Careers talk at St Leo’s and Prescot Primary Schools

We are delighted to be involved in the creation of Shakespeare North Playhouse, which is an iconic new theatre and education space that will celebrate Knowsley’s links with Elizabethan drama and Shakespeare himself, attracting visitors and students from all over the world.

Prescot has a fascinating link with Shakespeare and Elizabethan drama. In Elizabethan times it was the only English town outside of London to have a purpose built indoor playhouse, and the support and patronage of the Earls of Derby at Knowsley Hall played a notable part in the development of Shakespearean drama.

At the heart of the Shakespeare North Playhouse will be a reproduction 350 seat Jacobean theatre based on the Inigo Jones’ Cockpit-at-Court built in 1629 while other parts of the building will include education facilities, studio theatre, exhibition area, café/bar and outdoor spaces. It is estimated that the Shakespeare North Playhouse will generate over 100,000 new visitors to the Liverpool City Region each year from across the UK and internationally.

Two schools, St Leo and Southmead, in Whiston, and Prescot Primary School, are located close to the new playhouse, and we visited them on the 7th December. We were able to provide an update on the playhouse and also deliver a health and safety presentation to the school assembly with our mascot, Kieran.

Kieran attended the event with Claire Bland, who is a parent governor at St Leo’s and she has 3 girls who all attend the school. Natalie McGuckin, Assistant Design Manager for the project, provided further information and explained how design management impacts on the project. Sheryl Moore, CSR Manager, explained about her role and the impact the development will have on the school and surrounding areas.

In total we presented to around 280 children and we look forward to working with the schools during the project.

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