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
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.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Mon 26 - Wed 28 Oct 2026
Romeo and Juliet (Oddsocks Production)
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Fri 26 - Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Wed 7 - Sat 10 Oct 2026
What's On at the Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Big Burlesque Cabaret
The Cockpit Theatre
Saturday 9 May 2026
Enter a world of raucous entertainment for the finale of Leap Dance Festival 2026, with an evening of burlesque, cabaret and aerial performances, in Shakespeare North's breath-taking Cockpit Stage. Featuring: The Classic Tease Serving B...Leap Dance Festival Take Over: Scratch
The Studio
Saturday 9 May 2026
Three new dance works in development, created for Leap 2026, exploring identity, intimacy and liberation. Featuring Taciturn | Women Holding Things In the rhythm of everyday life, their hands gather the things that keep the world moving. Th...A Life Drawing Less Ordinary
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 9 May 2026
A Life Drawing Less OrdinaryA?life?(drawing) less ordinary is a creative social for people to come together and create?drawings, paintings, sculpture and more, inspired by contemporary dance. There will be dancers and musicians performing l...The City of Curses: A Murder Mystery By Trial
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 14 May 2026
In?the?midst?of?civil war, hunger and incurable sickness - something worse haunts?the?streets?of?the?City, something?the?locals cannot lock?their doors from... witchcraft. With?the?infamous Witch Hunts ripping through Europe, desperation co...Mama Sood's Supper Club
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 21 May 2026
Mama Sood's Supper Club is Back!Following? sell-out success earlier this year, Mama Sood?s Supper Club returns to Shakespeare North Playhouse. Personally curated by Mama herself, each dish showcases the versatility of her creations while sh...Blondie, Television and Talking Heads Performed by The Classic Double Band
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 22 May 2026
Step into a world of nostalgia and bluesy rock wonder as The Classic Double Band celebrate the unparalleled artistry of some of the greatest bands of all time, Blondie, Talking Heads and Television. ...Bruce Watson (Big Country)
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 22 May 2026
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 ...Our Public House
The Cockpit Theatre
Thursday 28 - Saturday 30 May 2026
Your Round. Your Say. A bighearted and funny new play. With Kit Esuruoso (Tina The Musical), Chaya Gupta (EastEnders), Gabriella Leon (Casualty), Lauren Moakes (Romeo and Juliet), Fergus O Donnell (Downtown Abbey, Holby City) and Bharti Pat...Nell Gwynn
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 12 June - Saturday 4 July 2026
London, 1660. The theatres are alive, the monarchy's restored, and women are finally allowed on stage. One woman is about to take it by storm. Orange-seller, wit, trailblazer, Nell Gwynn is a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid ...The Comedy of Errors
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 17 - Thursday 18 June 2026
Comedy, chaos, quick changes and confusion. The Festival Players are back bringing farce, fast paced story telling and original music to William Shakespeare?s The Comedy of Errors. One of Shakespeare?s earliest plays, The Comedy of Errors t...Lambslaughter
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 18 - Friday 19 June 2026
A searing, unsettling exploration of girlhood, power, and survival at the dawn of the smartphone age.?Following critically acclaimed, sold-out runs at Playhouse East and King?s Head Theatre, the award-winning Lambslaughter heads home to Sha...Out The Woodwork
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 23 - Wednesday 24 June 2026
Think Brookside meets The League Of Gentlemen. 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 Edi...Afternoon Opera: Classic Arias
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Join us for a glorious celebration of some of opera?s most beloved music at Afternoon Opera: Classic Arias, a captivating 60-minute recital and part of the 22nd Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts. This special afternoon showcases the extr...Romeo and Juliet (Oddsocks Production)
Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden
Friday 26 - Saturday 27 June 2026
A family fued divides the community! Violence stalks the streets. Who can see beyond the hate and dare to follow their heart? A pair of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet! Oddsocks return with their new take on this well-loved classic, f...Take Flight
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 27 June 2026
Take Flight is a stunning aerial theatre show for 0-2 year olds and their grown ups. The story follows a musical mother bird as their baby hatches, grows and explores, navigating the challenges of hunger, sleep and play. Culminating in a be...
Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man's Bride
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 1 - Thursday 2 July 2026
Adapted by James Nicholas, Blue Orange?Arts presents?a?brand new?adaptation of one of Charles Dickens? most haunting ghost stories!?She comes towards me on the floor; always?approaching; never coming nearer; always visible as if by moonligh...One Man Poe: The Black Cat & The Raven
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 July 2026
Immerse yourselves in two timeless tales from the Godfather of Gothic Horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Arguably Poe?s?darkest tale, The Black Cat depicts an alcoholic?s last confession on the eve of his death. Then, the poem that made Poe famous: T...The Perfect Match
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 7 - Wednesday 8 July 2026
Expect fun, fish (for some reason), and conversations about life and love. Rowan is desperately trying to finish the musical she has been writing for six years when the lights go out. A knock on the door brings her new chaotic upstairs neig...It Happened On A Tuesday
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 9 - Friday 10 July 2026
In a world where everyone believes their own version of the truth, how can we ever be objective?Six employees. An ordinary Tuesday in the office. One of them stole ?60,000. To solve the mystery, the boss asks his employees to retrace their ...An Evening with Ricky Tomlinson
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 10 - Saturday 11 July 2026
In conversation about his life and career, with BBC Radio Merseyside presenter and established singer and entertainer Asa Murphy, Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson is an English actor (and former plasterer) best known for his television roles as Bobby...The Easy Rollers
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 15 July 2026
A roaring seven-piece jazz outfit - ready to transport you back to the golden age of jazz - deliver their sensational cabaret-style show Drop Me Off in Harlem, featuring hits from The Jazz Age (1920-1933) through to The Swing Era (1933-194...Get Blue: A Tribute to the Fab Four
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 16 July 2026
A Jazz Tribute to The BeatlesExperience the timeless tunes of The Beatles with a Cool Cat Twist and join us for an unforgettable evening, as top-notch jazz musicans breathe new life into your favourite Beatles classics!The Beatles Get Blue ...Hamlet
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 July 2026
Step into the world of Hamlet, Shakespeare?s masterpiece of revenge, betrayal, and ambition. Now in a brand-new 70-minute outdoor version from multi award winning A Place for Us Theatre Company, at Shakespeare North Ken Dodd Performance Gar...The Kate Bush Song Book
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 17 July 2026
Since embarking on their musical journey back in 2012, Cloudbusting have been touring theatres and music venues across the UK and Europe, exploring the intricacies and nuance of Kate?s stunning albums. Along the way, many of those complex a...Oasiz - A Tribute to Oasis
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 18 July 2026
When a short clip of Oasiz front man Steve, performing as Liam, went viral on social media with over half a million views, many fans were convinced the clip was actually of Liam Gallagher himself which led to the story being covered in the ...Twelfth Night
The Cockpit Theatre
Tuesday 21 - Friday 24 July 2026
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 ...Reynard The Fox
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Wednesday 22 - Thursday 23 July 2026
Join The Fabularium as they tell the tale of Reynard the Fox, the woodland?s most infamous scoundrel who plays one too many tricks and finds himself answering to the King!The tale of Reynard the Fox follows the woodland?s most infamous scou...As You Like It
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 24 July 2026
Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues ac...Wine Tasting Evening
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 31 July - Friday 13 November 2026
"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...Tosca
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 1 August 2026
Puccini?s Tosca comes to the Ken Dodd Theatre, Knowsley: a gripping tale of love, power and sacrifice, reimagined in a dystopian future where tyranny and defiance collide....
Summer of Love: Love's Labour's Lost
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 6 - Saturday 8 August 2026
When a king meets a princess, keeps his kingdom but loses his heart ? but he, and his friends are all courting some very witty, wily ladies? Will they all labour in vain for love?Shake-Scene are bringing their distinctive cue-based performa...Summer of Love: Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 7 - Saturday 8 August 2026
Warring lovers, lovers at war, revenge and reconciliation ? Much Ado brings a war of words (& a happy ending) this August. Shake-Scene are bringing their distinctive cue-based performance back to Shakespeare North ? let the love & chaos com...The (Almost) Complete History of Britain
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 14 - Saturday 15 August 2026
Mud, blood and stiff upper-lips!Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company on a breathless race through the centuries in this delightfully inventive show that tells the entire story of Britain in under 2 hours. Have you ever w...A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Cockpit Theatre
Thursday 27 August 2026
Step into candlelit winter woods and discover the shadowy underbelly of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream To escape a society ruled by tyrannical law, four young lovers flee to the forest beyond the city walls. Unbeknownst to them, th...Macbeth
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 11 September - Saturday 3 October 2026
What would you destroy to get what you want?A dagger. A crown. The original text. One musician. Ten storytellers. Fifty candles. Ninety breathless minutes. Step into the shadows. Let the scorpions in your mind strike. Watch a world turn ins...The Story of Edith Smith by Pauline Fleming
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 18 September 2026
Edith Smith, born in Oxton, was Britain?s first female police constable given the powers of arrest. Serving in Grantham during WWI, she redefined women?s roles in policing and community care. She is laid to rest in Runcorn....Alex Stringer: Happy Hour
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 2 October 2026
Come and spend a happy hour. The debut fringe hour from Chortle Hotshot 2025, Alex Stringer. Alex got sober in 2017 when she was 23. This is a show about what it?s like once you get sober, discovering who you really are without substances, ...The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Cockpit Theatre
Wednesday 7 - Saturday 10 October 2026
This bold new adaptation of the classic novel celebrates Oscar Wilde's dazzling wit and dark imagination. Stylish and unsettlingly thrilling, The Picture of Dorian Gray plunges you into a world where charm is currency and the truth always e...Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 10 October 2026
?Sometimes our nighttime imaginings merely hint at the real horrors??An expert at chilling the spine and curdling the blood, Edith Nesbit relates three of her best Gothic tales while recalling her own childhood terrors. In The Shadow, a rep...The Hammer & Helena
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Thursday 15 - Friday 16 October 2026
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...Off Grid
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 17 October 2026
Imagine being dragged into a wild camping trip with your politically outspoken uncle out of social awkwardness. No technology allowed. Just beer, fishing?rods?and jerky.?A new comedy?show?by Sam Danson, looking at the painful reality of bei...John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Monday 26 - Wednesday 28 October 2026
He's a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon - aka Johnny Rotten - changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a poli...What Wood Victoria Do
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 30 October 2026
How on earth have we all survived the past decade of modern living without Victoria Wood's observational wit and wisdom?What would she make of an Air Fryer? The Repair Shop? K-Pop Demon Hunters?Paulus The Cabaret Geek is on hand to help us ...Christmas Carol
The Cockpit Theatre
Friday 20 November - Thursday 31 December 2026
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...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...
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
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Tuesday 8 - Saturday 19 December 2026
Eve loves calm, tidy, quiet... but Christmas is the opposite!When a mysterious box arrives, festive chaos escapes?but it may be exactly what she needs. With clowning, music and magic, this interactive sensory show is perfect for your little...Tinsel
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
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 d...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
John Lydon - I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Mon 26 - Wed 28 Oct 2026
Romeo and Juliet (Oddsocks Production)
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Fri 26 - Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Wed 7 - Sat 10 Oct 2026
