Twelfth Night
"If music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it"
-
Every evening (except Sunday) at 7.30pm
Downing College Gardens
Shakespeare’s hilarious courtly comedy of mistaken identity, lust, cross-dressing and farce is told in the beautiful neo-classical setting of Downing College garden. Viola has been shipwrecked in a storm off the coast of Illyria; in the process she has lost her twin brother, Sebastian. She disguises herself as a boy and becomes a page in the service of Orsino, the Duke, who she loves on sight. Try and keep up with the intrigues and comic turns in this masterpiece!
A greatly skilled and athletic young team, playing fast, open, attacking theatre
Finished for 2022
Twelfth Night has now finished for 2022 - please join us for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in 2023!
As You Like It
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players"
-
Every evening (except Sunday) at 7.30pm
St John’s College Gardens
(entrance via Queen's Road only)
When two young people fall in love, they are unable to act on their impulse. Uncertain of their standing in court and fearing for their lives, Rosalind and Orlando are forced into exile in the Forest of Arden only to become entangled in a beguiling game of love and mistaken identity.
...a captivating and thoroughly entertaining production, sprinkled with stardust thanks to the hugely impressive cast
Finished for 2022
As You Like It has now finished for 2022 - please join us for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in 2023!
King Lear
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!"
-
Every evening (except Sunday) at 7.30pm
King’s College Gardens
(entrance via Queen's Road only)
In the magnificent setting of King’s College gardens, an ageing monarch divides a kingdom among his three daughters. In doing so his world descends into chaos and all that he once believed is brought into question. Love and duty, power and loss, good and evil are all explored in this fast-paced and dynamic production. Not to be missed!
I loved the power, inventiveness and imagination of this highly original production
Finished for 2022
King Lear has now finished for 2022 - please join us for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in 2023!
Henry V
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,
Or close the wall up with our English dead!"
-
Every evening (except Sunday) at 7.30pm
Trinity College Gardens
(entrance via Queen's Road only)
Henry V has ascended the throne in the early part of the 15th century following the death of his father. There is unrest throughout the country following civil war and Henry’s claims to France are met with scorn and derision. The King decides to invade, and must unite his people and take on the mighty French army, seemingly against all the odds. Don’t miss this dynamic and fast-paced production.
no knee-bending to trendy revisionism ...but rather a tour de force of Elizabethan drama
Finished for 2022
Henry V has now finished for 2022 - please join us for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in 2023!
The Taming of the Shrew
"I see a woman may be made a fool,
If she had not a spirit to resist"
-
Every evening (except Sunday) at 7.30pm
King’s College Gardens
(entrance via Queen's Road only)
This sharp and witty battle of the sexes, set in the stunning gardens of King’s College, tells the tale of Petruchio, the world-weary bachelor and the unlikely courtship of the free-spirited Kate, and charts their unlikely course to true love. Not for the faint-hearted!
...polished performances all round ...lively and inspired ...a production well worth seeing
Finished for 2022
The Taming of the Shrew has now finished for 2022 - please join us for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in 2023!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
"I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was"
-
Every evening (except Sunday) at 7.30pm
St John’s College Gardens
(entrance via Queen's Road only)
The beautiful gardens of St John’s College form the perfect setting for Shakespeare's delightful fairy-tale world of love, jealousy and youthful exuberance. This captivating production brings to life all the magic and humour of Shakespeare's best-loved play. Why not invite your children to come along dressed as fairies to add to what promises to be a spectacular evening!
...as hilarious as anything you would see at the RSC
Finished for 2022
A Midsummer Night’s Dream has now finished for 2022 - please join us for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in 2023!