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What's On at the Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

Shakespeare North Playhouse is a stunning venue in the heart of Prescott, boasting a traditional 470 seat timber framed Shakespearean style theatre.  It hosts vibrant new and premier performances, theatre, music, comedy, and workshops, with events and activities filling the venue across all its space, including the theatre, exhibition gallery, studio, and their Sir Ken Dodd performance garden.

Since Shakespeare North Playhouse opened its doors in 2022, it has been nominated and shortlisted for a staggering amount of awards, winning many!  Honorary Patrons include Dame Judy Dench, Dame Vanessa Redgrave, and CBE Glenda Jackson

See what’s on at Shakespeare North Playhouse below and book tickets online.

Shakespeare North Playhouse is a stunning venue in the heart of Prescott, boasting a traditional 470 seat timber framed Shakespearean style theatre.  It hosts vibrant new and premier performances, theatre, music, comedy, and workshops, with events and activities filling the venue across all its space, including the theatre, exhibition gallery, studio, and their Sir Ken Dodd performance garden.

Since Shakespeare North Playhouse opened its doors in 2022, it has been nominated and shortlisted for a staggering amount of awards, winning many!  Honorary Patrons include Dame Judy Dench, Dame Vanessa Redgrave, and CBE Glenda Jackson

See what’s on at Shakespeare North Playhouse below and book tickets online.

What's On at the Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

Mama Sood's Supper Club

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 19 November 2026
Mama Sood's Supper Club returnsNeetu Sood ? Mama ? has been cooking for fifty years. She came to Liverpool from Delhi in 1992 and has been feeding people here ever since. After the sell-out earlier this year, she?s back at Shakespeare North...

Christmas Carol

The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 20 November 2026 - Saturday 2 January 2027
Festive lights twinkle outside 'The Counting House 'pub but inside Manager Bob Cratchit is struggling to keep the spirit of Christmas alive as Landlord Scrooge does all he can to squash it - no music, no laughter and definitely no bar credi...

Youth Night @ Christmas Carol

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Monday 23 November 2026
A FREE drama workshop & theatre show for ages 13-17 years!You?re invited for a night in at Shakespeare North. Working with creatives from our team of experts, you?ll get a free drama workshop exploring Christmas Carol before seeing the show...

Selected Works: Table Top Shakespeare

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 November 2026
A salt and pepper pot for the king and queen. A ruler for the prince. A spoon for the servant. A water bottle for the messenger. Two performers create condensed versions of some of Shakespeare?s most iconic plays, creating lovingly made min...

Santa's Story Time

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 28 November - Thursday 24 December 2026
Santa?s Story Time is not your average grotto!You will?join in an interactive Elf Workshop led by larger-than-life Head Elf Wiggles, the top Reindeer Wrangler! At the Elf Workshop, you will write your wishlist, create a forever keepsake, an...

Ghost Stories For Christmas

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 1 - Thursday 3 December 2026
In its anniversary year, Ghost Stories of Christmas past meet chilling tales of Christmas present. The show that revived a time-honoured tradition, according to the New York Times....

A Very Messy Christmas

The Studio
Tuesday 8 - Saturday 19 December 2026
Eve loves calm, tidy, quiet... but Christmas is the opposite! From the team who brought you Little Penguin's First Christmas and Little Bear and the Christmas Lights; A Very Messy Christmas is a brand new sensory show for 0-3 year olds and ...

Cilla's Christmas Cracker

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 December 2026
An Unmissable Festive Spectacle of 60s Glamour and Holiday Cheer!Step back in time and celebrate the season with Cilla Black?s Christmas Cracker! ? a dazzling festive show packed with nostalgic hits and yuletide joy. This spectacular evenin...

Tinsel

The Studio
Tuesday 22 - Thursday 31 December 2026
Tinsel is the tale of one magical little boy who dreams of being the fairy on top of the Christmas tree! He can sing, dance, and wear a sparkly tiara as well as anyone else can. But to get to the top, he'll have to convince a whole tree of ...

Ruby Wax

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 25 - Friday 26 March 2027
It's almost easier to say whom Ruby Wax DIDN'T meet, interview and coax fascinating insights from in her huge TV shows 'Ruby Wax Meets' and 'Full Wax'. Donald Trump, OJ Simpson, Pamala Anderson, Madonna and many more. Her provocative, abras...

Bruce Watson (Big Country)

The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 21 May 2027
In A Big Country, an evening with Big Country's Bruce Watson. Big Country founder and guitarist, Bruce Watson, dominated the charts in the 1980s and has never looked back. Alongside singer Stuart Adamson, Watson and co enjoyed hits on both ...

How to get to the Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot

Shakespeare North Playhouse Frequently Asked Questions

Prospero Place, Prescott, L34 3AB

There are many car parks close to Shakespeare North Playhouse.  The closest are Mill Street Car Park and NCP Prescot Deanes House 

There is a limited number of accessible parking spaces (use postcode L34 3AB for your sat nav, and follow the signs for Blue Badge parking.)

The nearest train station to Shakespeare North Playhouse is Prescot Station, which is approximately a 12 minute walk.

There are regular trains to Prescot Station from Liverpool, with a journey time of around 20 minutes, and from Manchester, with a journey time of around 1hr 20 mins, with a change at Wigan or Huyton.

Shakespeare North Playhouse has a capacity of 470 seats.  Please be aware that the Cockpit Theatre is a replica of the Globe theatre built in 1629, so seats are benches with cushions, some of which have backs.

Take a look at a virtual reality version of the Cockpit Theatre

Please contact Shakespeare North Playhouse directly and their team will be able to help you.

If you would like to buy a ticket in person from Shakespeare North Playhouse box office, they open:

Tueday – Saturday 11am–5pm (11pm on show days)

The Playhouse is closed, Sunday & Monday unless there is a show on.

Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here.

You can contact Shakespeare North Playhouse directly and they will be able to advise you.

When we know of a duration of a show, we add it to the description of the show on our event pages. For example, on our Wicked event page, after the description of the show we have added the duration of the show in large capital letters. If the time isn't listed, we do not have the information yet. We update our pages daily so it maybe a case of knowing closer to the performance itself, so keep checking.  

 

For more information on accessibility at Shakespeare North Playhouse, you can visit their accessibility page. 

Alternatively, please click here for more contact information and The Playhouse's access team will be able to answer your questions.

Whether you have positive or negative feedback you would like to feedback to Shakespeare North Playhouse, please click here for more contact information.

If you have lost an item during a visit to Shakespeare North Playhouse, click here to contact the venue.

The Shakespeare North Bar & Kitchen is open Tuesday - Saturday from 11am.

There are also plenty of great places to eat in Liverpool and decent pre-theatre menus, you should check out our Liverpool Restaurant site here!

Shakespeare North Playhouse have the Shakespeare North Bar & Kitchen attached to the venue, plus two more bars in the their venue.

Liverpool is also full of great bars and pubs and some decent ones close to the venue. check out our Liverpool Bar site here!

Either use the map at the side of the FAQ section as it has all types of accomodation or click here for hotels in Prescot

If you need further support or have more questions, please contact Shakespeare North Playhouse directly, and their team will help you out.

Please note that LiverpoolTheatres.com isn't the venue itself. We promote what's on at the Shakespeare North Playhouse and all other venues in Liverpool and the local region. Feel free to contact us if you need more help though and we'll do our best to support you.

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