WHAT'S ON AT THE SHAKESPEARE NORTH PLAYHOUSE, PRESCOT
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
Productions, shows and events coming up include The Ravers R Us, Measure For Measure, The Tempest, and Cinderella, and Justin Moorhouse. 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
Productions, shows and events coming up include The Ravers R Us, Measure For Measure, The Tempest, and Cinderella, and Justin Moorhouse. See what’s on at Shakespeare North Playhouse below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Dungeons & Dragons Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Tue 12 Aug - Tue 9 Sep 2025
The HandleBards - The Tempest
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Fri 3 - Sat 25 Oct 2025
Shakespeare and Love Tour
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Thu 24 - Wed 30 Jul 2025
What's On at the Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Cock
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
Following its Northern premiere in 2024, COCK by Mike Bartlett and Directed by Rupert Hill returns as part of a large 2025 tour. The play centres on John, a man who finds himself torn between his long-term boyfriend and a woman he unexpecte...Act Slay Repeat
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
Lights, sass, action!This workshop invites you to explore performance through movement, voice, and story. Together, we?ll build mini performances that bring queer experience to life ? loud, proud, and unapologetic.?This daytime programme ai...Aleena's Garden
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July - Wednesday 6 August 2025
The perfect first theatre experience for very young children!Aleena tends to her garden from the very first days of spring through to the snowy fun of winter, with the help of some very special friends!Using their own show packs, the childr...Glitter Grit and Pride
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
Pride is personal ? so why not make it your own?Join us to dream up, sketch, and design a flag that represents your unique identity, story, or community to add to the ?Pride at Sahir 2025? marching flag. Expect colour, sparkle, and plenty o...Protest Rights & Rage
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
Make your voice seen as well as heard. In this hands-on session, we?ll channel anger, hope, and queer resistance into bold placards that shout truth to power. Materials provided ? rage encouraged!?This daytime programme aims to offer a quie...Queers Quills & Chaos
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
Whether it?s poetry, protest or pure emotion ? this is your space to spill with a ?quill?. Learn how to craft and deliver spoken word that hits hard, from the page to the mic. Come ready to write, express, and revel in queer chaos. This day...Queers Quills & Flow
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
Whether it?s poetry, protest or pure emotion ? this is your space to spill with a ?quill?. Learn how to craft and deliver spoken word that hits hard, from the page to the mic. Come ready to write, express, and revel in queer chaos. This day...Shakespeare's Sister Sister
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
Sister Sister of Drag Race UK, crowned the "esoteric queen" of the season, and now stepping centre stage for her debut solo takeover of the Shakespeare North Playhouse Studio. Known for bouncy, irreverent, art-house comedy that swings from ...To Be and To Be: Queer Lives on Stage
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 19 July 2025
To Be and To Be: Queer Lives on Stage takes you on a journey from the gender-fluid performances of Shakespeare's day to the vibrant drag and queer theatre scene of modern Merseyside. Through a lively presentation, you?ll discover the untold...Baby Bards
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 22 July - Tuesday 23 December 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's Learning & Engagement Team offer a Baby Bards early years story and language session for pre school children aged 18 months to 4 years old. Introducing story, letters and phonics through readings and fun activi...Shakespeare North Playhouse - A Guided Tour
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 22 July - Saturday 1 November 2025
Want to know more about why Shakespeare North Playhouse was built? Why in Prescot? Why it won 'Theatre Building of the Year 2023' at The Stage Awards? Look no further! On this Guided Tour through Shakespeare North Playhouse, you will be led...The Hammer and Helena
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 22 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
The Hammer and Helena is the true story of the most evil book ever written and its horrifying legacy. Helena Scheuberin finds herself the unwitting muse of a religious zealot ? the self-proclaimed Hammer of Witches. Her witch trial would ra...Witchcraft from Pendle to Prescot: A Guided Tour
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 22 July - Friday 31 October 2025
Step back in time with our immersive tour at Shakespeare North Playhouse!Join us on a captivating journey that begins with an exploration of the historic theatre itself and delves into the infamous Pendle Witch Trials. Uncover the beliefs, ...Shakespeare and Love Tour
The Cockpit Theatre
Thursday 24 - Wednesday 30 July 2025
An enchanting behind-the-scenes Theatre Tour exploring love as seen by The Bard, with insights into his romantic tales and the timeless allure of the Shakepeare North Playhouse's Cockpit Theatre. Step into a world of romance on the Shakespe...Out the Woodwork
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 24 - Friday 25 July 2025
Gingerlee Does It presents its latest ingenious production, Out The Woodwork. Following his five-star dystopian satirical comedy National Killing Day, which saw a successful run at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe and 2016 Manchester Fringe Festiv...
