Construction has now started on the new £24million Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot. Set to open in 2022, it will be a replica Jacobean theatre inspired by the Bard.
It is hoped the new theatre will help to boost the economic and social regeneration of Prescot and the surrounding area, and is predicted to bring around 110,000 visitors and £5million into the local community.
Groupe Geraud own and operate the neighbouring Prescot Centre in the town centre where its UK head office is also situated.