About Us

Situated in the heart of Prescot, Shakespeare North Playhouse is a fantastic place for everyone to visit and enjoy.

Like Prescot itself, Shakespeare North Playhouse is a building that embraces both modern and historic design. Crafted from brick, glass and beautiful timber finishes, you’ll discover lots of different spaces here – the traditional Shakespearean Theatre, the Studio, and Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden. Plus an Exhibition Space, Café, Bar, Shop, Piazza, Learning Space and Meeting Rooms.

To see a Virtual Reality version of the Cockpit Theatre, take a look here. This gives you a perfect view of the seats and the stage to make booking that little bit easier for you.

We look forward to welcoming you. Together we’ll make the building come alive! 

Unique gifts that you'll find nowhere else!

We’ve put together a very special collection of gifts and collectables that will be available to purchase in our gift shop.

Our range of books, stationery, toys and homewares are inspired by theatre, creativity and by this joyful place.

And, when you buy something from our shop you are supporting us to bring the very best performances and activities to our community – so thank you.

You can now browse our gift shop online here and make any purchases to collect when you visit us or have them delivered direct to your home or work place.