Theatre Productions

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Rebecca Lacey Beth Cordingly Ishia Bennison David Troughton
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Shakespeare's tale of love and jealousy is relocated to Essex as two merry wives seek revenge on Sir John Falstaff in this contemporary Roya...

The Tempest

Donmar King's Cross

Harriet Walter
The Tempest

The Tempest

Phyllida Lloyd’s final instalment of the Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy concludes with an all-female version of The Tempest starring Harriet Wal...

Henry IV

Donmar King's Cross

Harriet Walter
Henry IV

Henry IV

Harriet Walter takes the lead in the second instalment of the Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy directed by Phyllida Lloyd....

Julius Caesar

Donmar King's Cross

Jade Anouka Harriet Walter
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

The first instalment of Phyllida Lloyd’s groundbreaking all-female Shakespeare Trilogy sees Harriet Walter take on the role of Brutus, who w...

Children of the Sun

Red Torch Theatre

Darya Emelyanova
Children of the Sun

Children of the Sun

Written during his imprisonment and the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905, Maxim Gorky's dark comedy about the fears and obsessions of the...

Salome

Ginza Saison Theatre

Steven Berkoff
Salome

Salome

Steven Berkoff’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s lyrical drama tells the tale of the young Salome, who demands the head of an imprisoned prophet...

The Trial

Alan Perrin
The Trial

The Trial

Steven Berkoff’s groundbreaking adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Trial tells the story of Joseph K., a man accused of a crime which is never ...

Troilus and Cressida

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Gavin Fowler Amber James
Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida

Shakespeare’s tale of the tragic love between Troilus and Cressida and the corruption of the Trojan War is reimagined in this post-apocalypt...

Romeo and Juliet

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Karen Fishwick Bally Gill
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s most tragic love story is revived in this modern interpretation by the Royal Shakespeare Company where two star-crossed lovers...

Macbeth

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Niamh Cusack Christopher Eccleston
Macbeth

Macbeth

Shakespeare’s tragic tale of murder, manipulation and witchcraft is brought to life in this contemporary production which marks both Christo...

King Lear

Satirikon Theatre

Konstantin Raikin
King Lear

King Lear

Yury Butusov's award-winning reimagining of 'King Lear' tells of how the destruction of a family, a country, and the collapse of an individu...

Smile Upon Us, Lord

The Vakhtangov Theatre

Vladimir Simonov
Smile Upon Us, Lord

Smile Upon Us, Lord

Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centring around ...

Twelfth Night

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Adrian Edmondson Kara Tointon
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

One of his most beloved comedies, Shakespeare’s tale of love, loss and disguise is brought to life in this Victorian reimagining from the Ro...

East

Vaudeville Theatre, London

Tanya Franks
East

East

Steven Berkoff’s witty and brutal portrayal of growing up in London’s East End follows the lives of a working-class family through stories o...

Coriolanus

The Globe, Tokyo

Steven Berkoff
Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Set in the context of 1930s Fascism, Steven Berkoff’s reimagining of William Shakespeare’s final tragedy brings power to the masses as they ...

Uncle Vanya

The Vakhtangov Theatre

Sergey Makovetskiy
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Rimas Tuminas' stark reimagining of Anton Chekhov's classic tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trapp...

The Three Sisters

Red Torch Theatre

Irina Krivonos Linda Akhmetzyanova Daria Yemelyanova
The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

Anton Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' probes the lives and dreams of Olga, Masha and Irina, former Muscovites now living in a provincial town from...

Onegin

Red Torch Theatre

Pavel Polyakov
Onegin

Onegin

Timofey Kulyabin's Golden Mask Award-winning 'Onegin' removes all expectations of Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse and modernises it for a...

The Seagull

Satirikon Theatre

Polina Raykina Timofey Tribuntcev
The Seagull

The Seagull

Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a...

Metamorphosis

Parco Theater

Mirai Moriyama
Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Steven Berkoff's iconic adaptation of Franz Kafka’s novella, which tells the tale of a travelling salesman who is transformed into an insect...

