News: Shakespeare Under the Stars: ‘Twelfth Night’ – A night of midsummer madness, laughter, love and lyrical mayhem

From 24 January – 28 February 2026, Melbourne’s summer nights will come alive with Twelfth Night, one Shakespeare’s most beloved and mischievous comedies.

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News: ‘Shakespeare’s Best Bits’ Returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens This Summer

Returning this summer, Peter Quince Presents: Shakespeare’s Best Bits is taking the Bard off the school syllabus and letting his funniest characters run loose in the Royal Botanic Gardens from 20 December 2025 – 17 January 2026.

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Review: ‘Othello’ at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne (2025)

Playing until September 28 at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne.
Tickets and more info can be found at: melbourneshakespeare.com/othello

William Shakespeare’s momentous tragedy Othello gets a vivid, intense and immersive revival here by the Melbourne Shakespeare Company, with an exemplary cast and brilliant creative team bringing the more than 400-year-old play to life in spectacular fashion.

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