THIS IS SHAKESPEAREAN THEATRE AS YOU’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE

A theatre company like no other, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® takes a sevensome of professional actors, a Shakespearean script and throws a bucket-load of booze into the mix. Sounds classical to us…

Having performed multiple sell-out runs at the Leicester Square Theatre, Edinburgh, Brighton, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Sydney, Boston, Austin, Atlanta and Minnesota, this merry band of drunkards have travelled the globe spilling pints of laughter wherever they hang their codpieces.

Each night before the show, one designated actor is given four hours to “wet their whistle” by consuming as much alcohol as they can get their hands on. Already a smash-hit, internationally-acclaimed, award-winning phenomenon, the revolving cast will then give Shakespeare’s famous play their signature Sh!t-faced twist as they attempt to navigate this comic tale of misunderstandings, love and deception. This is Shakespearean theatre as you’ve never experienced it before.

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® have been making fools of themselves on stage since 2010 and are returning this year, more foolish than ever with one of Shakespeare’s most well-loved comedies; Much Ado About Nothing.

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Much Ado About Nothing is a spicy cocktail made up of mistaken identities, a pantomime villain, lovers left jilted at the altar, a renegade sword fighting mum who saves the day and a sex doll mixed in for good measure! Not forgetting a genuinely drunken actor having carte blanche to do whatever tickles their fancy and we can assure you the course of love will NOT run smooth. After all, the most exciting cocktails are the ones you set on fire… right?

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® seeks to introduce a new generation of theatre-goers to the works of the Bard by reviving and rewiring the raucous, interactive and vibrant nature of Elizabethan theatre with a mouthwatering twist – while still reminding them as we go, to always ‘enjoy Shakespeare responsibly’.

SH!T-FACED SHAKESPEARE®: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Venue

Leicester Square Theatre
6 Leicester Place
London WC2H 4BX

Performance Dates

5 July – 9 September 2023   

Time

7pm

Running Time

110 minutes

Price

£19.50 – £26.50 (plus fees)

Box Office

www.leicestersquaretheatre.com | 020 7734 2222

Age advisory

16+