- Prescot Playhouse
The Prescot Playhouse was a purpose-built
Elizabethan theatre in the then-Lancashire town ofPrescot , now inMerseyside ,England . It was built in approximately 1593, and was demolished in the early 17th century. It was a cockpit design.It was one of the few free-standing theatres outside of
London , and most probably served thegentry visiting theEarl of Derby in nearbyKnowsley . SeveralShakespeare plays were performed there.In March 2007 Shakespeare North announced that it was applying for £20 million of
National Lottery funding to recreate the Prescot Playhouse as part of a new community arts complex in Prescot. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6500019.stm "Lottery bid for new Bard theatre"] , BBC News.]References
* George, David, "The Playhouse at Prescot" in Wilson et al (eds), "Region, Religion and Patronage: Lancastrian Shakespeare",
Manchester University Press , 2003.External links
* [http://www.shakespearenorth.com/ Shakespeare North]
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