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Royal Shakespeare Company

2024–25 Season

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Two critically-acclaimed shows make their London debut

This winter, the Royal Shakespeare Company return to our stage with two extraordinary plays, The Buddha of Suburbia and A Midsummer Night's Dream

Director Emma Rice brings her unique and joyful style to Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning 1990 novel, exploring family, friends, sex, theatre and, ultimately, belonging, in a critically acclaimed production of The Buddha of Suburbia.

A Midsummer Night's Dream comes to London following a sell-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon. With Mathew Baynton (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) as Bottom, this hilarious production of Shakespeare’s captivating comedy will transport you from deepest midwinter to the most magical of midsummer nights.

New Work at the RSC is generously supported by Hawthornden Foundation and The Drue and H.J. Heinz II Charitable Trust

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‘ A ravishing fusion of flamboyancy, surrealism and raucous fun‘
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Guardian
‘Glorious and intoxicating‘
The Buddha of Suburbia, The Times

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