An electrifying play from Liz Duffy Adams, Born With Teeth captures an imagined meeting between two of the greatest playwrights of all time; celebrated talent of the age, Kit Marlowe, and new-in-town country bumpkin, one William Shakespeare. As all the horrors of the Elizabethan age spin chaos on the streets, this back-room face-to-face paints a provocative and intimate portrait of their relationship, with dramatic results.

Transferring to the Barbican following its run in Stratford-Upon-Avon is the Prasanna Puwanarajah-directed Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's delightfully spirited tale of Viola, a shipwrecked orphan who takes matters into her own hands when stranded on the shores of the ancient isle of Illyria. With music by Matt Maltese bringing a contemporary flavour to this production, Twelfth Night includes Shakespearean mainstays - mistaken identity, mischief, a shipwreck and, of course, his deft wit, yet this RSC staging has been praised for its search in between the lines of the text, revealing new insight to an age-old classic.

Launching a major five-year Shakespeare series for Chris Harper Productions, Tom Morris (War Horse, Touching the Void) directs trailblazer David Harewood (Homeland, Supergirl) - the first Black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre in 1997 - in a searing, contemporary take on the Bard's tale of jealousy and betrayal, featuring music by Grammy nominated PJ Harvey.

For the first time ever, one of William Shakespeare's greatest comedies is staged at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, directed by Holly Race Roughan with Naeem Hayat! The tale of an enchanted forest full of fairy folk, and the unsuspecting mortals who stumble into it, is a brilliant example of the height of Shakespeare's comedy all wrapped up in the universal theme of love and the complications that are bound to come with it. Don't miss it!

Coming to Shakespeare's Globe as part of the 2025 Summer Season is Shakespeare's delightfully spirited tale of Viola, a shipwrecked orphan who takes matters into her own hands when stranded on the shores of the ancient isle of Illyria. Viola assumes the disguise of a man just to find her way, but when that disguise lands her in a love triangle, she has no choice but to hold on as the hijinks flow. Love, laughter, and delight shine on all corners of the Bard's madcap masterpiece.

Worlds collide in Shakespeare's darkly comic and rarely staged Troilus and Cressida, coming to the Globe Theatre this summer! In his Globe debut, director Owen Horsley, the man behind Twelfth Night at Regent's Park Open Air, peels back the polished surface of heroism, exposing the greed, ego and absurdity that fuels the war.

As part of The National Theatre's biggest season yet, Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (The Father and the Assassin, Life of Pi) steps into the shoes of the titular Danish Prince as his life descends into a heady tale of grief, betrayal, and bloody revenge in Shakespeare's famous and fearless tragedy.