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 April 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 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 Sat 1 August Tosca Tosca Puccini’s Tosca comes to the Ken Dodd Theatre, Knowsley: a gripping tale of love, power and sacrifice, reimagined in a dystopian future where tyranny and defiance collide. Find out more Thu 6 – Sat 8 August Shake-Scene Shakespeare Summer of Love: Love’s Labour’s Lost Summer of Love: Love’s Labour’s Lost When a king meets a princess, keeps his kingdom but loses his heart – but he, and his friends are all courting some very witty, wily ladies… Will they all labour in vain for love? Find out more Fri 7 – Sat 8 August Shake-Scene Shakespeare Summer of Love: Much Ado About Nothing Summer of Love: Much Ado About Nothing Warring lovers, lovers at war, revenge and reconciliation – Much Ado brings a war of words (& a happy ending) this August. Find out more Fri 14 – Sat 15 August The Pantaloons The (Almost) Complete History of Britain The (Almost) Complete History of Britain Mud, blood and stiff upper-lips! Find out more Thu 27 August Folksy Theatre A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream Love, laughter, and a little bit of lunacy — enter a world where fairies meddle, lovers quarrel, and magic runs wild! Find out more Fri 11 September – Sat 3 October Shakespeare North Playhouse Macbeth Macbeth A dagger. A crown. The original text. Find out more Fri 18 September The Story of Edith Smith by Pauline Fleming The Story of Edith Smith by Pauline Fleming Edith Smith, born in Oxton, was Britain’s first female police constable given the powers of arrest. Serving in Grantham during WWI, she redefined women’s roles in policing and community care. She is laid to rest in Runcorn. Find out more Fri 2 October Pierrot Productions Alex Stringer: Happy Hour Alex Stringer: Happy Hour Come and spend a happy hour. The debut fringe hour from Chortle Hotshot 2025, Alex Stringer. Find out more Wed 7 – Sat 10 October The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray This bold new adaptation of the classic novel celebrates Oscar Wilde’s dazzling wit and dark imagination. Find out more Sat 10 October A Monkey with Cymbals Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit “Sometimes our nighttime imaginings merely hint at the real horrors…” Find out more Thu 15 – Fri 16 October Arts Groupie The Hammer & Helena The Hammer & Helena The Hammer and Helena is the true story of the most evil book ever written and its horrifying legacy. Find out more Sat 17 October Off Grid Off Grid Imagine being dragged into a wild camping trip with your politically outspoken uncle out of social awkwardness. Find out more Wed 28 October John Lydon John Lydon Join John Lydon, (Johnny Rotten) in a conversation about life, his unique and extraordinary career in this one-off pyrotechnic tour. Find out more Load more
