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Real performances. Real venues. Updated daily.
What's new in Shakespeare
New productions, openings and final weeks around the world, from the venues' own listings.
Opening soon
- 10 OctShakespeare's First Drafts - Henry V🇬🇧 Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
- 10 OctTwelfth Night🇬🇧 Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield
- 10 OctHamlet🇺🇸 Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, NJ
- 11 OctTelmah: Hamlet🇬🇧 Byre Theatre, St Andrews
- 13 OctPPP - Whaur's Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo?🇬🇧 Aberdeen Performing Arts, Aberdeen
- 13 OctRomeo & Juliet🇬🇧 artsdepot, London
Last chance to see
- Ends 9 OctMacbeth🇬🇧 Exeter Northcott Theatre, Exeter
- Ends 10 OctOthello🇬🇧 HOME, Manchester
- Ends 10 OctA Play, A Pie & A Pint - Whaur's Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo?🇬🇧 Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
- Ends 10 OctKing Lear🇬🇧 ADC Theatre, Cambridge
- Ends 10 OctRomeo & Juliet🇬🇧 New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Ends 11 OctThe Winter's Tale🇺🇸 Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland
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Shakespeare on now
Plays, opera, ballet, cinema screenings, talks and courses, taken from the venues' own box offices and refreshed every morning. Each listing links to the venue so you book direct.
On stage
Opera, ballet and music
In cinemas
Showing at 15 cinemas and venues
- Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle18 Oct 2026
- Storyhouse, Chester20 Oct 2026
- Brewery Arts, Kendal20 Oct 2026
- The Dukes, Lancaster20 Oct 2026
- Theatr Clwyd, Mold20 October 2026
- The Courtyard, Hereford20 Oct 2026
- Taunton Brewhouse, Taunton20 Oct 2026
- Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough20 Oct 2026
- Lighthouse, Poole20 Oct 2026
- Gala Theatre, Durham20 Oct 2026
- Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling20 Oct 2026
- Royal Ballet and Opera, Cinemas across the UKFrom 20 Oct 2026
- Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury20 Oct 2026
- Worthing Theatres and Museum, Worthing21 Oct 2026
- Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry24 Oct 2026
Showing at 3 cinemas and venues
Showing at 12 cinemas and venues
- The Courtyard, Hereford25 May 2027
- Worthing Theatres and Museum, Worthing25 May 2027
- Taunton Brewhouse, Taunton25 May 2027
- Lighthouse, Poole25 May 2027
- Brewery Arts, Kendal25 May 2027
- Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling25 May 2027 – 30 May 2027
- Gala Theatre, Durham25 May 2027
- Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury25 May 2027
- Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle25 May 2027
- Electric Palace, Bridport30 May 2027
- MK Gallery, Milton Keynes30 May 2027
- Lighthouse, Poole30 May 2027
Showing at 2 cinemas and venues
Talks, courses and events
On stage
In cinemas
Talks, courses and events
On stage
On stage
Opera, ballet and music
In cinemas
Talks, courses and events
Book Direct
These venues run Shakespeare year-round and sell tickets direct, worth checking even when Ticketmaster shows nothing nearby.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Shakespeare's Globe
London
Sells groundling tickets from £5 direct, not always listed on Ticketmaster.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Stratford-upon-Avon
Full season listings including the Swan Theatre and The Other Place.
National Theatre
London
Major Shakespeare productions on the South Bank.
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol
One of England's oldest working theatres, with a regular Shakespeare programme.
Royal Exchange Theatre
Manchester
Unique in-the-round space with a strong Shakespeare programme.
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Prescot
Dedicated Shakespeare venue opened in 2022.
🇺🇸 United States
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago, IL
Tony Award-winning company on Navy Pier.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, OR
One of the largest nonprofits in US theatre, with an outdoor Elizabethan stage.
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Washington DC
Classical company at Sidney Harman Hall.
Seattle Shakespeare Company
Seattle, WA
Dedicated Shakespeare company in the Pacific Northwest.
The Old Globe
San Diego, CA
Tony Award-winning regional theatre with a strong Shakespeare tradition.
Featured Permanent Venues
These companies perform Shakespeare year-round, worth checking directly for the full season.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
The world's leading Shakespeare company, resident at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on the Avon.
Visit website →Shakespeare's Globe
London, UK
The 1997 reconstruction of the 1599 playhouse on Bankside. Groundling tickets from £5.
Visit website →National Theatre
London, UK
The South Bank's flagship theatre stages major Shakespeare productions with leading directors.
Visit website →Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago, IL
A Tony Award-winning company dedicated to Shakespeare, on Navy Pier in downtown Chicago.
Visit website →Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, OR
One of the largest nonprofit theatres in the US, with an outdoor Elizabethan stage.
Visit website →Shakespeare Theatre Company
Washington DC
A leading classical company performing at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington DC.
Visit website →Stratford Festival
Stratford, ON
The largest classical repertory theatre in North America, staging multiple Shakespeare plays every season.
Visit website →Bell Shakespeare
Sydney, NSW
A leading Shakespeare company touring productions across Australia year-round.
Visit website →Australian Shakespeare Company
Melbourne, VIC
Open-air Shakespeare in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens every southern summer, founded in 1982.
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