Town on edge of Knowsley – and Liverpool city region’s mayor – use cultural pull to help rebuild area’s economy
Levelling up Britain’s unbalanced economy comes in many guises and in Prescot, a town on the edge of Knowsley on Merseyside, it comes in the form of a replica cockpit-in-court theatre.
Shakespeare is reported to have connections with Prescot when he was a travelling player in the late 16th century and the idea is to make the new theatre, scheduled to be opened by Prince Charles next summer, the third side of a cultural triangle along with London and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/01/how-prescot-shakespeare-theatre-plays-into-regeneration-of-merseyside
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