In this season, encounter Shakespeare’s mastery across genres - one Roman play, one history, one comedy, one tragedy - as well as two brilliant adaptations of original works by female novelists, and an exciting revival of a 2025 sell-out RSC West End production.

NEW SHOWS FOR 2027

A warm welcome to the season from our Co-Artistic Directors

In the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, a trilogy of Shakespeare’s plays opens with a new production of political tragedy Coriolanus from RSC Associate Director Elizabeth Freestone starring Damien Molony (Bergerac, Two Weeks in August) in the title role. It is followed by historical drama Richard II starring Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown, Tenet) and directed by Daniel Raggett, and continues with Romeo and Juliet, in a production by director Joanna Bowman.

In the Swan Theatre, we are thrilled to announce the revival of Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth, following its run in the West End, directed by Co-Artistic Director, Daniel  Evans. Former RSC Writer-in-Residence, Zoe Cooper, adapts Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway for a production by Co-Artistic Director, Tamara Harvey, just over a century after the novel’s publication. To end the summer, Susanna Clarke’s award-winning labyrinthine novel, Piranesi, is adapted by Sami Ibrahim and directed by Ned Bennett.

In The Other Place, Shakespeare’s madcap comedy, The Comedy of Errors, will be directed by Sherman Theatre Artistic Director Francesca Goodridge ahead of a First Encounters with Shakespeare tour to RSC partner schools and venues.

At the RSC, you can always discover an extensive programme of events for young people, schools, lifelong learners and families, and our exhibition, The Play’s The Thing. When you visit, sample the menu and the view from the Rooftop Restaurant, grab a snack and a coffee from the Riverside Cafe or drop into Susie’s Café Bar in The Other Place.

Please join us to explore together the enigma of human experience through the power of theatre. We can’t wait to welcome you.

DANIEL EVANS & TAMARA HARVEY
RSC CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

OUR PROGRAMME IN FULL

Royal Shakespeare Theatre 

• As You Like It | Tony Award-winning Jonathan Groff makes his RSC debut as Rosalind, with Fisayo Akinade as Celia, in Shakespeare’s most sweet-natured comedy, where love is love – no matter where it falls. Daniel Evans directs an all-male cast | Until 7 November 2026
• The Three Musketeers | Told by an Idiot unleash their trademark visual comedy on Alexandre Dumas’ thrilling classic novel in a theatrical feast full of energy, joy and a raging zest for life | 28 November 2026 - 9 January 2027

NEWLY ANNOUNCED

• Coriolanus | Elizabeth Freestone directs Damien Molony (Bergerac, Two Weeks in August), reimagining Shakespeare's political tragedy through the lens of populism, societal instability and resource scarcity in a turbulent world | 6 February - 20 March 2027
• Richard II | Daniel Raggett (Macbeth, Edward II) directs Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown, Tenet) as King Richard II | 10 April - 22 May 2027
• Romeo & Juliet | Joanna Bowman directs Shakespeare's timeless, devastating tragedy in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre | 6 July - 28 August 2027

SWAN THEATRE 

• Middlemarch Parts 1 & 2 | George Eliot’s respected and beloved novel set in her Warwickshire homeland is adapted by Nina Raine for the Swan Theatre, directed by Jeremy Herrin and co-produced with Second Half Productions | Part 1: Until 16 January 2027 | Part 2: 10 October - 16 January 2027

NEWLY ANNOUNCED

• Born With Teeth | Fresh from an acclaimed West End run, Daniel Evans’ ‘seriously steamy’ (Evening Standard) production arrives in Stratford, ‘fizzing with rare theatrical chemistry’ (Daily Mail) | 12 February - 3 April 2027
• Mrs Dalloway | Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs Zoe Cooper's artful adaptation of Virginia Woolf's pioneering novel | 16 April - 12 June 2027
• Piranesi | Experience an immersive theatrical world that invites audiences to turn detective in a treacherous place of shadow and illusion in Susanna Clarke’s award-winning novel adapted for the stage by Sami Ibrahim and directed by Ned Bennett | 3 July - 21 August 2027

