What’s On What’s On What’s On Access How to Book Newly on sale Cockpit Theatre The Studio Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden Summer ’25 Family Theatre Heading North Fringe Festival Guided Tours Regular Events & Workshops Fri 3 Oct, 2025 - Sat 25 Oct, 2025 The Tempest Find out more Filter Events Month July 25 August 25 September 25 October 25 November 25 December 25 February 26 May 26 Type Comedy Community Drama Family Guided Tours Music Shakespeare Clear filters Access Thu 24 July – Sat 1 November Shakespeare North Playhouse Shakespeare North Playhouse: A Guided Tour Shakespeare North Playhouse: A Guided Tour A deep dive into our heritage with a guided tour around the venue, ask all your questions and see behind the scenes Find out more Guided Tour Thu 24 – Wed 30 July Shakespeare North Playhouse Shakespeare and Love Shakespeare and Love Discover love through the eyes of Shakespeare! Find out more Thu 24 – Sat 26 July A Place For Us Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet A hard-hitting Romeo & Juliet adaptation from multi-award winning A Place For Us Theatre Find out more Thu 24 – Fri 25 July Gingerlee Does It Out the Woodwork Out the Woodwork A quiet night in Huyton turns into utter chaos when best mates Pat and Lins scoop a £30 million lottery win—but the celebrations don’t last long. Word gets out, and suddenly everyone’s crawling 'Out The Woodwork'. Backstabbing, revelations, and fatal twists unfold in this darkly hilarious Scouse farce by Prescot’s own Lee Clotworthy. £30 million, one wild night… will Pat survive to spend a penny of it? Find out more Fri 25 – Sat 26 July Naughty Corner Productions Raves R Us Raves R Us An anything goes, insane love letter to the history of RAVE CULTURE! Find out more Wednesdays & Saturdays Sat 26 July – Sat 20 December Shakespeare North Playhouse Chatty Café Chatty Café A regular space for people to talk whether it’s for five minutes while you have a brew, or an hour of good conversation. Find out more Workshop Sat 26 July – Sat 29 November Shakespeare North Playhouse Shakespeare North: Life Drawing Shakespeare North: Life Drawing Join us for monthly life drawing sessions in spaces across the venue. The sessions are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists Find out more Every Tuesdays Tue 29 July – Tue 23 December Shakespeare North Playhouse Baby Bards Baby Bards Introducing story, letters and phonics through readings and fun activities, your babies will be Bards in no time Find out more Tue 29 July Paperwork Theatre Heavy Weather Heavy Weather Heavy Weather follows one young woman’s inspiring quest to make sense of a chaotic world and help shape a brighter future. Find out more Wed 30 July Off The Ground Theatre Treasure Island Treasure Island Head to the high seas with OTG in this original adaptation of the swashbuckling classic story. With swash and buckle in spades, plenty of adventure and a hearty helping of laughs, this one has something for the whole family. Find out more Workshop Fri 1 August Follow What Feels Good Follow What Feels Good Workshop, Artist Development, Physical Theatre, Shakespeare Find out more Fri 1 – Sat 2 August The Pantaloons Hamlet Hamlet Join the critically-acclaimed Pantaloons as they tackle Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy! Find out more Fri 1 August An Audience with Julie Hesmondhalgh An Audience with Julie Hesmondhalgh Join us in our Cockpit Theatre for an evening of conversation with Julie Hesmondhalgh! Find out more Sat 2 August – Wed 10 September Shakespeare North Playhouse This Above All: Back-of-House Tech Tour This Above All: Back-of-House Tech Tour A deep dive into our heritage with a guided tour around the venue, ask all your questions and see behind the scenes Find out more Workshop Sat 2 August FROM NON-FICTION TO NARRATIVE FROM NON-FICTION TO NARRATIVE Workshop, Artist Development, Physical Theatre, Shakespeare Find out more Load more