Titus Andronicus

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Nia Gwynne
Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

Thought to be his first tragedy, Shakespeare’s tale of family, betrayal and revenge is brought to bloody life in this modern-dress productio...

Julius Caesar

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Andrew Woodall
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

One of his three Roman plays based on historical fact, Shakespeare’s tale of power and betrayal is brought to vivid life in this period-dres...

Coriolanus

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Sope Dirisu
Coriolanus

Coriolanus

Thought to be his final tragedy, Shakespeare’s tale of political manoeuvring and maternal love is brought to life in this modernised product...

Antony and Cleopatra

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Josette Simon
Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

One of his longest plays, Shakespeare’s interpretation of the Antony and Cleopatra story is brought to vivid life in this period-dress produ...

Gulf View Drive

Rubicon Theatre Company

Lily Nicksay Erik Odom
Gulf View Drive

Gulf View Drive

May and Raleigh’s love story concludes in Florida in the 1950s when the couple’s settled life is once again rocked by the arrival of family ...

See Rock City

Rubicon Theatre Company

Lily Nicksay Erik Odom
See Rock City

See Rock City

Victory overseas results in unexpected consequences for May and Raleigh who are confronted with hidden truths whilst dealing with the challe...

Last Train to Nibroc

Rubicon Theatre Company

Lily Nicksay Erik Odom
Last Train to Nibroc

Last Train to Nibroc

In the winter of 1940, Raleigh and May are forced to share a seat on a crowded train headed east, only to discover a mutual attraction that ...

The Suicide

Theatre Art Studio

Vyacheslav Yevlantev
The Suicide

The Suicide

Sergey Zhenovach's staging of Nikolai Erdman's banned Soviet-era comedy centres around a young, unemployed man desperate enough to contempla...

The Blue Bird (Night)

Stanislavskiy Electrotheatre

Aleftina Konstantinova Vladimir Korenev
The Blue Bird (Night)

The Blue Bird (Night)

Part two of Boris Yukhananov’s dazzling trilogy sees actors Vladimir Korenev and Aleftina Konstantinova weaving in and out of character as T...

The Blue Bird (Journey)

Stanislavskiy Electrotheatre

Aleftina Konstantinova Vladimir Korenev
The Blue Bird (Journey)

The Blue Bird (Journey)

Two children embark on a whirlwind adventure to find the Blue Bird of happiness in part one of Boris Yukhananov's epic trilogy, based on Mau...

The Blue Bird (Bliss)

Stanislavskiy Electrotheatre

Aleftina Konstantinova Vladimir Korenev
The Blue Bird (Bliss)

The Blue Bird (Bliss)

The third and final part of Boris Yukhananov’s The Blue Bird trilogy sees Tyltyl and Mytyl conclude their search for the Blue Bird of happin...

Eugene Onegin

The Vakhtangov Theatre

Sergey Makovetskiy
Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin

A foolish decision leads to a series of tragic events as young Tatyana is left heartbroken by the eponymous hero....

The Black Monk

The Moscow Young Generation Theatre

Sergey Makovetskiy
The Black Monk

The Black Monk

On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Russian scholar Kovrin begins hallucinating of the Black Monk of legend who insists he was chosen by Go...

Emerald City

Griffin Theatre Company

Mitchell Butel
Emerald City

Emerald City

Screenwriter Colin and his publisher wife Kate make the bold decision to move from Melbourne to Sydney, only to be seduced by the city’s inf...

Liberty Equality Fraternity

Ensemble Theatre Company

Caroline Brazier
Liberty Equality Fraternity

Liberty Equality Fraternity

A young mother is taken by the Intelligence Services for interrogation in this popular comedy that comes with a warning for the Facebook gen...

Peter Grimes on the Beach

Aldeburgh Beach

Alan Oke
Peter Grimes on the Beach

Peter Grimes on the Beach

Fisherman Peter Grimes is an outsider in the community of misfits and eccentrics who populate the Borough, a fictionalised version of the vi...

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's Globe

Adetomiwa Edun Ellie Kendrick
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Adetomiwa Edun and Ellie Kendrick are the star-crossed lovers in Dominic Dromgoole's fresh and vibrant take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy.