THE OTHER PLACE

• First Encounters: Julius Caesar | Harriet Walter reprises her role as Brutus in Phyllida Lloyd’s groundbreaking 2012 Donmar Warehouse production, bringing world-class theatre to schools across England, and to The Other Place | RSC Associate Schools tour until 23 October 2026 | The Other Place 5 - 28 November 2026
• The Bear and the Piano | A celebration of puppetry and music, this world stage premiere of David Litchfield's beloved children's book has been especially adapted for early years audiences of 3 years and up | 11 December 2026 - 10 January 2027
• Brock's Mill | Former Director of the National Theatre Rufus Norris directs RSC Writer-in-Residence Stewart Pringle’s acutely observed and poignant new family drama, a homage to the craft of stop-motion film-making and an exploration of the corrosive power of nostalgia | 26 March - 8 May 2027

NEWLY ANNOUNCED

• First Encounters: The Comedy of Errors | Francesca Goodridge directs this this hilarious, fast-moving story of mistaken identity, near misses and a brave quest for reconciliation, with a First Encounters production following its run in The Other Place | 16 July - 4 September 2027

IN LONDON

• My Neighbour Totoro | The multi-award winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro continues to delight audiences in London's West End | Gillian Lynne Theatre, London | Booking until January 2027
• Matilda The Musical | The internationally-renowned musical has been seen by 13 million people across 100 cities around the world. Based on the beloved book by Roald Dahl continues to play to packed houses in the West End | Cambridge Theatre, London | Booking until January 2027
• Hamlet Hail to the Thief | Shakespeare’s great tragedy collides with Radiohead’s 2003 album in this frenetic production co-created by the band's frontman Thom Yorke, and directors, Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones. It opens at the Barbcian following an acclaimed world premiere in Manchester and at the RSC | 31 October 2026 - 23 January 2027

TOURING

• Matilda The Musical: UK & Ireland Tour | Our multi-award winning musical, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, continues its second tour across the UK and Ireland | Until 17 January 2027
• First Encounters: Julius Caesar | Harriet Walter reprises her role as Brutus in Phyllida Lloyd’s groundbreaking 2012 Donmar Warehouse production, bringing world-class theatre to schools across England, and to The Other Place | RSC Associate Schools tour until 23 October 2026 | The Other Place 5 - 28 November 2026
• The Merry Wives of Windsor | Blanche McIntyre's “immaculate” and “utterly joyous” (Times) production will tour to venues across England | Spring 2028 (tour dates and venues to be announced)

NEWLY ANNOUNCED

• First Encounters: The Comedy of Errors | Francesca Goodridge directs this this hilarious, fast-moving story of mistaken identity, near misses and a brave quest for reconciliation, with a First Encounters touring production following its run in The Other Place | 16 July - 4 September 2027 (tour dates and venues to be announced)

BOOKING INFORMATION

Priority booking opens for all newly announced productions:

Artists Circle / Gold Patrons Monday 5 October
Silver Patrons Wednesday 7 October
Bronze Patrons Thursday 8 October
Members Wednesday 14 October
Subscribers Tuesday 20 October
Public Booking Wednesday 21 October

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SHOWS BOOKING NOW

Public booking for As You Like It, First Encounters: Julius Caesar, Middlemarch Parts 1 & 2, The Bear and the Piano, The Three Musketeers and Brock's Mill is open now.

You can purchase up to 9 tickets online for any given performance or event unless otherwise stated. If you’d like to attend as a group of 10 or more people, please email groups@rsc.org.uk. We have some great discounts for Groups of 10+, 50+ and 100+. Visit our Groups page to find out more.

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For London shows:

Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Matilda the Musical

My Neighbour Totoro

 
For Touring shows:

Matilda the Musical UK Tour

First Encounters: Julius Caesar

The Merry Wives of Windsor UK Tour dates, venues and booking information will be announced soon