What’s on

Sat 26 Oct 2019 –Sat 18 Jan 2020

All the world really is a stage in this joyous and imaginative version of Shakespeare’s madcap romantic comedy directed by Kimberley Sykes.

Thu 31 Oct –Sat 14 Dec 2019

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

Tue 5 Nov 2019 –Sat 18 Jan 2020

The ultimate battle of the sexes is turned on its head in this ‘deftly provocative and exuberantly entertaining’ (The Times) production in which the 1590s are reimagined – with women in charge.
 

Thu 7 –Sat 16 Nov 2019

A contemporary circus show exploring hope and destruction, as one generation after another reaches higher, sees further, and hurtles towards a future they can’t control.

Tue 12 Nov 2019 –Thu 16 Jan 2020

RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs this new production of Measure for Measure, a play written by Shakespeare in the early 1600s but whose story and themes feel even more urgent today.

Sat 16 Nov 2019

Join Hunt & Darton on a rare opportunity to revisit their award winning pop up, live art installation, Hunt & Darton Cafe. 

Tue 19 Nov 2019, 17:45

Join us for this exclusive members’ pre-show talk.

Sat 23 Nov 2019

Free speech can make for uncomfortable listening.

Sat 23 Nov 2019

Join Hunt & Darton on a rare opportunity to revisit their award winning pop up, live art installation, Hunt & Darton Cafe.

Sat 23 Nov 2019

Experience an adventure out of this world in the Barbican’s hidden jungle.