Othello

RSC

Hugh Quarshie
Othello

Othello

One of his most heartbreaking tragedies, Shakespeare’s tale of love, jealousy and deceit is brought to life in this ground-breaking producti...

Henry IV, Part 2

RSC

Jasper Britton
Henry IV, Part 2

Henry IV, Part 2

The third part of his history tetralogy, Shakespeare’s tale of power and politics is brought to life in this martial production from the Roy...

Henry IV, Part 1

RSC

Jasper Britton
Henry IV, Part 1

Henry IV, Part 1

The second part of his history tetralogy, Shakespeare’s tale of power and politics is brought to life in this martial production from the Ro...

Henry V

RSC

Alex Hassell
Henry V

Henry V

The final part of his history tetralogy, Shakespeare’s tale of kingship and war is brought to life in this all-conquering production from th...

Love's Labour's Won

RSC

Michelle Terry
Love's Labour's Won

Love's Labour's Won

With his mysterious title applied here to Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s tale of relationships beginning and ending is brought to lif...

Cymbeline

RSC

Bethan Cullinane
Cymbeline

Cymbeline

One of his least performed plays, Shakespeare’s tale of romance and reconciliation is brought to life in this dystopian production from the ...

King Lear

RSC

Antony Sher
King Lear

King Lear

Considered one of his finest tragedies, Shakespeare’s tale of family, ageing and madness is brought to life in this critically acclaimed pro...

Hamlet

RSC

Paapa Essiedu
Hamlet

Hamlet

Considered to be one of the greatest tragedies of all time, Shakespeare’s tale of murder and revenge is brought to life in this critically a...

Richard II

RSC

David Tennant
Richard II

Richard II

The first part of his history tetralogy, Shakespeare’s interpretation of the deposed king is brought to life in this richly detailed product...

Hamlet

Royal Exchange

Maxine Peake
Hamlet

Hamlet

Captured in the round at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, this production boldly reimagines gender across the characters. ...

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

RSC

Mark Arends
The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

One of his earliest plays, Shakespeare’s tale of love, friendship and rivalry is brought to life in this modern-dress production from the Ro...

Love's Labour's Lost

RSC

Sam Alexander
Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

One of his earliest comedies, Shakespeare’s tale of love and courtship is brought to life in this Edwardian reimagining from the Royal Shake...

The Merchant of Venice

RSC

Makram J. Khoury
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

One of his most complex and problematic plays, Shakespeare’s tale of money, prejudice and justice is brought to life in this modernised prod...

The Tempest

RSC

Simon Russell Beale
The Tempest

The Tempest

Thought to be one of his final plays, Shakespeare’s tale of family, magic and revenge is brought to life in this visually striking productio...

Richard Armitage in Conversation

Old Vic

Richard Armitage in Conversation

Richard Armitage in Conversation

Hosted by theatre critic Matt Wolf as a part of The Old Vic’s In Conversation series, actor Richard Armitage discusses his performance as pr...

Things I Know To Be True

Lyric Hammersmith

Natalie Casey
Things I Know To Be True

Things I Know To Be True

In this ambitious international collaboration, Frantic Assembly and State Theatre Company of South Australia present Andrew Bovell’s heart-b...

Iphigenia In Splott

Sherman Theatre

Sophie Melville
Iphigenia In Splott

Iphigenia In Splott

Gary Owen’s reworking of the classic Greek myth of Iphigenia is here moved to Cardiff....

Love's Labour's Lost

Shakespeare's Globe

Philip Cumbus
Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

When the King of Navarre and his three courtiers forswear all pleasure - particularly of the female variety - in favour of a life of study, ...

As You Like It

Shakespeare's Globe

Naomi Frederick
As You Like It

As You Like It

When Rosalind falls in love with Orlando, her usurping uncle banishes her from court....

The Soap Myth

National Jewish Theater

Greg Mullavey
The Soap Myth

The Soap Myth

More than a half century after World War Two, at the desperate urging of a passionate survivor, a young investigative reporter finds herself...

