Shakespeare North Playhouse (Organization)

Love’s Labour’s Lost (More or Less) review – lads on tour in Ibiza swear off sex
Elizabeth Godber and Nick Lane relocate Shakespeare’s comedy of abstinence to the throbbing heart of 90s hedonism
The Guardian - UK 3 min read
Romeo and Juliet review – star-crossed lovers double up and dazzle
Exuberant production sees spoken word and physically expressive BSL users mirroring each other as they audition to take the lead roles
The Guardian - UK 3 min read
Twelfth Night review – if music be the food of love, rave on
In this raucous production set at a summer festival, Viola and Sebastian have done too many pills, Sir Toby Belch listens to Arctic Monkeys … and Les Dennis’s Malvolio shows up to complain about the noise
The Guardian - UK 3 min read
Richard, My Richard review – less naked villainy, more realpolitik
In novelist Philippa Gregory’s telling, the much maligned king reveals a more human side amid rather too much exposition
The Guardian - UK 3 min read
Murderer, manipulator… or not that bad at all? The reframing of Richard III
Five hundred years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy. A new play and documentary aim to change how he is seen
The Guardian - UK 10 min read
Shakespeare North Playhouse announce Christmas show for 2023
A new adaptation of a children's classic is coming to the stage in Merseyside
Liverpool Echo 3 min read
'Astonishing' venue in 'underrated town' that people travel miles to visit
The Shakespeare North Playhouse has already proved popular
Liverpool Echo 5 min read
Meet the mum and daughter 'reclaiming' theatre for the working class
Margaret Connell and Siobhan Noble have been working behind the scenes to create accessible theatre that everyone can enjoy
Liverpool Echo 8 min read
Liverpool and Merseyside theatres pay tribute to the Queen
Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle yesterday afternoon
Liverpool Echo 5 min read
Three day festival with music and comedy coming to Prescot in August
The Serious Nonsense Festival will celebrate Edward Lear's connection to Knowsley through music and comedy
Liverpool Echo 3 min read