News

Tue 11 Nov, 2025

Shakespeare North Match Funds Round 9 of the Teacup Commissions

Paperwork Theatre's Teacup commission is a microfund for creatives, to help get early stage ideas off the ground.

Sat 1 Nov, 2025

Meet in the Middle

Are your teams or clients working all over the north west? Remote? Hybrid? Office-based? Bring them together IN REAL LIFE at the Playhouse. All the details covered in a single simple booking, at a special package price.

Thu 23 Oct, 2025

Wishing Tree

To complement The Tempest and highlight our shared commitment to sustainability, Andy created The Wishing Tree, a special feature in our accessible family area in the entrance foyer.

Tue 21 Oct, 2025

Where there’s a Will…

Theatre has always thrived on generosity and community. The word charity comes from the Latin caritas, meaning love, care, and kindness. For centuries, theatre has embodied this spirit, bringing people together to nurture creativity, education, and shared experience.

Mon 1 Sep, 2025

Add festive flavour to your next meeting

A delicious festive flavour, plus a new year treat, is being added to corporate hires, end of year gatherings and meeting space bookings this winter.

Wed 30 Jul, 2025

Shakespeare North Young Company

Take the stage and own it!

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.

Mon 14 Jul, 2025

Summer HAF is here!

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

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.

Tue 10 Jun, 2025

We Are PoWEr Podcast

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

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

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...

Shakespeare North Match Funds Round 9 of the Teacup Commissions

Meet in the Middle

Wishing Tree

Where there’s a Will…

Add festive flavour to your next meeting

Shakespeare North Young Company

Meet with Impact

Summer HAF is here!

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

Become A Supporter

We Are PoWEr Podcast

Why I Volunteer At Shakespeare North

Shakespeare North Playhouse seeks Naming Rights Partner