Hillbark Players is the leading presenter of open-air Shakespeare in the North West. The Company was founded in 1964 to celebrate the 400^th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and apart from a short break in the early 1970's, Hillbark Players has presented a production every other year since.  2009 will be our 22^nd production 

Productions are always presented in a traditional way and the best local talent is sought, both to perform and to provide technical support. 
A purpose-built 440-seat theatre is created in Royden Park, Frankby - a public park just outside West Kirby on the Wirral.  Theatre quality lighting is installed and all seats are under cover - it is only the actors who get wet! 

The most frequently used adjective to describe the Hillbark experience is 'magical' and we would like to share this magic with you in June 2009, when the dark, devastating and compelling tragedy 'Macbeth' is brought to vibrant life.