Wendy & Peter Pan: 17 November 2015 to 31 January 2016 (Royal Shakespeare Theatre).
Return to Neverland this winter with Ella Hickson’s acclaimed re-telling of JM Barrie’s classic children’s story. Jonathan Munby’s spectacular sell-out production wowed audiences in 2013 and we’re delighted to bring it back for 2015.
Wendy, Peter, Tink and the Lost Boys are waiting to take you on an unforgettable journey… The Jew of Malta: 30 May to 29 August 2015 (Swan Theatre).
Malta is threatened with invasion by the Turkish Empire. The Christian Governor attempts to buy off the invading fleet with monies levied from the island’s Jewish population. When the prominent Jewish merchant, Barabas, protests the levy, the Governor seizes the entire fortune to pay the bribe. The enraged Barabas plans a bloody vengeance that threatens to destroy the island. Love's Sacrifice: 28 May to 13 June 2015 (Swan Theatre).
Struck by love at first sight, the Duke of Pavia has married the beautiful Bianca. Unknown to him, his best friend Fernando has also fallen for Bianca, and with each day that passes he finds it harder to conceal his true feelings. Ford’s rarely performed play is a thrilling revenge tragedy powered by the destructive force of unrequited love. Volpone: 3 July to 12 September 2015 (Swan Theatre).
Volpone is already a rich man. But he worships gold, he understands greed, and he wants to get even richer. He knows that the bankers and businessmen in the city will stop at nothing to make money … more and more money. Sounds familiar. Former RSC Artistic Director returns to direct Henry Goodman in the title role of Jonson’s comic, satiric, angry, timeless play. Hecuba: 17 September to 17 October 2015 (Swan Theatre).
Troy has fallen, and as the cries die down after the final battle, there are reckonings to be made. The vicious victor Agamemnon has slaughtered his own daughter to win this war. But now another sacrifice is demanded… RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman directs Marina Carr’s reimagining of the legend of Hecuba in a visceral new play. Note: Programme produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company. Click here for a downloadable and printable copy of the RSC Summer 2015 Programme.
