Scouse Nativity by Kevin Fearon Oh Come ’Ed Ye Faithful It’s back baby! The daddy of them all is returning for 2026 as we get the gang together and take on THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD!  We’ve cut down the curtains for costumes, pinched a donkey from the zoo and got a loan manger so we’re all set for another Christmas show packed with silly jokes and amazing live music!  It’s Bethlehem, 0 AD (or 0 BC, I’m not too clued up on these things). Terry, a lonely shepherd looks out over the land and sees that all is good. Apart from that bloody great star. He should probably take a look at that.  But Terry’s shepherd mates are lining up the ale at the King Herod’s Arms and there’s no way he’s missing a night on the lash. Not at Christmas.  And so it came to pass (fortunately for The Royal Court) that Terry, in the pub with his mates, decided to keep a record of that beautiful star and the events that followed.  2026 years later we have finally unlocked the secrets of the Gospel according to Saint/Our Terry... The Scouse Nativity!  So get the flock down to The Court - Christmas begins right here! "A near constant flow of audience laughter" Liverpool Echo "A quickfire hoot from start to finish" Liverpool Confidential "You’d have to be a dog in a manger not to hail The Scouse Nativity a great big Christmas hit." Arts City Liverpool "Entertaining, hilarious and witty" North West EndPerformance Information Stalls tickets are available with a meal (served at your table before the show) for an extra £16 for one course and £23 for two courses at evening shows,. If you are dining with us please arrive between 11:45-12:30 for afternoon performances and 17:45-18:30 for evening performances. Tickets are available for the show alone in stalls, circle and balcony. BSL performances are on Tuesday 1 December and Tuesday 5 January. Audio Described performance is on Wednesday 1 December. To book please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 or email [email protected] will be available for performances for the final week of the show. Please contact Box Office for more details. Circle and balcony will open at 6.45pm. There are bars in both areas for pre-show and interval drinks. Stalls will be open from 5:45pm.If you are bringing a large group, every tenth ticket is free. This ticket will be automatically added to your basket on purchase. Meals and building levy must still be paid on your free ticket. NO BOOKING FEES ON THIS SHOW Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the advertised start time. Each ticket price includes a £3 donation which is used to help to refurbish the building. Please contact Box Office to book if you are a wheelchair user.Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 to book if you require wheelchair accessible seating as we can only accommodate 5 spaces in our stalls seating area downstairs.

Fresh from supporting Greg Davies on his ‘Full Fat Legend’ tour, Barry brings his own show to Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool. Having become a father quite late in life, in all honestly, he’s just delighted to be away for a few days to get some good sleep (although he won’t be telling his partner that and he hopes she won’t read this. Why would she? She’s not going to be booking tickets to see him in Liverpool). Embarrassingly, he’s got a racist dog, so a break from constantly apologising in the local park is also a bonus. Oh, and he’s furious his parents chose the name Barry. Expect stories about these and other awkward situations in a show packed with laughs. He’d like to point out that he wrote the above (and this) and to be honest, he finds it a bit weird to be writing in the third person. He also thinks it’s presumptuous to say his show is packed with laughs (even though he’s very confident it will be). Why don’t you be the judge and come along? He’d also like to clarify that the quotes below weren’t written by him but by actual reviewers (and an endorsement from Greg Davies). And he’d like to thank you for the time you’ve spent reading this and he hopes to see you on the 24th September. “Astonishingly funny”★★★★★ -The List “Perfect" ★★★★★-3 weeks “Hugely entertaining” ★★★★ -Chortle "A confident, likeable comic, it’s his self-deprecating bemusement that provides the most hilarity.” ★★★★ -Metro “His charm and willingness to make himself look ridiculous carry him through the trickiest of subject matter.” ★★★★ -Edfest "By far the funniest Barry I know (since my uncle died)" -Greg Davies Presented by Rustle Up Productions Performance Information Approximate show duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes including a 20 minute interval Age Rating: 16+ Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the advertised start time. Latecomers will not be admitted so please arrive in good time. Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 if you require wheelchair access. There are two wheelchair spaces available for each show. There are no booking fees payable (hurrah!)

When Amy lost her bank account and social media access, the hackers started sending her gifts... A surprising, somewhat filthy dive into connection, intimacy, and the perils of using your dead cat's name as your password for literally everything. Directed by Jessica Fostekew. “thrillingly funny” ★★★★ The Scotsman

Due to popular demand, we have introduced two Afternoon Specials every month. The two events in each month will feature the same artists so just book one per month if you want to see a new show each time. The Royal Court Afternoon Special is the new name for Variety Lunch Club. A new name but the same great afternoon at The Court! Join us for brilliant entertainers, a bowl of Scouse, a cup of tea and maybe a sweet treat all in the very best company. Tickets are just £5 or £8.50 including a bowl of finest home-made Scouse with bread roll and red cabbage. And NEW for 2026 by popular demand you can enjoy a dessert for just £3. So, you can get your ticket, Scouse, cup of tea and a dessert (gluten free option available) for £11.50. There is a special discount for groups with a free ticket for every 10th person (please call Box Office for details). Afternoon Special will still feature the best in local entertainment with a variety of comedians, actors, singers and entertainers. The whole proceedings are compered by your favourite and ours, Sam Avery.Performance InformationStalls tickets are available with a bowl of Scouse for an extra £3.50 and an additional £3 for dessert.Tickets are available for the show alone in stalls, circle and balcony.Please contact Box Office to book if you are a wheelchair user.Please contact Box Office to book if you are a wheelchair user as we can only accommodate 5 spaces in our stalls seating area downstairsIf you are bringing a large group, every tenth ticket is free. Please call the box office on 0151 709 4321 to book. Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the advertised start time.

