World Shakespeare Festival in London

The World Shakespeare Festival is produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the London 2012 Festival, part of the Cultural Olympiad.

The World Shakespeare Festival

The World Shakespeare Festival is a collaboration between many partners, both in London, and in the rest of the UK.

In London, the festival is spread across many exciting institutions. Here's a guide to what's on where:

• King Lear (31 Aug-3 Nov) at the Almeida Theatre
• Cymbeline (29 May-2 Jun) and Desdemona (Jul 2012) at the Barbican
• Staging the World (19 Jul-25 Nov) at the British Museum
• Timon of Athens (Jul 2012) at the National Theatre
• A whole RSC season at the Roundhouse from May to July
• Globe to Globe at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (21 Apr-9 Jun)
• Macbeth: Leila and Ben – A Bloody History (4-7 Jul), The Rest is Silence (12-23 Jun) and Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad (28-30 Jun) as part of LIFT at the Riverside Studios
• In A Pickle (19-23 Jun) at Stratford Circus

The World Shakespeare Festival will showcase the best of UK and International creative talent and harness the creativity of young people, emerging artists and amateur companies.