What’s On What’s On Summer ’25 What’s On Access How to Book Newly on sale Cockpit Theatre The Studio Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden Guided Tours Regular Events & Workshops Fri 3 Oct, 2025 - Sat 25 Oct, 2025 The Tempest Find out more Filter Events Month May 25 June 25 July 25 August 25 September 25 October 25 November 25 May 26 Type Comedy Community Drama Family Guided Tours Music Shakespeare Clear filters Access Tue 27 – Thu 29 May Shakespeare North Playhouse Willow Crown Making Willow Crown Making Craft your very own flower crown from scratch! Find out more Wed 28 – Thu 29 May Chalice Productions Carmilla Carmilla A tale of dark passion, mysterious allure, and supernatural intrigue... Find out more Thu 29 – Sat 31 May Cartwright Drama Studio A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Jim Cartwright Studio A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Jim Cartwright Studio Midsummer night's madness and mischief and mayhem. Clod hoppers and Fairies, Gossamer wings and Donkey jackets, Twinkle toes and Wellies. a twist in the tail of this timeless tale. See what we did there ! Come, come, enjoy the clash and chaos as two worlds collide. Find out more Workshop Tue 3 – Tue 24 June Shakespeare North Playhouse Drawing Course Drawing Course Hone your skills with our drawing course! Find out more Thu 5 – Sat 7 June Shakespeare North Playhouse Witchcraft from Pendle to Prescot: A Guided Tour Witchcraft from Pendle to Prescot: A Guided Tour Join us on a captivating journey that begins with an exploration of the historic theatre itself and delves into the infamous Pendle Witch Trials Find out more Thu 5 June – Thu 25 September Shakespeare North Playhouse Wine Tasting Evening Wine Tasting Evening Indulge in the perfect pairing: Wine Tasting at Shakespeare North Playhouse! Find out more Thu 5 – Sat 7 June HER Productions, Girl Gang Manchester & Unseemly Women Macbeth Macbeth Something wicked this way comes... Find out more Fri 6 – Sat 7 June Terminal 2 Terminal 2 Terminal 2 is a queer comedy drama about love, life, death, true friendship and coming out in old age. Find out more Tue 10 June Imaginarium Act Your Age Act Your Age Join Taylor on a time-travelling adventure, meeting child-actors from history and finding out more about when being in a play meant work. Will Taylor and her historical friends have more in common than the stage? Find out more Wed 11 – Thu 12 June Boaty Theatre Co Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing Fusing Shakespearean verse with a fiercely Northern spirit, this production is laced with post-punk grit, New Romantic flair, and eyeliner for days! Find out more Fri 13 June Mark Farrelly Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope A glorious, uplifting celebration of the urgent necessity to be your true self. Find out more Fri 13 June Atticus Arts A Concord of Sweet Sounds A Concord of Sweet Sounds “The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.” Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice. Find out more Sat 14 June Max Emmerson Productions Presents Rum Rum This plaster will outlive me. I shape these rooms but in turn they have moulded me. Hiding secrets. Weak spots made to look strong. Find out more Sat 14 June Simply Dylan Simply Dylan Bringing Dylan’s lyrics and clever storytelling alive with a joyous and exuberant sound... Find out more Sun 15 June Butler, Blake & Grant Butler, Blake & Grant Three of the most revered songwriters of our time—Bernard Butler, Norman Blake, and James Grant—bring their rich harmonies, masterful musicianship, and soul-stirring songs to life in an intimate and electrifying performance. Find out more Load more
