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 and parks.
2025's play is The Taming of the Shrew, a comedic battle of wits, wills and wild romance — with a few toe-tapping pop classics thrown into this version for good measure.
Among the bucolic London squares and green spaces participating in 2025 are Crystal Palace Park (6 June), Cleveland Square in Paddington (10 and 11 June) Kensington Gardens Square (21 June), Montagu Square in Marylebone (1 July), Camden Square (6 July) and Fortune Green in West Hampstead (10 July). There are many more besides — check out the full list for your nearest green space.
If this outdoor Shakespeare lark is your cup of tea/parcel-gilt goblet of wine, you can also catch an al fresco production of Anthony and Cleopatra at Walthamstow's Greek Theatre in July.
Shakespeare in the Squares, 4 June-12 July 2025.
*A quote from The Winter's Tale, and yes, we googled 'Shakespeare garden quotes' to find this.
