Watch Shakespeare In Some Of London's Prettiest Garden Squares

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Last Updated 14 June 2024

Watch Shakespeare In Some Of London's Prettiest Garden Squares
People performing Shakespeare in a garden square
"A rose by any other name would smell... hang on, wrong play".

Groundling tickets at the Globe aren't the only way to catch a Shakespeare production en plein air in London this summer.

Shakespeare in the Squares is back — with a troupe of Shakespearian actors performing amidst "the fairest flowers o th' season"* in a number of the city's picturesque garden squares.

This time around, it's All's Well That Ends Well — a 'problem' play, which has the infatuated Helena foist her love on aristocratic warrior Bertram (well, this is the year of Baby Reindeer, after all).

People acting in a garden square in Shakespearian costumes
Groundling tickets at the Globe aren't the only way to see Shakespeare outdoors in London this summer.

Among the bucolic London venues becoming a makeshift stage are Kensington Gardens Square (22 June), Montagu Square in Marylebone (27 June), Camden Square (29 June), and Cleveland Square in Paddington (11 and 12 July).

A few non-squares are joining in with the action too, including Syon House (26 June), Clitterhouse Playing Fields (30 June) and The Actors' Church Garden in Covent Garden (5 and 6 July). You can check out a full list of gardens and dates on the Shakespeare in the Squares website.

An actor performing Shakespeare in a garden
Shakespeare in the Squares runs until 12 July.

By the way, if this outdoor Shakespeare lark is your cup of tea/parcel-gilt goblet of wine, you can also catch an al fresco production of The Tempest at Walthamstow's Greek Theatre in July.

Shakespeare in the Squares, until 12 July 2024

*A quote from The Winter's Tale — and yes, we 'googled Shakespeare garden quotes' to find this.