Striking and impactful
One of Shakespeare's most memorable characters, the embittered money lender Shylock, returns in a wholly new setting, as The Merchant of Venice is transported to 1930s London for a compelling reimagining...
The production creates its own dark magic with large-scale grandeur
Multi-award-winning actress Sigourney Weaver will make her West End debut this December as Prospero in this thrilling new production of William Shakespeare's shipwrecked epic, coming to the Theatre Royal...
his is a thoroughly enjoyable show with an emphasis on the music
In this dazzling reimagining of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Play On! transports audiences to the 1940s Harlem where Vy, a fiercely talented songwriter determined to break into the male-dominated music...
A lesser-known gem
Whilst originally pegged as one of the Bard's tragedies, Cymbeline is far more complex than that, with shades of romance and comedy in this tale of innocence and envy, grasps for power and eventual reconciliation...
ravishing fusion of flamboyancy and fun
From the frost-kissed depths of midwinter to the spellbinding warmth of a midsummer night, Shakespeare's classic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, is set to bring laughter, love, and lunacy to the Barbican...
The capital at its very best
Get schooled in Shakespeare with The Globe Exhibition, London's ultimate guide to The Bard. Packed full of video, artifacts and practical reconstructions, it takes you back in time to the raucous streets...