Back with a brand-new show Andrew has just supported Russell Howard on his current national tour including four straight shows at The London Palladium. He has also recently supported Rhod Gilbert and Troy Hawke and at The UK Comedy Awards 2023 was voted Comic’s Comic-Best Act.Andrew is always worried or stressed about something. From global events to finding free parking. From a wife hitting the perimenopause combined with two teenage kids, to hanging a wine-rack. How can he not be “on edge”? Having previously supported Russell at Bristol's Ashton Gate Football stadium he’s also supported Rob Brydon, America’s Brian Regan and Michelle Wolfe on their only London shows and Michael McIntyre on an entire arena tour including Wembley and the O2. He was only 1 of 7 comedians to perform in front of Banksy at Dismal Land and he’s written on the recent series of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. "A brilliantly funny comedian" -Russell Howard “Funny as hell” -Rhod Gilbert “Birdie supported me on my arena tour and made me laugh every night. Truly an excellent comedian.” -Michael McIntyre “Love it. Never stop, never change” -Troy Hawke Performed and presented by Andrew Bird Performance Information Approximate show duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes including a 20 minute interval Age Rating: 14+ Please note – the bar will close 15 minutes before the advertised start time. Latecomers will not be admitted so please arrive in good time. Please contact Box Office on 0151 709 4321 if you require wheelchair access. There are two wheelchair spaces available for each show. There are no booking fees payable (hurrah!)

A play with music by award-winning writer Clare Norburn and BAFTA-nominated BBC director, Nicholas Renton (Mrs Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters, Musketeers, Lewis). 1695: in his final illness, composer Henry Purcell (Niall Ashdown) is experiencing feverish dream-like hallucinations in which the past, present and fantasy collide, and his songs take on a life of their own!

Join us for an unforgettable evening of musical magic at the Movies to Musicals Homecoming Concert on Sunday 8th March. Featuring the incredible talents of West End stars Jenna Innes (Heathers, Les Miserables), and Ryan Kopel (Dear Evan Hansen), alongside the Scotland rising young performers. Get ready to be swept away by the iconic soundtracks of your favourite musicals performed live on stage.

Fragments is an anthology of three interwoven worlds, performed by three actors, bound by a single question: what makes us human when everything else falls away? From a future where connection is almost extinct (With You), to a collapsing city haunted by loyalty and moral paralysis (Demons), to a nightmarish descent into obsession and power (Macbeth), Fragments is a triptych of psychological rupture. Enter into a charged space between repression and rebellion, beauty and brutality.

“I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary.”Step into a world of deception, desire, and deadly ambition. How far would you go to become someone else?Tom Ripley is a nobody—scraping by in New York, forging signatures, telling little white lies—until a chance encounter changes everything. When a wealthy stranger offers him an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy to bring home his wayward son, Dickie Greenleaf, Tom leaps at the opportunity.But in the sun-drenched glamour of 1950s Italy, surrounded by shimmering waters and whispered secrets, Tom is seduced by the life Dickie leads—the freedom, the wealth, the effortless charm. Fascination turns to obsession, and as his grip tightens on Dickie’s world, the lines between truth and deception begin to blur. What starts as an innocent opportunity spirals into a chilling game of lies, identity theft, and murder.The ten-strong ensemble cast is led by Ed McVey as Tom Ripley. Ed was one of the stars of the hit Netflix show The Crown. EastEnders regular and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith will star alongside him as Marge. This electrifying new stage adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley brings Patricia Highsmith’s iconic psychological thriller, which inspired the acclaimed movie and Netflix series of the same name, to life like never before. With razor-sharp dialogue, simmering tension, and a dangerously charismatic antihero, this gripping production will pull you into Ripley’s intoxicating world—where nothing is quite as it seems.

What happens when we step into the life of the “other” with an open heart? Winner of Best Solo Performance at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe, is written and performed by Myriam Ali-Ahmad and directed by Valeria Muñoz Reyes. Based on interviews with Palestinians, it weaves drama, poetry, and song to celebrate Palestinian life, culture, and resilience. An intimate, powerful act of resistance against cultural erasure.

Alice and Bea are that kind of sisters that tell each other everything. Or at least they used to be, before Bea moved abroad and interrupted contact almost entirely 2 years ago. Now Bea is back, and Alice demands to know why Bea left, but Bea is determined not to tell her, while she annoyingly takes over Alice's space with all her backflips and her handstand, stopping Alice from zoning out and wasting away in her room. Will they rekindle their friendship or will they loose each other for good?

Game of Crones, a ferociously funny, gloriously unapologetic celebration of women in their prime. Think the female Mighty Boosh of a generation. Surreal and wildly funny, with razor-sharp insight hiding beneath the mayhem. Part epic quest, part riotous rebellion, Game of Crones sees the duo storming back onto the battlefield to confront the so-called “third age” - that mythical land where society insists women quietly disappear.