York International Shakespeare Festival

22 April - 4 May 2025 | York
Presenting work from across the UK and world, celebrating Shakespeare as an international writer.
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We are excited to announce that this year’s ShakeSphere selection, Petty Men by Buzz Studios will be coming to this year’s festival! Follow the link to our newsletter find out more! https://t.co/H2T0jFnm8U

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SAVE THE DATE!

Time for some good news among the bitter weather... York International Shakespeare Festival is back from 21st April to 3rd May 2026!

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#Yorkshakes Final Day is Držić Day!
Before Shakespeare, there was Marin Držić, a Croatian playwright. Join us for the stage reading of two of Držić's plays, the humorous Pinch Hoard and the romantic Venus and Adonis! Book your final tickets today!
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#YorkShakes Day ✨ 12 ✨ First is the ESRA Symposium, with keynote speakers, and a pop-up shop of Fox Lane Books! Then, Learlike, the story of King Lear through the perspective of his daughters. Lastly, enjoy the Festival Wrap Party with a laugh!
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#YorkShakes Day ✨ 11✨ Dives into Dutch playwright, Joost Van Den Vondel, in his medieval tragedy, Gijsbreght Van Amstel. Then, Shakespeare's Speakeasy begins! No one knows what play it will be, not even the actors! Want to find out? Book your tickets! https://t.co/8NizDqcRMF

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#YorkShakes ✨ Day 10 ✨ Join Shakespeare enthusiasts, Ryuta Minami and Ronan Paterson, as they use the suggested improvements by writers such as Mark Twain and Thomas Bowdler and tweak Shakespeare's renowned plays!
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#YorkShakes presents a documentary film on renowned #Georgian theatre director, Robert Sturua, today at 7:30pm at Theatre @41!
Calling all actors, directors, theatre makers, film buffs, documentary devotees, and Shakespeare enthusiasts! Tickets only £5!
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#YorkShakes Day ✨ 9! First see the winners of the International Graphic Shakespeare Competition, then witness the film documentary about renowned Georgian theatre director, Robert Sturua, and lastly join Alex Wright for his production of the Hamlet Show! https://t.co/8NizDqcRMF

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#YorkShakes Start ✨ Day 8 ✨with Alexander Wright in the Hamlet Show, and book your tickets for Death by Hamlet Symposium, a day filled with workshops, performances and more! And join Ridiculusmus in the terribly funny, Alas! Poor Yorick
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#YorkShakes Inviting all York Actors! ✨

Join award-winning actor, Bret Brown, in his workshop exploring one of Hamlet’s soliloquies! Join us for this free event, this Tuesday, the 29th, at the YSJ Creative Centre @ 2pm! https://t.co/8NizDqcRMF
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' The rest is ( not yet) silenced!' ✨ Week 2✨ continues, join Alexander Wright in his new play, Hamlet Show! It’s a new show, a new gathering, a new idea, and he'd like YOU to be a part of it @ 8:30pm tonight!
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#YorkShakes Travel back in time and dance the night away with ✨ Day 6✨ of YorkShakes! Join Lottie Adcock in learning the Shakespearean Dance!

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Next Saturday, we're thrilled to welcome Greensleeved to #York, a female-led European ensemble with a mission to remake classical work through a contemporary female lens. They'll be presenting 'Learlike'. Don't miss it! #YISF

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#YorkShakes ✨ Day 5 ✨ is packed with events!
From the fun and interactive Hoglets: A Midsummer Night's Mischief at 2pm! All the way to the Ukraine/York Collaboration of There's No Clock in the Forest at 7:30pm!
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#YorkShakes Begin ✨ Day 4✨ with WORLD PREMIERE Codename: Othello, written and directed by Ukrainian playwright Olga Annenko, and in case you missed it,
Henry VI - I Am Myself Alone will be playing at 7:30pm tonight!
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✨ We’re Re-Loading Day Three of #YorkShakes with 👑 Re-Lording Richard 3.0 starting at 7:30pm tonight at York St John, or catch Henry VI- I Am Myself Alone at Theatre@41! ‘Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends,’ so book your tickets now!https://t.co/8NizDqcRMF #YISF #ESFN

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#YorkShakes 🎉 Celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday! 🎉 Starting with Bulgarian playwright Nedyalko Yordanov’s play The Murder of Gonzago, then see Henry VI- I Am Myself Alone, and lastly Bard at the Bar’s Birthday Karaoke!
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A sneak peek into the rehearsal room of 'There’s no clock in the forest', an exciting collaboration with #YISF and D:Space, #York's Ukrainian theatre group.

Saturday 26th April, 7.30pm at York St John University Creative Centre Auditorium. Tickets: https://t.co/Ec5QjBy5iM

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#YorkShakes ✨BEGINS TODAY✨ Starting off strong at 7:30pm tonight! York Shakespeare Project presents Irwin Appel’s Henry VI - I Am Myself Alone! Book your tickets before they’re all gone for this unmissable opening night event!
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TOMORROW we open the 10th York International Shakespeare Festival! 13 days packed with performances, talks, screening, premieres, exhibitions, discussions and more.

No more waiting in the wings, we're ready to go! https://t.co/8NizDqcRMF