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 Thu 28 - Sat 30 May Our Public House Find out more Performance Regular events Filter Events Location 1st Floor Foyer 2nd Floor Foyer Bar and Kitchen Café Everywhere Learning Centre The Cockpit The Exhibition Centre The Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden The Studio Month May 26 June 26 July 26 August 26 September 26 October 26 November 26 December 26 May 27 Type Comedy Community Drama Family Food Free Music Shakespeare Community Family Food Free Guided Tours Shakespeare Talks Workshop Clear filters Access Comedy Community Drama Family Food Free Music Shakespeare Community Family Food Free Guided Tours Shakespeare Talks Workshop Clear filters Family Sat 27 June The Gramophones Take Flight Take Flight Take Flight is a stunning aerial theatre show for 0-2 year olds and their grown ups. Find out more Wed 1 – Thu 2 July Blue Orange Arts Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man’s Bride Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man’s Bride Adapted by James Nicholas, Blue Orange Arts presents: A brand new adaptation of one of Charles Dickens’ most haunting ghost stories! Find out more Fri 3 – Sat 4 July One Man Poe: The Black Cat & The Raven One Man Poe: The Black Cat & The Raven Immerse yourselves in two timeless tales from the Godfather of Gothic Horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Find out more Tue 7 – Wed 8 July The Perfect Match The Perfect Match In this intimate new musical by Mairead Dunsmore with music and lyrics by Samuel Macdonald, expect fun, fish (for some reason), and conversations about life and love, asking if love is truly blind, and whether opposites really do attract. Find out more Thu 9 – Fri 10 July It Happened On A Tuesday It Happened On A Tuesday In a world where everyone believes their own version of the truth, how can we ever be objective? Find out more Fri 10 – Sat 11 July Ricky Tomlinson – Retirement my Ar*e Tour! Ricky Tomlinson – Retirement my Ar*e Tour! From his time in the building trade to becoming a TV legend & a freeman of Liverpool, Ricky Tomlinson tells all to writer of successful theatre show Irish Annies, Asa Murphy. Featuring a very special guest, and beloved collaborator, Sue Johnston. Find out more Wed 15 July The Easy Rollers The Easy Rollers In 2026, The Easy Rollers celebrate their 10th anniversary, embarking on their most high-profile UK tour yet. Find out more Thu 16 – Sat 18 July A Place For Us Theatre Hamlet Hamlet Experience Hamlet like never before! A Place for us 70-minute outdoor version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, brings intrigue, suspense and tragedy to Shakespeare North Ken Dodd Performance Garden this summer. Find out more Thu 16 July Get Blue: A Tribute to the Fab Four Get Blue: A Tribute to the Fab Four The Beatles Get Back comes to Shakespeare North on Thursday 16th July and promises to be a highlight in the calendar of live music events. Find out more Fri 17 July The Kate Bush Song Book The Kate Bush Song Book With material from across Kate Bush's repertoire, interspersed with personal reflections and insights to many of the songs from Mandy, Matt and Dave - don’t miss your chance to join The Kate Bush Song Book. Find out more Sat 18 July Oasiz Oasiz To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the record breaking Oasis shows at Knebworth, OASIZ are embarking on their third UK tour and this is your chance to see them in top form Find out more Tue 21 – Fri 24 July Twelfth Night Twelfth Night The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present their own brand of Shakespearean mayhem. Find out more Wed 22 July The Fabularium Reynard The Fox Reynard The Fox Join The Fabularium as they tell the tale of Reynard the Fox, the woodland’s most infamous scoundrel who plays one too many tricks and finds himself answering to the King! Find out more Fri 24 July HandleBards As You Like It As You Like It Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK. Find out more Fri 31 July – Fri 13 November Shakespeare North Playhouse Wine Tasting Evening Wine Tasting Evening Indulge in the perfect pairing: Wine Tasting at Shakespeare North Playhouse! Find out more Load more
