The Shakespeare North Playhouse officially opens on Friday 15 July with ‘All the Joy That You Can Wish,’ a colourful community parade through Prescot town centre and jubilant celebration outside the newly built theatre. A weekend of...
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Welcome to Day 5 of the Prescot Festival! Some 400 years ago Prescot was home to the first purpose-built theatre outside London, and just a stone’s throw away lived one of William Shakespeare’s wealthy patrons, the Earl of Derby...
Read moreA Merseyside arts festival will be rolling out the red carpet for a royal visit – of sorts. The Prescot Festival, in June, will feature a special screening of The Queen, the 2006 feature film that won both an Oscar and a BAFTA for star Dame Helen...
Read moreIt rather seems that love is in the air around Prescot these days. On Sunday, 5 February, Prescot’s loveliest soprano, Laura Hudson, will be joined by her operatic friends for the song recital LOVE WENT A-RIDING. From 16 to 18 February, the...
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