The Everyman & Playhouse will spread Liverpool’s cultural name beyond the city region again this year with a series of major collaborations. Working with Shakespeare’s Globe to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, the theatres will co-produce The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Associate Nick Bagnall which tours nationally and internationally before dates at the Everyman. Alumnus Jonathan Pryce leads the cast of The Globe’s The Merchant of Venice at the Playhouse ahead of a world tour. The theatres will also co-produce Frank McGuinness’s Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme with Headlong, Abbey Theatre, Dublin and Citizens Theatre, Glasgow at the Playhouse in June ahead of a national tour.