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 Family Theatre Guided Tours Regular Events & Workshops Films Fri 3 Oct, 2025 - Sat 25 Oct, 2025 The Tempest Find out more Filter Events Month September 25 October 25 November 25 December 25 February 26 May 26 Type Comedy Community Drama Family Film Guided Tours Music Shakespeare Clear filters Access Every Tuesdays Tue 9 September – Tue 30 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 9 September – Sat 28 March 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 Tue 9 September – Sat 15 November To Brew or Not To Brew To Brew or Not To Brew To Brew or not to Brew is a monthly meet-up at Shakespeare North to have a brew and a chat – it’s a 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 Monthly Tue 9 September Shakespeare North Playhouse Dungeons & Dragons Dungeons & Dragons Joining our Dungeons & Dragons Night is an opportunity to embark on a remarkable journey into the realms of fantasy, where epic adventures, memorable characters, and thrilling encounters await! Find out more Tue 9 September – Tue 9 December Shakespeare North Playhouse Itch: Spoken Word Night Itch: Spoken Word Night An inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. Find out more Wednesdays & Saturdays Wed 10 September – 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 Wed 10 September – Tue 14 April 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 Wed 10 September Genesis: Songbook Acoustic Genesis: Songbook Acoustic Find out more Thu 11 September – Thu 27 November Women Aren’t Funny Women Aren’t Funny "All women joke about is periods and bras!" Find out more Thu 11 September The Classic Double Band Lennon & McCartney: The Classic Double Band Lennon & McCartney: The Classic Double Band One for the Day Trippers, and everyone finding their way Across the Universe... Find out more Heritage Open Days Sat 13 – Sat 20 September Shakespeare North Playhouse Snapshot Tours Snapshot Tours The perfect opportunity to take a glimpse inside the award-winning Shakespeare North Playhouse. Find out more Sat 13 September An Audience with James Nelson-Joyce and Mike Noble An Audience with James Nelson-Joyce and Mike Noble Join us as accomplished TV and Film actors James Nelson-Joyce & Mike Noble take to the Cockpit! Find out more Theatre Tour Tue 16 September – Fri 14 November Shakespeare North Playhouse To Be and To Be: Queer Lives on Stage To Be and To Be: Queer Lives on Stage Celebrate the dazzling, defiant, and deeply theatrical history of queer performance. Find out more Artist Development Tue 16 September Arts Council England: 1-2-1 Surgeries Arts Council England: 1-2-1 Surgeries Dedicated session with Arts Council England supporting Knowsley’s creatives. Find out more Young Company Tue 16 September Shakespeare North Young Company Shakespeare North Young Company (Seniors) Shakespeare North Young Company (Seniors) Build skills, boost confidence, and create bold new work in our Young Company. Real theatre, real stories, real fun. Find out more Load more
