34, 0151 709 3789.
COMEDY: Pluck is the hilarious string trio who compete, ridicule, argue and seduce its way through Bach to Beatles. Their Musical Arson show is part of the Southport Comedy Festival – enjoy the buffoonery in a family-friendly atmosphere.Southport Arts Centre, tickets £10 (£8 concs), 01704 540011.
THEATRE: A secret, a spa in Bangkok and two naked Germans are three clues to the plot of Ridculousmus’s play Tough Time, Nice Time. It’s a tragicomedy about two characters trying to make sense of their lives and the world. Oh, and it’s also staged in a bath.Unity Theatre, tickets £9 (£7 concs), 0151 709 4988.
