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'LiF is a rip roaring success' North West End
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The Liverpool Improvisation Festival (LiF) has officially wrapped up its fourth edition following a spectacular weekend of spontaneous performance.
As a cornerstone of the city’s creative calendar, the festival continues its mission to bring the world’s finest improvisers to Liverpool while showcasing our incredible local talent to a global audience. By centering world-class national and international performers in the heart of the city, LiF remains a vital hub for the craft. Liverpool was recently ranked as the UK’s top city for culture and the 7th best globally by The Telegraph and Time Out. We are already looking forward to 2027, where we will celebrate our landmark 5th anniversary and once again transform Liverpool into the epicenter of improvised creativity. We are proud to be supported by our dedicated partners: the Unity Theatre, Liverpool John Moores University, and The Liverpool Arts Bar. If you are interested in performing, mark your calendars, applications for the 2027 festival will open in late August 2026. |
Images by Andrew AB
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Support the festival
LiF is an independent improvisation festival. All financial support will be used to create seed funding opportunities for new improvised work.
You can make a one off donation or subscribe monthly via Patreon.
Your support is gratefully received.
You can make a one off donation or subscribe monthly via Patreon.
Your support is gratefully received.
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Visiting the festival
The Unity Theatre
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The Unity Theatre is located on:
1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG Home - Unity Theatre (unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk) 0151 709 4988 Box Office Opening Hours Unity is open to the public 2 hours before show start time You are able to contact our box office at the following times: |
Via Phone: Mon – Fri, 10am – 5pm
In Venue: 2 hours before show start time You can book tickets for our shows 24/7 using the UNITY website. |
Travel, Accommodation, Food Outlets
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The Unity Theatre is a 15 minute walk from Lime street station (Mainline) and a ten minute walk from Central station (Merseyrail).
There are numerous small hotels within the area all of which are 5 minutes from the venue. There are numerous bars, coffee shops, cafes and restaurants near to the Unity theatre. There is on street pay & display parking around Hope Street. There are car parks on: – Renshaw Street (8 min walk) – Hanover Street (15 min walk) – Mount Pleasant (10 min walk) – Duke Street (10 min walk) – Lime Street Station (15 min walk) |
If you are staying overnight these are a good resource for affordable accommodation.
https://www.theatredigsbooker.com/towns/liverpool https://www.kayak.co.uk/hotels/Unity-Theatre,Liverpool,England,United-Kingdom-c17586-l26306/2024-04-18/2024-04-21/2adults?sort=distance_a |
LiF is supported by:
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Thank you to all our partners who support the festival in kind. Without their support there would be no festival.