A three-day festival incorporating live music, comedy and talks will be coming to Prescot next month.
Taking place on August 19, 20 and 21, Serious Nonsense Festival celebrates poet Edward Lear's connection to Knowsley. Lear lived at Knowsley Hall, where he wrote his world-famous poem, The Owl and the Pussycat.
The festival is part of Knowsley's year as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture and is delivered in partnership with Shakespeare North Playhouse, Writing on the Wall and Milapfest. Events will be held at the Shakespeare North Playhouse and Prescot Town Centre.
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Visitors can watch as a real life owl and pussycat tell tales of the sea in their own pea green boat, as well as enjoying live music, comedy and a special programme of readings, performances and talks.
Curated in association with Writing on the Wall, the programme of talks features authors including Frank Cottrell Boyce, John Dougherty, Sarah Asuquo, Michael Rosen and Lemn Sissay.
Festival highlights include storytime with Frank Cottrell Boyce, stand-up comedy with Shappi Khorsandi and a conversation with Brookside's Eithne Brown, who will be considering the similarities between Shakespeare and soap.
Cllr Shelley Powell, Knowsley Council Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods, said: "I was really excited when I saw the line-up and programme for the Serious Nonsense Festival. There are some really well-known authors coming along and also some wild and interesting acts and performances across the entire weekend.
"What a great way to celebrate Lear's connections to Knowsley and also, in the process, enable more people to experience all that Prescot and the new Shakespeare North Playhouse has to offer. I can't wait to come along - it's certainly going to be fun."
Tickets for the Festival highlights will be on sale shortly. All other acts across the weekend are free to enjoy with no booking required. To find out more, visit the Culture Knowsley website.
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