Winter/Spring season of public performances
Monday 19 January 2026
Romantic yet heartbreaking musicals, hard hitting dramas, visually stunning dance shows, a two-week festival of new music and a time-shifting sci-fi feature film make up our ambitious season of public performances.听
It gets underway with Maxim Gorky鈥檚 portrayal of the last days of imperial Russia,听Summerfolk. That鈥檚 followed by two musicals听whose stories start in 60s,听Dogfight听and听Vanities.听Our Dance students explore Lucifer mythology in听Fallen.听Feature film听Horizon examines the pitfalls of trying to rewrite history. 2ube Xtra is a 10 day festival of original new music. The Caucasian Chalk Circle听questions听the true nature of justice, while devised dance show This Life is Wild听delves into the听beauty听and brutality of nature.听
The season is presented by our Acting, Dance, Filmmaking, Music, Musical Theatre, Management, Sound Technology, Theatre & Performance Design and Theatre & Production Technology students. They, in collaboration with some of the industry鈥檚 brightest creatives, will deliver every aspect of our shows. It provides them with the opportunity to use and extend their skills in a real-world setting - and it provides audiences the chance to enjoy what the next generation of storytellers and creatives has to offer. 听
Tickets are now on sale.听
Summerfolk
12-14 February
A group of well-off Russian friends escape the city for lazy days, long talks, and low-key existential crises.听 听
As personal tensions rise, dreams clash with reality to reveal hypocrisy, lost听purpose听and moral decay.听听
Set in the final years of imperial Russia,听Summerfolk听is a telling portrait of privilege on the brink.听
Performed by听third-year听Acting students.听
Dogfight
12-14 March
On the eve of deployment to Vietnam, a group of young Marines play a cruel game - but one unexpected connection changes everything.听听
Dogfight听follows Eddie and Rose as they navigate a night that starts with deception and听unfolds听into something tender and real.听听
Raw, romantic, and heartbreaking听-听Dogfight听is听a听musical that leaves a mark.听
Performed by听third-year听Acting (Musical Theatre) students.听
Vanities: The Musical
19-21 March
Spanning the 60s and 90s,听Vanities听tracks the lives of three Texas cheerleaders as they grow from high school royalty to women听grappling with identity and self-discovery.听听
Sharp,听funny听and听touching,听this听musical explores friendship, identity, and the messiness of growing up.听
Filled听with heart and听humour,听Vanities听is a nostalgic ride听that packs听an听emotional punch.听
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Fallen
19-21 March
When control slips and pressure听intensifies, the urge to fall is powerful.听听
Inspired by Lucifer听mythology,听Fallen听is an听abstract听exploration of听the fragmentation of identity through the Seven Deadly Sins.听
A devised dance show featuring contemporary, jazz, commercial and tap,听Fallen听is an intense, visually听striking听and听emotionally听charged听experience听
Performed by third-year Dance students.听
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Horizon
W/C 13 April
A covert team from a fragile future听launch听a daring mission to stop a brilliant scientist from rewriting history.听听
But their intervention sets off a series of catastrophic events. Timelines fracture and the scientist鈥檚 loved ones and an unsuspecting group of paramedics find their lives irrevocably altered.听听
Written exclusively for our听third-year听Acting (Screen & Digital) students, Horizon听merges three original storylines into a bold, time-shifting feature film.听听
Performed by听third-year听Acting (Screen & Digital) students.听
Free admission, but booking essential. Tickets available in March.听
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2ube Xtra
20 April-2 May
Our two-week celebration of new original music with showcase performances from our third-year Music students.听
An integral part of Liverpool's festival season 2ube Extra features local, national and international artists.
Staged in the Paul McCartney Auditorium the festival is fully produced with contributions from Filmmaking, Management, Sound Technology and Theatre & Production Technology students.
Admission free but booking essential. Tickets available in March
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The Caucasion Chalk Circle
14 -16 May
A violent revolution...听
A split-second choice...听
Servant girl Grusha rescues an abandoned baby; when his mother returns to claim him, she finds herself placed on trial.听
Brecht鈥檚 timeless morality fable is given a startling reimagining, as a war-ravaged community locks horns over the true nature of 鈥榡ustice鈥�.听
Performed by MA Acting students.听
This Life is Wild
28-30 May
Rooted in the natural world,听This Life is Wild听explores the beauty and brutality of being human.听
Set in a distorted garden of blooms and听tangled, untamed听brambles, the work moves through self-discovery,听growth听and renewal - where tenderness and resistance exist side by side.听
A devised dance piece听that听reflects听the cycle of life: what we nurture, what wounds us, and what survives.听听
Performed by Second year Dance students听
Tickets available in March.
