NEW SEASON SHOWS 2026/27

PRIORITY BOOKING DATES

Artists Circle/Gold Patrons Monday 2 March
Silver Patrons Tuesday 3 March
Bronze Patrons Wednesday 4 March
Members Tuesday 10 March
Subscribers Tuesday 17 March
Public Booking Wednesday 18 March

Explore the newly announced season below:

AS YOU LIKE IT

'If I were a woman…’

Tony Award-winning Jonathan Groff makes his RSC debut as Rosalind in Shakespeare’s most sweet-natured comedy, where love is love – no matter where it falls.

Rosalind is banished from the court of Duke Frederick – but not before she and young Orlando fall for each other. Seeking out her exiled father in the Forest of Arden with her devoted cousin, Celia, Rosalind disguises herself as a young man, Ganymede.

In fear of his own life, Orlando also escapes to the forest and soon runs into Ganymede, who pledges to cure his lovesickness. But in order to do so, Orlando has to woo her… or rather, he has to woo 'him'. Then the games commence.

Daniel Evans directs an all-male cast, with Fisayo Akinade as Celia, in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

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JULIUS CAESAR

'Liberty, freedom, tyranny is dead!’

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.

From the back of a prison van, Ancient Rome is brought to the stage. Reflecting their own preoccupations with freedom and justice, a group of female prisoners present a 90-minute version of Julius Caesar. Soon, story and reality collide, and the impact of power politics feels very close to home.

★★★★★ ‘one of the most important theatrical events of the past twenty years’ The Observer

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MIDDLEMARCH PARTS 1 & 2

'Good small work for Middlemarch, and great work for the world.’

As the community of Middlemarch confront the dawning of social progress and political reform – embraced by some and opposed by others – a series of private stories emerge.

Described as one of the greatest works in English literature, Eliot’s respected and beloved novel set in her Warwickshire homeland is adapted for the Swan Theatre, directed by Jeremy Herrin.

Nina Raine's new stage adaptation brings George Eliot into the characters' world, as narrator, confidante and counsellor. This adaptation condenses Middlemarch into one play presented in two parts. For the best experience, we suggest seeing both parts in order, in one day or on separate days.

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THE THREE MUSKETEERS

GAME OF THRONES: THE MAD KING

A sweeping new stage epic from the world of George R. R. Martin, written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke. Spanning the final years before the events of the novels, this powerful drama reveals a legendary chapter of Westerosi history.

Come face to face with familiar characters from the houses Targaryen, Stark, Lannister, Baratheon and Martell and witness the events that set the stage for the world’s most critically acclaimed series.

Priority Booking from Tuesday 14 April

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