Get tickets for smash-hit West End comedy The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Don’t miss this new version of the West End classic – rebooted and reimagined for 2026!

The worldwide comic phenomenon returns with this updated and reinvented rollercoaster ride through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays.

After nine years in London’s West End, two TV specials and performances in over 20 countries, the Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) now brings this classic comic masterpiece to a new generation of audiences on this major new UK tour.

The Reduced Shakespeare Company began as a street theatre troupe in San Francisco Bay in the 1980s, busking 15-minute versions of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet to earn a living. They went on to create The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), which was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, and then travelled the world, including the West End’s Criterion Theatre where it ran for nine years.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is touring the UK in 2026. See below for tour dates.

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Who is in the cast of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)?

Starring Efé Agwele (A Family Business), Woogie Jung (Caged Sisters Musical), Tom Pavey and Kiran Raywilliams (Anarkia).

Who are the creative team of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)?

  • Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
  • Directed by Adam Long
  • Set and costume design by Liz Cooke
  • Lighting design by Alexandra Stafford
  • Movement directed by Amy Lawrence
  • Presented by The Theatre Chipping Norton and Selladoor Worldwide

Important Notes

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) – UK tour Dates

  • 30 March – 2 April 2025 – Guildford / Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
  • 8 – 11 April 2025 – Lichfield / Lichfield Garrick
  • 15 – 18 April 2025 – Southampton / Mayflower Studios
  • 21 – 25 April 2025 – Poole / Lighthouse
  • 27 – 29 April 2025 – Hertford / Beam
  • 30 April & 1 May 2025 – Bedford / Quarry Theatre
  • 2 May 2025 – Tunbridge Wells / Trinity Theatre
  • 5 & 6 May 2025 – Newbury / Corn Exchange
  • 9 May 2025 – Taunton / Tacchi Morris Arts Centre
  • 12 & 13 May 2025 – Exeter / Northcott Theatre
  • 14 – 16 May 2025 – Northampton / Royal & Derngate
  • 19 – 23 May 2025 – Bolton / Octagon Theatre
  • 25 – 27 May 2025 – Watford / Palace Theatre
  • 28 – 30 May 2025 – Oxford / Playhouse
  • 2 – 6 June 2025 – Ipswich / New Wolsey Theatre
  • 9 – 13 June 2025 – Bury St Edmunds / Theatre Royal
  • 19 & 20 June 2025 – Newcastle / Northern Stage
  • 22 – 24 June 2025 – Doncaster / Cast
  • 25 – 27 June 2025 – Wakefield / Theatre Royal
  • 7 – 11 July 2025 – York / Theatre Royal

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Critics' reviews of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

★★★★ "A frantic mix of pratfalls, audience participation and lightning-flash characterisations" - The Guardian (2026)

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