Being Shakespeare

BACK IN THE WEST END FOR ONE MONTH ONLY!

Celebrate Shakespeare with one of Britain's best-loved actors

Simon Callow brings to life Shakespeare's unforgettable characters and the real man behind the legend in this triumphant new play, Being Shakespeare. 

After taking both Edinburgh Festival and London's West End by storm, and following a hugely successful national tour, 2012 sees the show tour the United State - details to be announced soon!

Most recently praised by critics for his performance as Sir Toby Belch in the National Theatre's critically acclaimed, sellout productions of Twelfth Night, Callow (star of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, Room with a View) joins forces with Jonathan Bate (pre-eminent Shakespeare biographer and editor of the RSC's    Shakespeare: The Complete Works) and Director Tom Cairns (Old Vic's All About My Mother, National Theatre's Aristocrats, Royal Opera House's Cocteau's Voices) to fill the stage in an extraordinary theatrical event.


Being Shakespeare will be shown on Sky Arts Television in 2012, and will also be available on DVD.

 

Simon Callow brings to life Shakespeare's unforgettable characters and the real man behind the legend in this triumphant new play, Being Shakespeare. After taking the Edinburgh Festival by storm and following a hugely successful national tour, Callow's magnificent performance sets the West End alight for a strictly limited summer season.

Recently hailed for his performance as Sir Toby Belch in the National Theatre's critically acclaimed sold-out production of Twelfth Night, Simon Callow (star of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, Room with a View) joins forces with Jonathan Bate (pre-eminent Shakespeare biographer and editor of the RSC's Shakespeare: The Complete Works) and director Tom Cairns (Old Vic's All About My Mother, National Theatre's Aristocrats, Royal Opera House's Cocteau's Voices) to fill the stage in an extraordinary theatrical event.