Performances
Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company is heading back on tour around the UK and Ireland! Inspired by Roald Dahl's beloved book, Matilda The Musical is written by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Winner of over 100 international awards, Matilda continues to delight audiences in London's West End and will be touring the UK and Ireland in 2025 - 2026
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West end + UK & Ireland tour
Booking until May 2026
Find your spirit with the return of the 'awe-inspiring' (Time Out) production of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro, in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV. Discover this five-star, ground-breaking 'triumph' (Telegraph) now playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
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London
Booking until March 2026
In the backroom of a pub, Kit Marlowe and Will Shakespeare are forced together in a creative union. Alone, with the table as their stage and battlefield, the rivals duel and flirt like their lives depend on it – and with spies everywhere, betrayal is so tempting.
Daniel Evans directs Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare in Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth, a thrilling imagining of the relationship between two literary icons at odds with their time.
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London
Until 1 November 2025
When victorious general Titus Andronicus executes his enemy’s son in a merciless show of vengeance, he has no idea of the evil his actions will incite. As the two sides trade violent acts of retribution, one man revels in the bloodbath.
Direct from a smash-hit run at the Swan Theatre, Titus Andronicus transfers to Hampstead Theatre for - strictly limited London run. Max Webster directs, with Olivier, Tony and BAFTA Award winner Simon Russell Beale reprising the title role.
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London
Until 11 October 2025
Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before, with Wendy and Peter Pan – Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby.
Follow Wendy in her quest to find her own lost boy, as she learns what a great adventure life can be, and how the power of just one happy thought can set flight to newfound joy.
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Barbican Theatre
London
21 October - 22 November 2025
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London
From 21 October to 22 November 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company welcomes in the festive season at the Barbican this winter with Shakespeare’s spellbinding masterpiece Twelfth Night, following a sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon, from 8 December.
Director Prasanna Puwanarajah revives his ‘inspired and spellbinding’ (The Stage) production which sees Samuel West (Malvolio), Freema Agyeman (Olivia), and Michael Grady-Hall (Feste) reprising their critically acclaimed performances.
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Barbican Theatre
London
8 December 2025 - 17 January 2026
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London
From 8 December 2025 to 17 January 2026
Learning
Directing a Shakespeare play at your school? Want to gain insight into RSC directing techniques, including editing, staging with large numbers and helping students interpret language and refine characters choices. Join us for this full day CPD workshop exploring how to apply techniques from our rehearsal room to directing Shakespeare's plays with young people. Discover the impact these approaches can have on students' understandings of these texts, as well as their wider experiences of theatre, literature and drama.
Directing Shakespeare for Young People
Clapham Rehearsal Rooms
London
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