Our Founding Funders

We are grateful for the support of those who have played a part in the Shakespeare North Playhouse development project. The advancement of theatre and culture in Prescot, Knowsley borough and Liverpool City Region was made possible by their vision.

Our Principal Funders

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Arts Council England

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Department for Culture, Media & Sport

Shakespeare North Playhouse Capital Campaign

The Ken Dodd Charitable Foundation

Garfield Weston Foundation

The Foyle Foundation

Trusts and Foundations

The Barclay Foundation

The Bertarelli Foundation

The Charities Aid Foundation

Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside

David Geffen Foundation

Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund

Granada Foundation

Lake Foundation Charitable Trust

Imaginarium Theatre UK

The Millichope Foundation

National Lottery Heritage Fund

PLEY (Pro-Active Learning from Early Years)

Prescot High Street Heritage Action Zone

The Rayne Foundation

The Rothermere Foundation

Companies

Beverton

Hermes UK

Jaguar Land Rover

JMU University

Livv Housing Group

The Knowsley Estate

QVC

Shakespeare North Trust Founder Trustees

Marc Bolland

Dermot Coleman

Kathy Dacre

Elspeth Graham

Keith Hanley

Anthony Holden

Robin Holden

Alan Penn

Andrew Rowlands

Peter Scott

Stephanie Street

David Thacker

Rosemary Tyler

Richard Wilson

Individuals

Lady Anne Dodd

Bill Kenwright, CBE

Christopher Robbie

Ciaran Hinds

Felicite Du Jeu

Friends and former pupils of Edward Fielding Kirk, music teacher, Prescot Grammar School

Heather Self

Janet Suzman

John Woodvine

Margot Leicester & David Thacker

Miranda Watson

Oliver Ford Davies

Paul Dacre

Peter & Katharine Scott

Roger Hughes

Sir Terry Leahy

Trustees of Shakespeare North Playhouse Capital Campaign

Alison Hastings

Sir George Howarth