Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
It’s New Year at King Arthur’s court when a giant green knight interrupts the festivities, challenging the knights to an ominous beheading contest.
Past Productions
Under the Moon
A series of performances and dramatic readings by renaissance writers exploring fantastic journeys, new worlds, and imaginative depictions of the moon.
The Little Mermaid
A new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale for the young and young at heart. Told by Madelaine Smart, with original music by Alex Cottrell.
Mermaids in their Element
Focusing on mermaids and their element in world cultures across time, this event takes us on a journey from Babylonian sculpture to Pirates of the Caribbean.
Daughters of the Deep
Mysterious, alluring, and often deadly, mermaids have captured the imagination of writers and artists since the dawn of civilization. This event invites you to succumb to the lure of the siren…
Mermaid and Pirate Tales
Singing sea-maids, stolen treasure, swashbuckling sea dogs, and parrot poo galore! Join The Liverpool Players for enchanting tales of beautiful mermaids and scurvy pirates.
Bisclavret: The Werewolf
Adapted from the twelfth-century lai by Marie de France Bisclavret explores what it means to be human in a world where chivalry, love and betrayal clash with the supernatural.
Robin Hood’s May Adventure
The evil Sheriff of Nottingham and his cunning sidekick, Weaselwise, are plotting to capture Robin Hood and his Merry Band in this interactive children’s adventure.
Join the Adventure
Follow the adventures of four students at The University of Liverpool as they step through a time-travelling portal. Filmed on location at Speke Hall by Mocha TV.
Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits
Witness true love, murder, cross-dressing, fairies, regicide, ghosts, shipwrecks and a whole lot more in eight bite-size versions of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.
Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
It’s New Year at King Arthur’s court when a giant green knight interrupts the festivities, challenging the knights to an ominous beheading contest.
Three Minute Hamlet
Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy – with love, loss, murder, death, ghostly happenings, madness, revenge, deadly duels, and a famous skull – all performed in just three minutes.
The Interlude of Youth
Associated with the court of Henry VIII, The Interlude of Youth offers a moral and political allegory about the riotous nature of youth and how to find salvation through Christ.
The Canterbury Tales
Join Chaucer and a host of colourful pilgrims for an assortment of medieval tales in this thoroughly entertaining abridgement of Mike Poulton’s Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.
Medieval Stories
The Liverpool Players present an assortment of medieval stories about brave knights, seafaring ladies, giants, dragons, and fairies. Come along to hear stories of the past…
The Chester Noah
It’s raining, it’s pouring, and Mrs Noah won’t get on the ark! Originally performed on the streets of Chester, this medieval mystery play is given a modern twist.
The Second Shepherds’ Play
While shepherds watched their flock by night… their prize sheep was stolen! This fifteenth-century play depicts the Nativity as you’ve never seen it before!
An Evening of Early Music and Drama
An Evening of Early Music and Drama. Celebrate the festive season with The Liverpool Players and Sonnatas a trè.
Theatre in Education
In addition to performing at public events, The Liverpool Players make regular contributions to educational workshops, helping both young children and university undergraduates.
Audio Books and Music
Some of the Players’ productions have been turned into free audio books and soundtracks by Alex Cottrell of Cottrell Music. Download or listen to them here.
