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Current productions at the major Shakespeare venues, booked direct.
Book Direct
These venues run Shakespeare year-round and sell tickets direct, worth checking even when Ticketmaster shows nothing nearby.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Shakespeare's Globe
London
Sells groundling tickets from £5 direct, not always listed on Ticketmaster.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Stratford-upon-Avon
Full season listings including the Swan Theatre and The Other Place.
National Theatre
London
Major Shakespeare productions on the South Bank.
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol
One of England's oldest working theatres, with a regular Shakespeare programme.
Royal Exchange Theatre
Manchester
Unique in-the-round space with a strong Shakespeare programme.
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Prescot
Dedicated Shakespeare venue opened in 2022.
🇺🇸 United States
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago, IL
Tony Award-winning company on Navy Pier.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, OR
One of the largest nonprofits in US theatre, with an outdoor Elizabethan stage.
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Washington DC
Classical company at Sidney Harman Hall.
Seattle Shakespeare Company
Seattle, WA
Dedicated Shakespeare company in the Pacific Northwest.
The Old Globe
San Diego, CA
Tony Award-winning regional theatre with a strong Shakespeare tradition.
Featured Permanent Venues
These companies perform Shakespeare year-round, worth checking directly for the full season.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
The world's leading Shakespeare company, resident at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on the Avon.
Visit website →Shakespeare's Globe
London, UK
The 1997 reconstruction of the 1599 playhouse on Bankside. Groundling tickets from £5.
Visit website →National Theatre
London, UK
The South Bank's flagship theatre stages major Shakespeare productions with leading directors.
Visit website →Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago, IL
A Tony Award-winning company dedicated to Shakespeare, on Navy Pier in downtown Chicago.
Visit website →Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, OR
One of the largest nonprofit theatres in the US, with an outdoor Elizabethan stage.
Visit website →Shakespeare Theatre Company
Washington DC
A leading classical company performing at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington DC.
Visit website →Stratford Festival
Stratford, ON
The largest classical repertory theatre in North America, staging multiple Shakespeare plays every season.
Visit website →Bell Shakespeare
Sydney, NSW
A leading Shakespeare company touring productions across Australia year-round.
Visit website →Australian Shakespeare Company
Melbourne, VIC
Open-air Shakespeare in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens every southern summer, founded in 1982.
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