British Theatre Guide Podcast

Liverpool's Unity Theatre is the last surviving member of the Unity Theatre movement formed from left-wing workers' drama groups in the 1930s. The theatre is to present a series of events under the name A Radical Reimagining to celebrate a century of radical theatre in Liverpool, a project conceived by Artistic Director Eli Randle. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Eli about the project, the theatre's history and the changing face of political theatre. Eli also paid tribute to Graeme Phillips, Artistic Director of the Unity for more than thirty years, who died last year. The various events in A Radical Reimagining will take place through May and June 2026 at the Unity Theatre, including Young Radical Theatre Makers from a new generation of artists and Stage Left, a production that looks back on the company's history, both running from 4 to 6 June.