Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2024

LiF 2024

Images by Andrew Ness

LiF 2024 film

Festival Aims

To educate, inspire and develop future audiences, performers and teachers of improvisation
To create opportunity for those who produce or teach improvised live performance (multiple art forms)
To document and archive the festival for the future benefit of researchers and the wider improv community
To grow the festival in a sustainable and ethical manner

Artistic policy

The festival encourages innovation, risk taking and are inspired by those that do. The festival aims to create opportunity for those who create and teach improvised live performance at whatever stage of their career and across multiple art forms. In doing so we aim to educate, inspire and develop future audiences and performers of improvisation.

Socials

Visiting the festival

The Unity Theatre and

LJMU - Joe H Makin

Drama Centre

Travel, Accommodation +

Food Outlets

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.

The Joe H Makin Drama Centre is located on:
1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG (next door to the Unity theatre)

Entrance via Pilgrim street through large blue gates.

Opening Hours: 9:30am-5pm
Registration: workshop registration will take place in the foyer of the Drama Centre - we advise that you register at least 10 minutes before your workshop is due to start.

Access needs: There are staff on hand to show you around. If you have specific access needs, please let us know in advance via email at
[email protected]

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)

Please note that between 8am & 6pm it is residents only parking on Hope Place.

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