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 July 2025
Following last summer?s sold-out ?Macbeth?, this hard-hitting Romeo & Juliet adaptation from multi award winning ?A Place For Us Theatre? delivers a story which resonates across the ages. Set in the striking Performance Garden at Shakespear...Raves R Us
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 25 - Saturday 26 July 2025
The most original night of immersive theatre you've ever been a part of! Naughty Corner Productions are a multi-award-winning theatre company from Liverpool, and they are bringing their biggest hit back to the stage. Toys R Us has closed do...Shakespeare North: Life Drawing
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 26 July - Saturday 29 November 2025
Join us for bi-weekly life drawing sessions in spaces across the venue. Each session will have a nude model to draw from in a variety of poses. The sessions are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists. Materials and suppo...Heavy Weather
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 29 July 2025
?The sky. The water. The air. It won?t keep snapping back. You can?t keep refreshing the screen. A lie is not a white lie, or a half-lie or a false truth or fake news? It?s a lie and we call it a lie, or everything?s cracking underneath us....Treasure Island
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Celebrating 30 years of touring theatre in 2025, Off the Ground Theatre are making their debut at Shakespeare North with the quintessential pirate tale, Treasure Island!For Jim Hawkins, pirates were just the stuff of exciting stories, until...An Audience with Julie Hesmondhalgh
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 1 August 2025
Join us in our Cockpit Theatre for an evening of conversation with Julie Hesmondhalgh!Julie was born and brought up in Accrington, Lancashire and studied at LAMDA. She was a member of Arts Threshold Theatre in London in the 90s and is co-fo...Follow What Feels Good
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 1 August 2025
An accessible contemporary movement workshop with Tip Tray Theatre & Studio Fluid. Join Tip Tray Theatre and Rosie Terry Toogood for a free movement workshop exploring how you can listen to your body to create and enhance your own personal ...Hamlet
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 1 - Saturday 2 August 2025
"Though this be madness, yet there is method isn?t!? Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company as they put on a frantic disposition to tackle Shakespeare?s greatest tragedy in their own anarchic style. When he discovers that ...Dinner by Candlelight on the Cockpit Stage
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 2 August 2025
Journey into the past with a bold and inventive dining experience!An intimate dining experience for just twelve guests, featuring a carefully curated tasting menu served by candlelight on the stage of our Cockpit Theatre. A unique opportuni...FROM NON-FICTION TO NARRATIVE
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 2 August 2025
A workshop with ?I Am Steven Gerrard? writer Sean McLoughlin on how to let lived experience influence creative output. Join Tip Tray Theatre and Sean McLoughlin for a free writing workshop that explores transforming personal stories and liv...This Above All: Back-of-House Tech Tour
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 2 August - Wednesday 10 September 2025
Get an exclusive insider?s look at the inner workings of our Shakespearean Cockpit Theatre on this immersive, behind-the-scenes tourEnjoy rare, behind-the-scenes access to our technical gallery and over-stage areas, offering a unique view o...Introduction to Dungeons & Dragons for Young People
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 5 - Tuesday 26 August 2025
Step into a world of imagination, adventure, and epic storytelling!Join our Young Person?s Dungeons & Dragons 3 week play along at Shakespeare North Playhouse ? the perfect place to make new friends, play together and bring heroic character...Find Your Funny - Seniors
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 7 August 2025
Ready to laugh, think on your feet, and discover your unique sense of humour?In this improvisation workshop, young performers will explore the art of spontaneous comedy through fun games, quick thinking, and plenty of laughs!No experience n...Measure for Measure
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 7 - Saturday 9 August 2025
Shake-Scene Shakespeare are BACK to present a Double Bill of Shakespeare?s Dirtiest Politics!Join Shake-Scene Shakespeare this August, returning for their second mini-residency in the Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden. In 2024 they brought la...Find Your Funny - Juniors
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 8 August 2025
Ready to laugh, think on your feet, and discover your unique sense of humour?In this improvisation workshop, young performers will explore the art of spontaneous comedy through fun games, quick thinking, and plenty of laughs!No experience n...
