Derry MakeyUppers Gemma Walker-Farren and Sorcha Shanahan lined up for University of Liverpool Culture Unconfined digital COVID-19 lockdown antidote

Culture Unconfined, will feature five days of drama, documentary, poetry, film and music from May 11-15.

Gemma and Sorcha, known as the MakeyUppers will perform their ‘Alternative Bedtime Stories’ on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. as part of the festival.

The show drags traditional fairy tales into the 21st century in what is billed a ‘sharp review of all things happily ever after.’ It’s suitable for older audiences only (16+) due to its strong language and adult themes.

Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the the University’s Institute of Irish Studies who co-organised the event and is no stranger to this parish, said: “One of the first responses to the lockdown were performances on balconies and people using their creative talents to deal with the trauma of crisis.

“As much as crisis defined culture, it was clear culture was going to define crisis. Culture Unconfined is the University of Liverpool’s response.”

To access the festival visit: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-and-social-sciences/research/culture-unconfined/