In a promotion from Viscount Bridgerton to the King of England, Jonathan Bailey returns to the stage in 2025 in Nick Hytner's newest production for The Bridge Theatre. Bailey will star as the titular monarch in Richard II, the first of Shakespeare's tetralogy of plays about the wars of succession during the Middle Ages, otherwise known as the 'Henriad'.

Following its critically acclaimed 2019 run, the Bridge Theatre's five-star production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is making a triumphant return! This August, immerse yourself in one of William Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, directed by the brilliant Nicholas Hytner. With the unique seating arrangement wrapping around the stage, prepare to be fully captivated by this timeless classic!

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.

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.

In the whimsical world of Shakespeare's Macbeth, the eccentric Weird Sisters take centre stage for their very own uproarious misadventures! Rough Magic is a brand new, family-friendly play taking audiences on a fantastically foolish ride full of magical mischief, presented by Shakespeare's Globe alongside Splendid Productions.