A mural inspired by the love-story in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Royal Shakespeare Company: Macbeth
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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.
RSC Backstage Tours
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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.
Royal Shakespeare Company: Romeo and Juliet
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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.
Royal Shakespeare Company: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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There’s more than a hint of reality TV to this modern production of Shakespeare’s hilarious comedy, directed by Fiona Laird.
Wolfgang's Magical Musical Circus
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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.
Rachel Mars: Your Sexts are Shit – Older Better Letters
Performer and writer Rachel Mars considers the queer female body, focusing on artists such as Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe, who feature in our exhibition Modern Couples.
NT Encore: King Lear (12A)
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.
Weekend Lab: RSC
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Join RSC Director Fiona Laird for an intensive weekend workshop in response to her production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Barbican.
RSC: Studying Romeo and Juliet
A one day course for GCSE students offering them the opportunity to explore the structure, language and form of Romeo and Juliet.
