See production photos of The Winter's Tale, directed by Yaël Farber.

Our first ever Festival of Ideas invites arts professionals to explore the future of storytelling and tackle the biggest questions facing the arts and culture sector today.

With no fewer than ten shows to choose from across the summer months, plus a host of family activities and our ever-popular RSC Summer School, there's no excuse to be bored this July and August.

Watch the trailer for Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey and playwright Laura Wade's production of The Constant Wife, playing at the Swan Theatre until 2 August.

What does a typical day look like for a dog actor? We caught up with Lossi - who plays Crab in The Two Gentlemen of Verona - and her team to tell us some top tales from the stage.

Watch the team in rehearsals for The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Get a sneak preview of some of the incredible puppets in My Neighbour Totoro in this new on-stage trailer.

Our new, 80-minute adaptation of King Lear will bring Shakespeare’s work directly into school halls, local theatres and communities across England, including to venues we've visited before.

We return to the Barbican with a spellbinding London season of two bittersweet plays: one magical revival and one critically-acclaimed Shakespeare transfer from Stratford-upon-Avon.

Read an overview of our response to the Arts Council England Review, and download our full response.

Read our response to the Government's Industrial Strategy and the Creative Industries Sector Plan, published on 23 June 2025.

This week the festival comes to Stratford-upon-Avon with 90 young people from schools in Blackpool, Cornwall, Cumbria, Nottingham and Peterborough performing a ‘spy thriller’ version of King Lear at The Other Place.

Meet the cast and creative team for Fat Ham, directed by Sideeq Heard and starring Andi Osho, Olisa Odele and Sule Rimi.

See the production photos for 4.48 Psychosis, playing at The Other Place until 27 July.

We're delighted that property expert, Jonathan Smith, has joined us as a member of our Board.

Join us on the weekend of 12 to 13 July for Stratford Pride, where we'll be joining the march, hosting events and running three special free Pride tours.