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Throughout the Year

Fri 26 April – Fri 20 December

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shakespeare North: A Guided Tour

Shakespeare North: 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

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Sat 27 April – Sat 29 June

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. Wednesday & Saturday's, 11am-1pm

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Tue 30 April – Tue 30 July

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

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Fri 26 April – Fri 20 December

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shakespeare North: A Guided Tour

Shakespeare North: 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

Sat 27 April – Sat 29 June

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. Wednesday & Saturday's, 11am-1pm

Find out more

Tue 30 April – Tue 30 July

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

Fri 26 April – Fri 28 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shared Reading

Shared Reading

Join our discussion group to explore extracts from stories, plays and poetry, new and old

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Thu 21 March – Thu 27 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Games Afternoon

Games Afternoon

On Thursday's between 3pm-5pm, our tables will be hosted by our friendly team of volunteers, who will teach you new games, play as your opponent and organise friendly competitions. Talk to others, exercise your mind and make new friends

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Thu 12 September – Thu 14 November

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Wine Tasting Evening

Wine Tasting Evening

Indulge in the perfect pairing: Wine Tasting at Shakespeare North Playhouse!

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Fri 26 April – Fri 28 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shared Reading

Shared Reading

Join our discussion group to explore extracts from stories, plays and poetry, new and old

Find out more

Thu 21 March – Thu 27 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Games Afternoon

Games Afternoon

On Thursday's between 3pm-5pm, our tables will be hosted by our friendly team of volunteers, who will teach you new games, play as your opponent and organise friendly competitions. Talk to others, exercise your mind and make new friends

Find out more

Thu 12 September – Thu 14 November

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Wine Tasting Evening

Wine Tasting Evening

Indulge in the perfect pairing: Wine Tasting at Shakespeare North Playhouse!

Find out more

Thu 25 April

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Young Writers Club

Young Writers Club

Are you the next William Shakespeare? Join our club to inspire your creative writing!

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Thu 2 May – Thu 27 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shared Writing

Shared Writing

Join our writing group to connect with people and feel inspired to create, with activities to spark ideas for storytelling, scripting and poetry

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Sat 4 May – Sat 29 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shakespeare North: Life Drawing

Shakespeare North: Life Drawing

Join us for bi-weekly life drawing sessions in spaces across the venue. The sessions are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists

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Thu 25 April

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Young Writers Club

Young Writers Club

Are you the next William Shakespeare? Join our club to inspire your creative writing!

Find out more

Thu 2 May – Thu 27 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shared Writing

Shared Writing

Join our writing group to connect with people and feel inspired to create, with activities to spark ideas for storytelling, scripting and poetry

Find out more

Sat 4 May – Sat 29 June

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Shakespeare North: Life Drawing

Shakespeare North: Life Drawing

Join us for bi-weekly life drawing sessions in spaces across the venue. The sessions are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists

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Mar

Wed 13 March

Dora Colquhoun

Jam and Chemicals (The Lodger)

Jam and Chemicals (The Lodger)

Ever felt like you were on a quest to find home and a sense of belonging? In this new work in progress Dora explores this question

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Thu 14 March

Hosted by Hayley Ellis

Comedy Night: Women Aren’t Funny

Comedy Night: Women Aren’t Funny

Join us in the Studio for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy that proves one thing… women are in fact, very funny

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Fri 15 March

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Elizabethan Portrait Sketching

Elizabethan Portrait Sketching

Join us for a relaxed session sketching pen portraits of live sitters costumed in an Elizabethan period style

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Wed 13 March

Dora Colquhoun

Jam and Chemicals (The Lodger)

Jam and Chemicals (The Lodger)

Ever felt like you were on a quest to find home and a sense of belonging? In this new work in progress Dora explores this question

Find out more

Thu 14 March

Hosted by Hayley Ellis

Comedy Night: Women Aren’t Funny

Comedy Night: Women Aren’t Funny

Join us in the Studio for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy that proves one thing… women are in fact, very funny

Find out more

Fri 15 March

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Elizabethan Portrait Sketching

Elizabethan Portrait Sketching

Join us for a relaxed session sketching pen portraits of live sitters costumed in an Elizabethan period style

Find out more

Fri 15 – Sat 16 March

Silent Gutter

Caged Time: Strip and Echo of Nothing

Caged Time: Strip and Echo of Nothing

The fourth production from Silent Gutter, a theatre company who focus on new writing to empower Northern voices and amplify their stories

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Tue 14 May

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

Our monthly D&D night takes place in our spacious Exhibition Gallery at 6pm, which will be cast into darkness to set the mood for an ultimate role-playing game

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Sat 23 March

Helen Jeffery

Buckled

Buckled

Diving deep into the drinking culture of contemporary Britain as it asks the question: How do you navigate sobriety in a world that revolves around drink?

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Fri 15 – Sat 16 March

Silent Gutter

Caged Time: Strip and Echo of Nothing

Caged Time: Strip and Echo of Nothing

The fourth production from Silent Gutter, a theatre company who focus on new writing to empower Northern voices and amplify their stories

Find out more

Tue 14 May

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

Our monthly D&D night takes place in our spacious Exhibition Gallery at 6pm, which will be cast into darkness to set the mood for an ultimate role-playing game

Find out more

Sat 23 March

Helen Jeffery

Buckled

Buckled

Diving deep into the drinking culture of contemporary Britain as it asks the question: How do you navigate sobriety in a world that revolves around drink?

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Mon 25 March

Bus Stop Productions

Double Bill: Regina Monologues / S.P.A.C.E

Double Bill: Regina Monologues / S.P.A.C.E

A double-bill of laughter and tears. Two plays by women, with women, for women.

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Tue 25 June – Tue 17 December

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Scratch: Spoken Word Night

Scratch: Spoken Word Night

An inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike.

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Sat 30 March

Cream Faced Loons

Richard III(ish)

Richard III(ish)

Expect silliness, Shakespeare(ish) and oh yeah, audience you may need to get involved!

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Mon 25 March

Bus Stop Productions

Double Bill: Regina Monologues / S.P.A.C.E

Double Bill: Regina Monologues / S.P.A.C.E

A double-bill of laughter and tears. Two plays by women, with women, for women.

Find out more

Tue 25 June – Tue 17 December

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Scratch: Spoken Word Night

Scratch: Spoken Word Night

An inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike.

Find out more

Sat 30 March

Cream Faced Loons

Richard III(ish)

Richard III(ish)

Expect silliness, Shakespeare(ish) and oh yeah, audience you may need to get involved!

Find out more

Apr

Tue 2 April

Fat Chance

Fat Chance

“I’m not saying I’m not beautiful. I’m saying I’m fat AND beautiful”

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Fri 5 – Sat 6 April

NT Connections

Replica

Replica

Imaginarium Young Actors Company presents a brand-new National Theatre Connections Play ‘Replica’ by Titus Halder

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Fri 5 April

Shakespeare North Playhouse

An Audience With Phil Jones

An Audience With Phil Jones

Join Phil as he answers your questions and chats with celebrated TV host Samuel Hazelhurst Flynn in our stunning Cockpit Theatre

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Tue 2 April

Fat Chance

Fat Chance

“I’m not saying I’m not beautiful. I’m saying I’m fat AND beautiful”

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Fri 5 – Sat 6 April

NT Connections

Replica

Replica

Imaginarium Young Actors Company presents a brand-new National Theatre Connections Play ‘Replica’ by Titus Halder

Find out more

Fri 5 April

Shakespeare North Playhouse

An Audience With Phil Jones

An Audience With Phil Jones

Join Phil as he answers your questions and chats with celebrated TV host Samuel Hazelhurst Flynn in our stunning Cockpit Theatre

Find out more

Sat 6 April

Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin is back: still funny, yet middle aged with this brand new show. “He charms the pants off the crowd” - Sunday Times

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Wed 10 April

Townsend Theatre Productions

Behold Ye Ramblers

Behold Ye Ramblers

From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current struggles

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Fri 26 – Sat 27 April

Pretentious Dross

An Evening With Dross

An Evening With Dross

Join Liverpool’s drag shapeshifter Dross for an evening of dark, queerly decadent cabaret!

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Sat 6 April

Justin Moorhouse

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin is back: still funny, yet middle aged with this brand new show. “He charms the pants off the crowd” - Sunday Times

Find out more

Wed 10 April

Townsend Theatre Productions

Behold Ye Ramblers

Behold Ye Ramblers

From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current struggles

Find out more

Fri 26 – Sat 27 April

Pretentious Dross

An Evening With Dross

An Evening With Dross

Join Liverpool’s drag shapeshifter Dross for an evening of dark, queerly decadent cabaret!

Find out more

Tue 30 April – Sat 4 May

Tilted Wig & Malvern Theatres

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

With Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, RSC and Shakespeare's Globe star Joseph Marcel!

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Tue 30 April – Sat 4 May

Tilted Wig & Malvern Theatres

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

With Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, RSC and Shakespeare's Globe star Joseph Marcel!

Find out more

May-Aug

Tue 30 April – Sat 4 May

Tilted Wig & Malvern Theatres

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

With Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, RSC and Shakespeare's Globe star Joseph Marcel!

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Fri 7 – Sat 29 June

Not Too Tame

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Headlining the Cockpit Stage this summer, the brilliantly bold Not Too Tame return with an electrifying production of Twelfth Night, starring Les Dennis as Malvolio

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Tue 16 – Sat 20 July

HandleBards

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Join the HandleBards for a hilarious, high-octane production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

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Tue 30 April – Sat 4 May

Tilted Wig & Malvern Theatres

The School for Scandal

The School for Scandal

With Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, RSC and Shakespeare's Globe star Joseph Marcel!

Find out more

Fri 7 – Sat 29 June

Not Too Tame

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Headlining the Cockpit Stage this summer, the brilliantly bold Not Too Tame return with an electrifying production of Twelfth Night, starring Les Dennis as Malvolio

Find out more

Tue 16 – Sat 20 July

HandleBards

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Join the HandleBards for a hilarious, high-octane production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

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Thu 25 – Sat 27 July

Fetch Theatre

Mary Celeste & The Beast of the Bowery

Mary Celeste & The Beast of the Bowery

From the pen of award-winning writer John Knowles comes a dark tale of retribution

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Tue 30 July – Thu 1 August

Split Infinitive

A Caravan Named Desire

A Caravan Named Desire

A two-hander, performed by married couple who are trying to produce a play depicting the relationship between a sex worker and client. However, things don’t exactly go to plan

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Thu 25 – Sat 27 July

Fetch Theatre

Mary Celeste & The Beast of the Bowery

Mary Celeste & The Beast of the Bowery

From the pen of award-winning writer John Knowles comes a dark tale of retribution

Find out more

Tue 30 July – Thu 1 August

Split Infinitive

A Caravan Named Desire

A Caravan Named Desire

A two-hander, performed by married couple who are trying to produce a play depicting the relationship between a sex worker and client. However, things don’t exactly go to plan

Find out more

Christmas 2024

Fri 22 November – Sun 5 January

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Follow the White Rabbit into the Cockpit Theatre next Christmas and be welcomed back to Wonderland! Everything is as Alice remembered... or is it?

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Fri 22 November – Sun 5 January

Shakespeare North Playhouse

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Follow the White Rabbit into the Cockpit Theatre next Christmas and be welcomed back to Wonderland! Everything is as Alice remembered... or is it?

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