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 8 - Saturday 9 August 2025
Shake-Scene Shakespeare are BACK to present a Double Bill of Shakespeare?s Dirtiest Politics!Join Shake-Scene Shakespeare this August, returning for their second mini-residency in the Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden. In 2024 they brought la...Shake-Scene Shakespeare ‘Cue-based Shakespeare Workshop'
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 9 August 2025
A playful introduction to Shakespeare?for everyone aged 12 and up!No acting experience? Never read a word of Shakespeare? Perfect. This workshop is open to all?whether you?re a complete beginner or a curious enthusiast. You?re equally welco...Dungeons & Dragons Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 12 August - Tuesday 9 September 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's Dungeons & Dragons Night is an opportunity to embark on a remarkable journey into the realms of fantasy, where epic adventures, memorable characters, and thrilling encounters await! Whether you're seeking a new...Saving Shakespeare
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 12 - Wednesday 13 August 2025
A fun and engaging introduction to Shakespeare!Shakespeare arrives at Queen Elizabeth?s court to put on his latest play, only to realise that the actors haven?t been booked, the script has been left behind and the only people able to help a...Breadcrumbs
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 15 - Saturday 16 August 2025
A brand new family show packed full of music, magic and puppetry!Hansel and Gretel are siblings that just can?t seem to get along. They argue about everything: Who?s the loudest, who?s the fastest, who?s the smartest, who?s Mum?s favourite,...Summer Theatre Explorers
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 19 - Friday 22 August 2025
Looking for an unforgettable day out during the school holidays? The Theatre Explorers Tour is a fun and interactive way for families to discover the magic of Shakespeare North Playhouse together. Embark on an exciting adventure through the...Pirate Princess
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 20 August 2025
For fans of circus, princesses, puppets, laughing, pirates and adventure!Poor shipwrecked Princess Poppy finds herself lost at sea in a most cumbersome ball gown. If only she could access a higher vantage point to see which way to swim!Try ...The Story Forge: Make Your Own Myth
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 26 - Wednesday 27 August 2025
Brace yourselves for pandemonium and tidal waves of laughter in this hilariously unique family-friendly theatrical adventure! Join the ludicrously learned (and undeniably loopy) duo, Professor Doctor Lee Hithersay and Doctor Professor Rober...Electric Dreams
The Cockpit Theatre
Wednesday 27 - Saturday 30 August 2025
The award-winning 80's Midsummer Night's Musical from A Place for Us Theatre returns and is bigger and bolder than ever! Electric Dreams - true to Shakespeare's original text - abridged and suitable for all the family, explodes with a 'tota...Once Upon a Brick
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 28 - Friday 29 August 2025
Welcome to Once Upon a Brick ? where imagination comes to life one brick at a time!In this magical hands-on workshop, kids become master builders and brilliant storytellers, creating their own characters, adventures, and worlds using LEGO (...Twelfth Night
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 29 August 2025
The brilliantly bold Not Too Tame return with an electrifying production of Twelfth Night, starring Les Dennis as Malvolio. The company that brought you 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' return with their unique brand of high octane theatre in a ...Robin Hood
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 30 August 2025
Don?t miss out on this unforgettable summer adventure!Folksy Theatre invites you to experience a brand new musical adaptation of this classic tale, touring open air throughout summer 2025!Set against the enchanting backdrop of the eerie She...Lennon & McCartney: The Classic Double Band
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 11 September 2025
The Classic Double Band are back!?You saw them back in June when they took to our Cockpit Stage to bring the transcendent music of Pink Floyd and Radiohead to life, now catch them again performing the greatest hits of John Lennon & Paul McC...An Audience with James Nelson-Joyce and Mike Noble
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 13 September 2025
Join us in our Cockpit Theatre for an evening of conversation with actors James Nelson-Joyce and Mike Noble. Originally from Walton, North Liverpool ? James and Mike both attended Archbishop Beck High School just a year apart from each ot...Austen's Women: Lady Susan
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 16 - Wednesday 17 September 2025
From Dyad Productions, the award-winning creators of Austen's Women, A Christmas Carol, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Christmas Gothic, and A Room of One's Own. Austen's Women are back - in a brand-new solo show! Devil-may-care Lady S...
