News

Wed 16 Jul, 2025

Meet with Impact

Elevate Your Next Meeting or Company Event at One of the Region’s Most Inspiring Venues: Exclusive Packages Available This Summer and Autumn.

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Mon 14 Jul, 2025

Summer HAF is here!

Our HAF Programme is back: Fun, Food & Creativity for Young People in Knowsley!

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Tue 8 Jul, 2025

AIDS Memorial Quilts Arrive in Knowsley: Honouring Loss, Love, and Resistance

This July, Knowsley bears witness to an extraordinary and deeply moving piece of living history. For the first time, a selection of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt will be exhibited in the borough, marking a powerful moment of remembrance, resistance, and reflection.

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Tue 10 Jun, 2025

We Are PoWEr Podcast

More Than a Stage: Theatre, Healing & Community at Shakespeare North

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Wed 4 Jun, 2025

Why I Volunteer At Shakespeare North

Written by Mark Lee, winner of our Volunteer Award, as part of our Volunteers’ Week 2025 celebrations

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Thu 29 May, 2025

Shakespeare North Playhouse seeks Naming Rights Partner

Shakespeare North Playhouse - the award-winning theatre which opened in July 2022 in Prescot, Merseyside, is looking to secure a corporate naming rights partner to support the theatre’s ambitions over the next decade. When secured, it is thought that this will be the first deal of its kind for a...

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Fri 23 May, 2025

Shakespeare and Oracy

Our Head of Engagement, Evonne Bixter, reflects on a first encounter with Romeo and Juliet that sparked a lifelong belief in the power of creative, dialogic learning.

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Mon 19 May, 2025

Act Your Age Exhibition

What do a kidnapped schoolboy, a Victorian child star, and a modern tween with big dreams have in common? Act Your Age, a captivating new play from Imaginarium Theatre Company, accompanied by an engaging exhibition, takes audiences on a time-travelling journey through the dazzling – and often demand...

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Mon 19 May, 2025

Family-friendly fun this May Half Term at Shakespeare North!

Looking for half term fun? ✨

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Fri 2 May, 2025

Queer Adaptations: Reclaiming Stories, Reimagining Shakespeare

Queer Adaptations is a bold season celebrating LGBTQ+ voices through imaginative retellings of familiar stories. It all began with a conversation.

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Fri 25 Apr, 2025

Humans of Shakespeare North: Mama Sood’s

“They say there’s no better cook than a Mum, and it’s true!” Neetu (Mama Sood) and Paalan are a mother and son powerhouse, combining a unique blend of traditional dishes and contemporary flavours to share Indian culture with the world.

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Tue 1 Apr, 2025

Shakespeare North Playhouse is part of the HAF Programme this April Half-Term!

We’re thrilled to once again be part of One Knowsley’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme this April half-term! As part of this national initiative, we’ll be hosting a series of fun, creative, and enriching sessions for children and young people aged 11-16 who are eligible for benefits-rela...

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