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THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY IN LONDON NEW BARBICAN SEASON ANNOUNCED FOR 2025/26

RSC Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey announce the Royal Shakespeare Company’s return to the Barbican with a spellbinding London season of two bittersweet plays: one magical adventure and one critically acclaimed Shakespeare transfer from Stratford-upon-Avon.

THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY IN LONDON  NEW BARBICAN SEASON ANNOUNCED FOR 2025/26

Wendy & Peter Pan, an exhilarating new take on JM Barrie’s beloved classic, adapted by Ella Hickson, directed by Jonathan Munby and featuring RSC Associate Artist Toby Stephens as Captain Hook, will play at the Barbican from 21 October to 22 November 2025 with press night on 28 October.

Freema Agyeman, Michael Grady-Hall and Samuel West return in Prasanna Puwanarajah’s critically acclaimed version of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night following a sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon. The production, which features an original score and songs by Matt Maltese, will play at the Barbican from 8 December 2025 to 17 January 2026 with press night on 16 December 2025.

Meanwhile, the RSC continues to expand its presence in the capital with the recently announced transfer of Max Webster’s Titus Andronicus featuring BAFTA, Tony and Olivier-Award winning Simon Russell Beale, which will play at Hampstead Theatre from 5 September to 11 October 2025.

Next month will see the RSC’s newest West End opening with the UK premiere of Liz Duffy Adams’ Born With Teeth at the Wyndham's Theatre from 13 August - 1 November 2025, directed by RSC Co-Artistic Director Daniel Evans and featuring Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel as rival playwrights Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. Co-produced with Playful Productions and Elizabeth Williams.

Also playing in the West End is My Neighbour Totoro and Matilda The Musical, which continue to delight audiences from across the globe.

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