A Merseyside arts festival is saving you a trip to Liverpool’s cathedrals by bringing the cathedrals to you. Both of the city’s majestic cathedrals will be represented at the Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts later this month. On Saturday 22 June, James Luxton, assistant director of music at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ…
21Mar
Press release: A Treat for Movie Buffs at the 2018 Prescot Festival
A Merseyside arts festival will pay tribute to a late film director and a living local playwright later this year. Educating Rita, based on the comedy drama by Whiston-born Willy Russell, screens as part of the 14th Annual Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts on Thursday 21 June. The 1983 film stars Julie Walters…
04May
Willy Russell Film to Screen as Tribute to Merseyside Actor Bill Moores
Press release: The Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts pays tribute to a popular star of stage, screen and TV this year. Most people know that playwright Willy Russell was born in neighbouring Whiston, but his classic BBC TV play Our Day Out boasts another local connection, too—it starred much-missed Prescot character actor Bill…
17Jun
Explore Local History at Prescot Festival
The Ninth Annual Prescot Festival has lots to satisfy local history buffs. A rare screening of vintage footage of Prescot takes place on Saturday 29 June. The one-hour event will include material from Prescot Museum and Prescot Film Archive Society. Cine film of the town centre (pictured) and other local spots in the 1970s will…
10Feb
Press Release: Arts Festival Invites You to See ‘The Queen’
A Merseyside arts festival will be rolling out the red carpet for a royal visit – of sorts. The Prescot Festival, in June, will feature a special screening of The Queen, the 2006 feature film that won both an Oscar and a BAFTA for star Dame Helen Mirren. The event coincides with Queen Elizabeth II’s…