6th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal. From Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and Richard Curtis, the Oscar®-nominated screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill, comes a rock ’n’ roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life.

6th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Join Liz Aggiss, ‘enfant terrible’ of the bus pass generation, and a shamelessly unapologetic funny feminist, in a three tiered event featuring; an extract from her current touring hit and Edinburgh Festival Total Theatre Award winning show Slap and Tickle, a scratch presentation from her new work Crone Alone, and a selection of ridiculous anecdotes from her ‘life on the road’.

7th Nov 2019, 6:00pm - 7:15pm

Creative Edge

The West, 2019: an explosion of racism. Politics lies in the grip of the far-right, and racist ideas are mainstream. Governments target the world’s Muslims in a global surveillance system, and political elites in parts of the West speak directly or in code about Jewish conspiracy. At the same time, however, much of the world […]

7th Nov 2019, 8:00pm

The Arts Centre

As seen on Live from the BBC, Live from the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour, and Live at the Apollo Fern is one of the UK’s hottest comedy stars. Known for being totally unique and completely fearless her new show will tackle sexuality, feminism, power, Brexit, Britishness, Scottishness and nationality all with her caustic wit, exceptional writing and electric stage craft.

8th Nov 2019, 2:30pm

The Arts Centre

Author of the EHU Big Read 2019, Rachel Joyce is visiting The Arts Centre at Edge Hill University to talk about her book ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ and answer questions.

9th Nov 2019, 10:00am - 3:00pm

Edge Hill University

Open Day is an opportunity to view our cutting edge resources and facilities, tour the new accommodation, and explore the many contemporary spaces on campus in which to study, socialise and relax.

11th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Twice nominated for best show at Leicester Comedy Fest and Manchester Fringe Love Letters from Blackpool uses songs, recorded interviews, found love letters, poetry and stories to tell this comic tale of Blackpool .

14th Nov 2019, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Law and Psychology

Geoff Beattie introduces his new book which explores the psychology of trophy hunting from a critical perspective and considers the reasons why some people engage in the controversial activity of killing often endangered animals for sport.

14th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

A work-in-progress reading of a new play created by Jeremy Goldstein from an original script by Mick Goldstein; verse by Henry Woolf; directed by Jen Heyes. Spider Love moves through time and space to celebrate the power of family and friendship, and the lengths we go to preserve it.

15th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Truth to Power Café combines memoir, image, poetry, music and live and spontaneous testimony from participants speaking truth to power in response to the question ‘Who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’.

19th Nov 2019, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Faculty of Education

Once each month, on a Tuesday evening, a speaker from the world of Religion and/or Religious Education will be invited to share with us the wisdom derived from their research.

19th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

A quirky performance piece that explores the absurdities of (queer) life through a playful mix of tragi-comedy via the in roads or drag, dance, theatre, stand-up (or stand-down), disco, rejection and destruction.

20th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

A quirky performance piece that explores the absurdities of (queer) life through a playful mix of tragi-comedy via the in roads or drag, dance, theatre, stand-up (or stand-down), disco, rejection and destruction.

21st Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Everyone says university is the best three years of your life! So, what happens next? Join three clowns as they leave the comfort of timetables, deadlines, and student life behind and enter the real world.

22nd Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

DNA took the world by storm when they reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2017. Since then, they have amazed audiences across the globe. Their telepathic ability has to be seen to be believed... are you ready?

23rd Nov 2019, 10:00am - 3:00pm

Edge Hill University

Open Day is an opportunity to view our cutting edge resources and facilities, tour the new accommodation, and explore the many contemporary spaces on campus in which to study, socialise and relax.

23rd Nov 2019, 8:00pm

The Arts Centre

One time I bought a lasagne from the supermarket, heated it up in the oven and ate a bit of it and it wasn't very nice so I put it in the fridge because it felt wrong to dump a whole lasagne in the bin and then later on I ate a spoonful of the cold lasagne because I was drunk and it was absolutely delicious.

24th Nov 2019, 8:00pm

The Arts Centre

With years of international touring, Steve Pilgrim is a highly acclaimed drummer and singer-songwriter. Well-known as musician with Paul Weller, Steve has performed and shared the stage with Noel Gallagher, Roger Daltry, Kelly Jones, Emeli Sande, Villagers, Lucy Rose, Graham Coxon, Robert Wyatt and Corinne Bailey Rae, to name a few.

25th Nov 2019, 8:00pm

The Arts Centre

The Red Bar transforms into a cabaret style jazz club for The Phil Shotton Quartet. Join us for jazz standards from the 1930's onwards and popular songs from the American songbook - swing music at its best! FREE - just turn up!

26th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Powerful and thought-provoking, Company Chameleon use their athletic and original dance and movement style to explore human behaviour and our darker selves. The result is a gripping piece of dance theatre that questions the identity of our personal shadows and those of our era.

28th Nov 2019, 7:00pm

The Arts Centre

See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, broadcast live to cinemas from London’s West End.

28th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled.

29th Nov 2019, 9:30am - 3:00pm

Medical School

The WAM programme is a series of free events over two years, designed to support application to the Medical School.

29th Nov 2019, 2:30pm

The Arts Centre

Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson, veteran of many smash hit solo works such as Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and Shylock, now brings us Dickens' classic festive fable. Guaranteed to get you into the Christmas Spirit - in many more ways than one!

29th Nov 2019, 7:30pm

The Arts Centre

Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson, veteran of many smash hit solo works such as Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm and Shylock, now brings us Dickens' classic festive fable. Guaranteed to get you into the Christmas Spirit - in many more ways than one!

30th Nov 2019, 8:00pm

The Arts Centre

With Ivan Brackenbury (Tom Binns), Nathan Caton, Jason Cook – hosted by Adam Rushton