Are you ready for a summer of theatre, comedy, music and a whole lot more…because for two weeks it’s all coming to Liverpool, in the form of the first ever Liverpool Fringe Festival. The festival will consist of 47 different acts, performing in a range of different venues, mainly in the Hope Street area, including venues like the Casa, 81 Renshaw Street and Blackburne House.

The forty-seven acts taking part in the festival are wide and varied from the world of theatre, comedy and music, including Edinburgh comedy stand-up s and sketch previews, children’s shows, political theatre, new writing from local writers, cabaret and physical theatre.