Shakespeare North Playhouse
This is the inspiration for Shakespeare North Playhouse, which is a Shakesperean era playhouse, based on the cockpit in court theatre of 1630. This unique theatre is at the heart of a remarkable and contemporary building for education and social activity.
Theatre lovers
A place that welcomes its community and theatre lovers from around the world to celebrate creativity and the joy of performance.
Regeneration Project
It is a regeneration project that reawakens and reinvigorates Prescot and brings a sense of excitement and opportunity with it, establishing Prescot as a thriving part of the Liverpool city region.
“The Cockpit theatre will feel like stepping back in time. It’s an exact replica of how a theatre would have looked in the 17th century, with no screws or nails used and hand-made with 60 tons of English oak. It’s a real contrast to the rest of the building, which is so modern. We’re here to tell stories, that’s what Shakespeare was good at.”
Claire Will,
Director of Marketing and Commercial
Reception Area
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