AFTER a successful year of shows, Unity Theatre looks forward to an eventful start to the new year, with a major capital redevelopment taking place, from January to May 2017. During this time, Unity embarks on its 'Out of Space' season, which reaches out of the theatre and into the community, with a selection of bold and reactive shows.

Artistic Director and CEO, Matthew Linley, explains:- "We're delighted to be presenting a season of shows across several venues in the Merseyside area between January and April next year. While our own theatre undergoes a transformation, we want to take the opportunity to use some of the fantastic venues around the city, new and old, conventional and unconventional. We will then reopen, in May 2017, with our summer season, and we can't wait to show off our new spaces."

The 'Out of Space' season will draw on Unity Theatre's aims to collaborate and encourage new and burgeoning talent, engage families and individuals from economically disadvantaged areas, tackle current issues and say the important things that would otherwise go unsaid.

Before the builders come in, there's still the chance to catch popular Christmas show:- 'Little Red and the Big Bad Wolf...' That is before it wraps up, on 7 January 2017. The family friendly Christmas show, perfect for ages 5+ and their families explores the thrill of adventure and unknown versus the safety and familiarity of the path and how irresistible straying can be, as well as the tension between mankind and nature.