Paul Crowe and Guests
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 19 September 2025
Hot on the heels of his latest album release... Rising local singer songwriter Paul Crowe makes his debut appearance at Shakespeare North, hot on the heels of his latest album Sun Sets the Scene. Known for his evocative songwriting and capt...Wine Tasting Evening
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 25 September 2025
"Good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people." - Henry VIII, Act I, Scene IVIndulge in the perfect pairing: Wine Tasting at Shakespeare North Playhouse!Raise your glass and immerse yourself in a world of flavours, as we samp...Shakespeare's Supper Club - “From Field to Fork”
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 26 September 2025
Journey into the past with a bold and inventive dining experience.A tasting menu rooted in sustainability and locality. Showcasing the finest seasonal produce from nearby farms and growers, this supper club highlights the journey of each in...The HandleBards - The Tempest
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 3 - Saturday 25 October 2025
This production of The Tempest is the first collaboration between Shakespeare North Playhouse and internationally renowned theatre company ran by cycling actors, The HandleBards, who carry all the necessary set, props & costume on the b...Ballydancehall
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 10 - Saturday 11 October 2025
A one-act comedy about not getting to choose your family,?growing up in rural Ireland, the cultural divide between north and south, and finding solace in art. Cousins Annie and Mick are two young people in the Gaeltacht of Co. Donegal. They...Scratch - Spoken Word Night
Exhibition Centre
Tuesday 14 October - Tuesday 16 December 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's quarterly spoken word night is an inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. For Scratch we are looking for seasoned performers that are looking for opportunities to showcase t...Scratch
The Studio
Tuesday 14 October 2025
With networking and live jazz, Scratch is Shakespeare North Playhouse's quarterly platform for creatives to share, experiment, and connect. This is your chance to present work in progress or showcase completed pieces to a supportive audienc...Conflict of Church & State: An Audience With King Henry VIII
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 15 October 2025
The year is 1542 and His Majesty, King Henry, the Eighth of that Name, despite increasing age, is again engaged upon Royal Progress about His Realm. His Majesty is in contemplative mood with the events of recent years weighing heavily upon ...Even More…Ghost Stories by Candlelight
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 30 October - Saturday 1 November 2025
Ghosts don?t always stay in the past... The sell-out success returns with four brand new spooky stories from award-winning writers. In an ambitious co-production between HighTide and Pentabus, this year?s Ghost Stories by Candlelight will d...Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 5 - Saturday 8 November 2025
The great detective is back!London is at breaking point. A web of crime and corruption threatens to undermine the very fabric of society and at its? centre, a criminal sits motionless and undetected?Sherlock Holmes and his faithful associat...Shakespeare's Supper Club - “The Midwinter Feast”
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 20 November 2025
Journey into the past with a bold and inventive dining experience!A thoughtfully curated tasting menu that celebrates the depth and elegance of winter?s finest ingredients. Set within the unique surroundings of Shakespeare North Playhouse, ...Cinderella
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 21 November 2025 - Sunday 11 January 2026
Next Christmas, experience Cinderella like never before - the magical tale you love filled with laughter, fun, and unexpected surprises... Meet Mandy, Fairy 23780, fresh from Fairy Godmother school and excited to share her first assignmen...Black Liver's Game Show SHOW
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 29 November 2025
So what?s it about, then?It?s the game show all about YOU. Yes, YOU! Your hosts, Ruth and Keith, (of Blackpool theatre company Black Liver) will present a quiz night of trivia, poetry and parody about the place you call home. Do you know th...Ghost Stories for Christmas
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 3 - Thursday 4 December 2025
In the tradition of?M.R James,?Susan Hill?and?Charles Dickens, we invite you to pull up a chair and engage in one of the oldest festive traditions, sharing a classic ghost story. The flickering flames wake spectral shadows of the past. Is t...Deck The Halls with Dolly
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 6 December 2025
?Dolly Parton Tribute Show ? Christmas Special??Deck The Halls with Dolly?Get ready to deck the halls and sparkle brighter than a rhinestone-studded jumpsuit because the Dolly Parton Tribute Show ? Christmas Special is coming to town! This ...
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.
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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
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Dungeons & Dragons Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Tue 12 Aug - Tue 9 Sep 2025
The HandleBards - The Tempest
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Fri 3 - Sat 25 Oct 2025
Shakespeare and Love Tour
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Thu 24 - Wed 30 Jul 2025
