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Theatre Royal, Newcastle

18 - 26 October 2013

Shakespeare's compelling tragedy Hamlet comes to the Theatre Royal.

Jonathan Slinger takes the title role directed by RSC Associate Director David Farr, following their acclaimed 2012 collaborations on Twelfth Night and The Tempest.

Theatre Royal, Newcastle

29 October - 2 November 2013

Rosalind and Orlando are banished to the wild depths of the Forest of Arden from the oppressive court, where they discover freedom and love with mischievous and witty consequences. Maria Aberg directs Shakespeare's pastoral romance following her riotous production of King John in 2012.

Theatre Royal, Newcastle

5 - 9 November 2013

Shakespeare's touching and comic romance of mistaken identity comes to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre with Jonathan Slinger. Directed by Nancy Meckler following her 2011 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Barbican Theatre, London

7 December 2013 to 25 January 2014.

RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs David Tennant as Richard II.

Cambridge Theatre

Matilda The Musical is now playing at the Cambridge Theatre in London's West End with tickets currently on sale to 25 May 2014.

Roald Dahl's much-loved story about a special little girl with an extraordinary imagination bursts into life in this award-winning musical masterpiece by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin.