How Prescot's Shakespeare theatre plays into Merseyside regeneration
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 i…