Shakespeare North

The development includes a 420-seat main auditorium, a modern studio space, outdoor performance garden, exhibition and visitor centre.

[2] In April 2016, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council granted planning permission for the playhouse.

[3] The widow of comedian Ken Dodd provided £700,000 in funding to the theatre to create an outdoor performance garden.

Shakespeare North Playhouse will have an educational centre that will offer opportunities for life-long learning.

[3] The four-storey complex was built on the site of Mill Street car park, to the north of Prescot Parish Church.