True West

Tricycle Theatre

Steven Elliott
True West

True West

Often hailed as Sam Shepard’s masterpiece, True West deconstructs the damaged relationship between two estranged brothers who are striving f...

The Crucible

The Old Vic

Richard Armitage
The Crucible

The Crucible

The Crucible is a partially fictionalised telling of the Salem witch trials....

Ghosts

Almeida

Adam Kotz
Ghosts

Ghosts

Ibsen’s Ghosts attracted controversy at its premiere, and deals with subjects such as religion, incest and euthanasia and, most shockingly a...

Private Lives

Gielgud Theatre

Toby Stephens Anna Chancellor
Private Lives

Private Lives

Private Lives, a comedy of manners by Noel Coward, sees a romance revisited between Elyot and Amanda after they unexpectedly meet each other...

Beautiful Thing

Arts Theatre

Suranne Jones
Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing

This 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Harvey’s play about two working class teenage boys falling in love on a south east London counc...

Long Day's Journey into Night

Apollo Theatre

David Suchet Laurie Metcalfe
Long Day's Journey into Night

Long Day's Journey into Night

Long Day’s Journey into Night focuses on one day in the life of the Tyrone family....

King Lear

Almeida

Jonathan Pryce
King Lear

King Lear

King Lear is considered by many to be Shakespeare’s finest tragedy....

A Doll’s House

Young Vic

Hattie Morahan
A Doll’s House

A Doll’s House

In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, Nora Helmer, having fraudulently borrowed money to save her husband, is forced to reveal her secret and, i...

Lovesong

Lyric Hammersmith

Edward Bennett
Lovesong

Lovesong

Lovesong intricately weaves the story of a couple in the first stages of their life together with the same couple as they approach the end o...

Billy the Kid

Unicorn Theatre

Sam Donovan Dudley Sutton
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid is told through the eyes of an 80-year-old man, recounting his life as a star footballer and how the Second World War impacted...

Much Ado About Nothing

Wyndham's Theatre

Catherine Tate David Tennant
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice and Benedick are adamant in their mutual dislike, while Claudio and Hero are deep in love, and the two s...

Parlour Song

Almeida

Toby Jones
Parlour Song

Parlour Song

Jez Butterworth’s Parlour Song explores the turbulent undercurrents of suburbia, following Ned, a demolition expert, his discontent wife, Jo...

Over There

Royal Court

Harry Treadaway Luke Treadaway
Over There

Over There

In Over There, Karl, left in East Germany by his mother who escaped to the West with his twin brother Franz, crosses the border himself 25 y...

Macbeth

Liverpool Everyman Playhouse

David Morrissey
Macbeth

Macbeth

Counted among his greatest tragedies, Shakespeare’s unsettling combination of warring soldiers and ‘weird sisters’ is brought to life in thi...

Kafka's Monkey

Young Vic

Kathryn Hunter
Kafka's Monkey

Kafka's Monkey

Kafka’s Monkey is based on ‘A Report to an Academy’, a story by Franz Kafka in which an ape, Red Peter, gives a lecture about his transforma...

The Container

Young Vic

Amber Agar
The Container

The Container

The Container, by Clare Bayley, tells the story of a group of asylum seekers being smuggled across Europe inside a shipping container, seeki...

Far from the Madding Crowd

English Touring Theatre

Rebecca O'Mara
Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

Based on Thomas Hardy’s novel, Far From the Madding Crowd is the story of Bathsheba Everdene who, after inheriting her uncle’s farm, finds h...

The Comedy of Errors

Clapham Community Project

David Carr
The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

One of Shakespeare’s early comedies, The Comedy of Errors is a fast-paced farce exploring mistaken identities and relations lost and found....

As You Like It

The Courtyard Theatre

Charles Aitken
As You Like It

As You Like It

Shakespeare’s famous pastoral comedy of love and disguise is reimagined here with darker, more sombre undertones....

All My Sons

Apollo Theatre

Zoë Wanamaker David Suchet
All My Sons