What’s on

15 Oct 2018 –19 Jan 2019

A mural inspired by the love-story in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  

15 Oct 2018 –18 Jan 2019

Christopher Eccleston makes his RSC debut in the title role of Shakespeare’s psychological thriller, opposite Niamh Cusack as Lady Macbeth and with Edward Bennett as Macduff.

25 Oct 2018 –19 Jan 2019

Ever wondered what’s going on behind the scenes? Before you see the play, discover some of the hidden secrets of the Barbican Theatre on one of our backstage tours.

2 Nov 2018 –19 Jan 2019

Set in a world very like our own, this Romeo and Juliet is about a generation of young people born into violence and ripped apart by the bitter divisions of their parents.

7 Dec 2018 –5 Jan 2019

There’s more than a hint of reality TV to this modern production of Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy, directed by Fiona Laird.

12 –22 Dec 2018

Straight from the score and onto the stage, the man known as Mozart appears amid a storm of powder, tumbling and twirling, as musical mayhem and movement fuse in this family show with a circus twist.

16 Dec 2018, 14:00

Due to popular demand, we're presenting an encore screening, filmed in London’s West End, to see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear.

12 –13 Jan 2019

Join RSC Director Fiona Laird for an intensive weekend workshop in response to her production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Barbican.

15 Jan 2019

A one day course for GCSE students offering them the opportunity to explore the structure, language and form of Romeo and Juliet. 

15 Jan 2019, 19:00

Simon Russell Beale plays William Shakespeare’s Richard II, broadcast live from the stage of the Almeida Theatre in London to cinemas.