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Shakespeare’s battle of the sexes is reignited this Summer with a riotous new production of Much
Ado About Nothing in the Globe Theatre.
Shakespeare in London
Whether you cry at Shakespeare tragedies, laugh at Shakespeare comedies or just want to experience the Bard's classic works, there's nowhere better than London. Open-air productions of Shakespeare plays in London take place all summer long at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Come rain or shine, Shakespeare London theatre is always taking place. There's even Shakespeare productions in the West End too, including shows from the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican. Some of the best Shakespeare plays in London are happening right now, and you can check out our complete guide to Shakespeare London theatre and beyond.
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No MatineeA family feud tears apart a kingdom in Shakespeare’s epic tragedy King Lear in the Globe Theatre this Summer. When the aged King relinquishes his empire, he divides it amongst his three daughters, promising the largest share to the one who professes to love him the most.
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No MatineeSee the story of Henry VIII from a female perspective as Shakespeare’s exploration of love, lineage
and power, co-written with John Fletcher, unfolds in the Globe Theatre this Summer.
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No MatineeWritten by Charlie Josephine and directed by Ilinca Radulian, this powerful new play, Joan, rediscovers the story of the unexpected leader, Joan of Arc.
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No MatineeThis Summer, we confront our own political landscape as Shakespeare’s epic tragedy Julius Caesar takes on startlingly new relevance in the Globe Theatre, and across the UK as part of Globe on Tour. Conspiracy to kill, public broadcast of cunning rhetoric, a divisive fight for Greatness. Ancient Rome has never felt closer to home.
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No MatineeThe stage is set for a tumultuous new production of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s tale of reckoning and redemption, this summer in the Globe Theatre.For powerful Prospero’s opening act of revenge, he raises a ferocious storm to shipwreck a crew of men - including his usurping brother - onto the remote island he now rules.
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No MatineeShakespeare’s Globe and Splendid Productions cordially invite you to Midsummer Mechanicals, the hilarious new follow-up to the play-within-a-play from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, premiering in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this Summer.
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No MatineeGo inside the mind of Shakespeare's grief stricken prince as Hamlet is performed in the intimate confines of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for the first time.
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No MatineeDirector Abigail Graham shines candlelight on Shakespeare's complex exploration of prejudice, patriarchy and capitalism in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
In a society that exploits minorities to keep the majority in power, identity is everything.
