Canterbury Shakespeare Festival

Canterbury Shakespeare Festival Each year we produce a season of Shakespeare's plays for the community of Canterbury. Come allow your

Our yearly open-air theatre festival brings local community members together in celebration of our country's rich literary history, whilst rejoicing our love for the vibrant city of Canterbury. Each summer, our varied line-up of Shakespearean plays offer audiences a mix of well-known productions alongside more experimental experiences. With a focus on accessibility, we aim to connect to both the n

ewcomer and avid Shakespeare fan alike, with diverse productions that provide something for the entire family. By sourcing local talent for our productions, we empower our community in a showcase of homegrown endowment. Come and join us this summer and enjoy Shakespeare in various scenic venues across our beautiful city.

Our next Aphra Behn production will be her excellent play, The City-Heiress. After the success of last year's production...
05/06/2026

Our next Aphra Behn production will be her excellent play, The City-Heiress.

After the success of last year's productions of The Younger Brother and The Emperor of the Moon, we're very excited to bring Canterbury's daughter's plays back to the city.

Tickets for this all and all the season are available at https://thegulbenkian.co.uk/festivals/canterbury-shakespeare-festival-2026/

Rehearsals continue apace for our various productions, and we are looking forward to presenting them in due course.We re...
02/06/2026

Rehearsals continue apace for our various productions, and we are looking forward to presenting them in due course.

We rely on ticket sales and independent financial support to keep us going - please consider becoming a Lord Chamberlain's Member and supporting us going forward.

For more information, please visit https://www.canterburyshakespeare.co.uk/projects-3

And another wonderful television appearance - watch our interview on Yerkir Media here!https://yerkirmedia.am/hy/telecas...
01/06/2026

And another wonderful television appearance - watch our interview on Yerkir Media here!

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We're looking for actors for our production of Macbeth that's being performed in July. Currently we're looking for an ac...
31/05/2026

We're looking for actors for our production of Macbeth that's being performed in July. Currently we're looking for an actor to play Malcolm, and another to play one of the Witches/Chorus.

If you're interested, please email [email protected]

CSF in Media!Whilst we were in Armenia, we appeared on not one, but two national programmes! Watch our interview on Kent...
30/05/2026

CSF in Media!

Whilst we were in Armenia, we appeared on not one, but two national programmes! Watch our interview on Kentron media below!

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A huge thank you to Susan Odev for all her help on the CSF committee, but she steps down as of today. We're sad to see h...
29/05/2026

A huge thank you to Susan Odev for all her help on the CSF committee, but she steps down as of today. We're sad to see her go, but she'll still be around - we're very excited to see her direction of The Winter's Tale this summer.

GET INVOLVED - we're looking for a fundraiser to help us continue our good work - please get in touch if you're interested!

ACTORS WANTEDWe're so excited for this year's summer festival - and there's still a few chances for you to get involved!...
28/05/2026

ACTORS WANTED

We're so excited for this year's summer festival - and there's still a few chances for you to get involved! We have parts in both Macbeth and The Winter's Tale available - please drop us a DM or email [email protected] for more information.

Join us tonight at 7.30pm in the No. 10 Bar at the Pilgrims Hotel for the Canterbury Writers Group. We're a likeminded g...
27/05/2026

Join us tonight at 7.30pm in the No. 10 Bar at the Pilgrims Hotel for the Canterbury Writers Group. We're a likeminded group of creatives, who share our work, compare notes and enjoy each others' company.

Rehearsals for Chekhov's Seagull are already underway. Tickets for this are expected to go fast after last year's Cherry...
22/05/2026

Rehearsals for Chekhov's Seagull are already underway. Tickets for this are expected to go fast after last year's Cherry Orchard sold out - don't delay, get yours today at https://thegulbenkian.co.uk/festivals/canterbury-shakespeare-festival-2026/

With a fantastic cast and directed by the incomparable Frazier Mulford-Lawler, this is not one to be missed. Performed in one of our favourite venues, this play comes to the gardens of Tyler Hill House on the 30th July - 1st August.

Thank you to Nina, or Alice Shaw, for the fabulous photographs!

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