Arts and Concerts
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, up with Manchester's Halle as the northwest's best, dominates the city's classical music scene and often plays at the Philharmonic Hall and the Everyman Theatre. Theatre is also well entrenched in the city, at a variety of venues. Annual festivals include the Hope Street Festival (June); a celebration of African arts and music in Africa Oye (June); the Summer Pops (July), when the Royal Philharmonic and top pop names perform beneath a huge marquee on King's Dock; the Brouhaha Street Theatre Festival (August), which involves performances by a host of European theatre groups; and the Mathew Street Festival (August), a free shindig, with local and national street performers playing the best of The Beatles. Bluecoat Arts Centre School Lane tel 0151/709 5297, . Eclectic mix of events - drama, dance, poetry, comedy, music and art exhibitions. Everyman Theatre and Playhouse Hope St tel 0151/709 4776, . Drama, concerts, exhibitions, dance and musical performances. Liverpool Empire Lime St tel 0151/606 3536, . The city's largest theatre, a venue for touring West End shows, opera, ballet and music. Philharmonic Hall Hope St tel 0151/709 3789, . Home of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Shows classic films once a month. Royal Court Theatre Roe St tel 0151/709 4321, . Art Deco theatre and concert hall, which sees regular pop and rock concerts among other events. Unity Theatre Hope Place tel 0151/709 4988, . Puts on the city's most adventurous range of contemporary works.
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