About

Welcome to The Actor’s Studio – the friendliest most intimate fringe venue in Liverpool. We would like

to thank all of our visitors in 2008; we have had some really amazing highlights including: “Falling out with the Jones’”, The Tommy Kearney Double header, our first musical “The Promise”, our favourite “Shirley Valentine” and “The Hylda Baker Show”. 2009 looks to be just as exciting – sign up to our mailing list so that you don’t miss a thing.

We are the secret well of talent boiling under the surface of central Liverpool … “Where is this theatrical Promised Land?!”  I hear you shout!

Amongst the building site which has consumed this wonderful city, between the cranes that mark the horizon, tucked away at the bottom of Seel Street is what many are hailing as the saviour of fringe theatre.  We are in a building steeped in artistic history that was once home to the renowned sculptor Arthur Dooley, and week after week we are staging cutting edge theatre from straight plays to musicals, comedy to variety … you name it we’re doing it!
Amongst our many friends and supporters we can boast the best in Merseyside Talent, including Ricky Tomlinson, Willy Russell and the Squire of Knotty Ash himself, the King of Comedy, Ken Dodd.

Pauline Daniels is at the helm and together we are all committed to providing entertainment of all genres, as well as help for all the local writers, directors, performers and technical staff to showcase their talent.
Our team are all dedicated to giving you the best night out in the theatre – we want you to feel at home and enjoy our comfortable little venue.

Liverpool Write Now Festival

We annually host The International Liverpool Write Now One Act Play Festival. Write Now is an eight day Festival which opens the Friday pre-Good Friday and closes Easter Sunday every year presenting performances of new plays in a Liverpool city-centre venue dedicated to new writing.

Write Now seeks to:-

support, encourage and celebrate new and original work by writers, performers, directors and technical specialists.

create opportunities for creative talent in all these roles.

provide and promote accessible theatre for all.

For more information please “click here”.

Liverpool Arts: At The Top of the Tree

A few weeks ago some lovely students from Liverpool John Moores University came to the theatre to film a small project. They have kindly given us a copy of their final film, and it’s now here for you all to see. Enjoy!

Liverpool Arts – At the Top of the Tree from Beka Geraghty on Vimeo.