Unity Theatre

Name: Unity Theatre
Address: 1 Hope Place, Liverpool, L1 9BG, GB
Telephone: 0151 709 4988

Liverpool

Courtesy of Unity Theatre

WHERE

Liverpool

What it’s like

A comedy and theatre venue on Hope Street with unreserved seating and a bar that opens an hour before curtain up.

This is a proper theatre space rather than a big commercial venue, and the booking system reflects that. Seats are unreserved across the board, which sounds like a faff until you read why: it means they can put wheelchair users, hearing aid loop users or anyone needing a BSL interpreter or audio description wherever works best for that particular show, rather than locking everyone into fixed seats that might not suit the format on the night.

Tickets come through as an email attachment, no physical tickets, so you show your phone or a printout on arrival. You can book any time online, or call the box office once phone lines open two hours before a show. The building itself only opens an hour before the show starts.

The bar opens for that same hour before curtain up, serving wine, spirits, beer and hot drinks, which is enough time for a swift one before you're called in. Concessions run for over 60s, under 16s, students, registered disabled, jobseekers and groups of 10 or more, and there are free companion and carer tickets on every event too. If you're driving, it's on-street pay and display round Hope Street, or one of several car parks within a 15 minute walk, and it's about 10 minutes on foot from Lime Street.

Facilities

Café

Need to know

Parking: On-street pay & display around Hope Street
Food: Unity Bar open 1 hour prior to performances serving wines, spirits, beers and hot drinks
Wheelchairs: Wheelchair space reservations available at box office
Getting there by bus or train: 10 minutes' walk from Lime Street and Central train stations

The building only opens an hour before show time, so there's no early arrival option.
Seats are unreserved to allow flexible placement for access needs, so you won't have a fixed seat number.
Phone lines for the box office open two hours before the show, not all day.
Tickets are email only, no physical printouts issued by the venue itself.
It's about a 10 minute walk from both Lime Street and Central train stations.

Plan your visit

Do we need to book in advance?

Booking isn't required but you can book online any time or call the box office once phone lines open two hours before the show.

How do we get our tickets?

They come as an email attachment, so you show that on your phone or as a printout when you arrive. No physical tickets are issued.

Are there discounts available?

Concession pricing covers over 60s, under 16s, students, registered disabled, jobseekers and groups of 10 or more. Companion and carer tickets are free on every event.

What if the show gets cancelled?

You'll be contacted within 48 hours with the choice of donating the value, getting account credit, or a full refund processed within 14 days. If the show goes ahead as planned, tickets can't be exchanged or refunded.

Is there parking nearby?

It's pay and display on-street around Hope Street, with car parks on Renshaw Street, Hanover Street, Mount Pleasant and Duke Street all within about a 15 minute walk.