As King Henry IV prepares to defend his crown in the face of Hotspur’s rebellion, his son, Hal, can’t tear himself away from Falstaff and the taverns of Eastcheap...

The king lies dying and the country continues to tear itself apart. Comedy and tragedy intertwine as Prince Hal prepares to accept the crown. But what will become of his old friend Falstaff?

Shakespeare’s iconic depiction of patriotism, warfare and faith. Can the English ‘band of brothers’ overcome their French foes at Agincourt?

A shipwreck leaves twins seeking refuge in a new land. Combining cruelty with comedy, this play features some of Shakespeare’s most exquisite poetry and songs.

Estranged twins, mistaken identity and sorcery combine to create all sorts of theatrical chaos.

The first of Shakespeare’s late romances is imbued with music, miracles and the constant presence of the sea.

Lift the lid on Shakespeare's London in these playful family tours for ambitious explorers, young and old.

Encounter scenes, speeches and sonnets enacted in the streets, parks and squares of modern London.

Intimate encounters with Shakespeare’s drama, poetry, dance and song beneath the soaring ribs of the magnificent Westminster Abbey

Read by two of our finest actors, Virginia Woolf’s seminal works, A Room of One’s Own and Three Guineas, will kick off our Women & Power Festival.

We are delighted to welcome Deep Throat Choir for an intimate one-off concert in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. It is the product of a desire to strip music-making to the simple components of vocals and percussion, and the joyous experience of raising voices together to create something beautiful.

The quick witted and skilled fighter George a Greene proves serious competition to Robin Hood in this script-in-hand performance.

Hear the battles of the Trojan war unfold in this performance with scripts of Kochanowski’s play, staged simultaneously in Warsaw.

The sealed letter contains many mysteries in Shakespeare's plays. Unlock them in this research workshop with performance and discussion.

From a modern day world of 50/50 gender casting, we reflect on Renaissance attitudes to playing with gender in this performance based research workshop

A research workshop where actors and scholars perform and discuss putting disability at the heart of Early Modern performance.

Ignite your irreverent side as we consider the playful art of theatre in this research workshop with performance, debate and plenty of new discoveries.