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Now on with this week’s recommendations…
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5 things to do this week
PHOTOGRAPHY: Think of Us, Royal Albert Dock
Hundreds of black and white portraits of Year 6 children from across Merseyside are being displayed around the perimeter of the Royal Albert Dock’s interior dock wall in a project devised to empower them at an age when they are starting to seek out more independence. They were created during workshops run by the Liverpool Biennial, photographer Emma Case, sound artist Sara Wolff and artist facilitator Klaire Doyle during which each child was invited to have their portrait taken and recorded a spoken response, used to create a soundscape available online. Ends Sunday 23 August.
ART: Performing Trees, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Exploring the changing role of trees in art from the late 16th century to the present day, this exhibition showcases more than 50 works from the Whitworth’s collection, including paintings, sculpture, textiles and wallpapers. Ends Sunday 4 April 2027, free entry
FILM: Rip It Up season, Storyhouse Chester
Curated by Storyhouse Young Film Programmers, whose members are aged 16 to 18, this season brings together six films exploring the changing face of youth through subcultures that have challenged class expectations, traditional family values and ideas of identity. The programme includes Bend It Like Beckham, which considers cultural and generational conflict while confronting stereotypes about gender, sport and identity; Young Soul Rebels, a landmark of Black and queer British cinema; and Disney’s new perspective on an iconic character Cruella, comes to the Storyhouse screen on Wednesday, 2 September. The film, starring Emma Stone, places fashion at the heart of its story, framing it as a powerful form of self-expression and rebelliousness. Ends Sunday 13 September, tickets are Pay What You Can £4-£9.90
ART: Six Objects in Search of an Artist, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
A taxidermied ibis, dresses by Warrington-born designer Ossie Clark and a snake skeleton in a glass jar are among the inspirations painter Michelle Leigh discovered in Warrington Museum collections when she was invited to reinterpret them through a series of new works. Based at Rogue Studios in Manchester, her practice draws on place and memory, distilling everyday scenes into evocative, pared-back images. Ends Sunday 1 November, free entry
THEATRE: Take Me Home County Road, Royal Court Liverpool
County Road 40-something Shelly (Helen Carter) is entered into The Next Big Thing competition by her neighbour who wants her to realise her dream of becoming the next Dolly Parton. Adam McCoy’s brand-new comedy is directed by Emma Bird and also stars Eithne Browne, Adam McCoy, Keddy Sutton and Lenny Wood. Ends Saturday 29 August, tickets from £19
And one thing for the diary…
THEATRE: Application 39, Aviva Studios
Palestinian theatre maker and writer Ahmed Masoud imagines a Gaza risen from ruin, unexpectedly awarded the right to host the 2048 Olympic Games, exactly 100 years after the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. This sharply satirical drama becomes a surreal yet pressing journey through occupation, bureaucracy, absurdity and reconstruction. Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October, full price tickets from £26.50, concessions available
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I’m off now to the Just So Festival for a weekend of arty mayhem.
Have a great week,
Laura
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