
What's on?
Please check individual venue websites in the Town before you visit any Attraction. With the ever-changing situation, it may not be possible to list or keep all the information below up-to-date.
In addition to Shakespeare and the plays of the Royal Shakespeare Company, there is a variety of additional events and attractions on offer throughout the year to enthral, divert and distract visitors and townsfolk alike.
Upcoming events in Stratford-upon-Avon

Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
Fri 26th August, 10.00am
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery is a new collaborative display organised with the National Portrait Gallery, London, to explore identity, representation and the contemporary relevance of portraiture. This exhibition has been created as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s transformational Inspiring People project, which includes an extensive programme of nationwide activities, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund.
Venue: Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park
Richard III
Fri 26th August, 7:15pm
Young Richard of Gloucester uses the chaos of the Wars of the Roses to begin his unscrupulous climb to power. Despite being manifestly unfit to govern, he seizes the crown, as King Richard III. But how does he do it?
Venue: Royal Shakespeare Company & Theatres
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
Sat 27th August, 10.00am
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery is a new collaborative display organised with the National Portrait Gallery, London, to explore identity, representation and the contemporary relevance of portraiture. This exhibition has been created as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s transformational Inspiring People project, which includes an extensive programme of nationwide activities, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund.
Venue: Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park
Richard III
Sat 27th August, 1:15pm
Young Richard of Gloucester uses the chaos of the Wars of the Roses to begin his unscrupulous climb to power. Despite being manifestly unfit to govern, he seizes the crown, as King Richard III. But how does he do it?
Venue: Royal Shakespeare Company & Theatres
Richard III
Sat 27th August, 7:15pm
Young Richard of Gloucester uses the chaos of the Wars of the Roses to begin his unscrupulous climb to power. Despite being manifestly unfit to govern, he seizes the crown, as King Richard III. But how does he do it?
Venue: Royal Shakespeare Company & Theatres
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
Sun 28th August, 10.00am
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery is a new collaborative display organised with the National Portrait Gallery, London, to explore identity, representation and the contemporary relevance of portraiture. This exhibition has been created as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s transformational Inspiring People project, which includes an extensive programme of nationwide activities, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund.
Venue: Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
Mon 29th August, 10.00am
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery is a new collaborative display organised with the National Portrait Gallery, London, to explore identity, representation and the contemporary relevance of portraiture. This exhibition has been created as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s transformational Inspiring People project, which includes an extensive programme of nationwide activities, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund.
Venue: Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park
All’s Well That Ends Well
Mon 29th August, 7.15pm
Helena is convinced that she and Bertram are #CoupleGoals. He’s not so sure. Helena will go to any length to realise her glamourised version of romance. But do the ends always justify the means?
Venue: Royal Shakespeare Company & Theatres
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
Tue 30th August, 10.00am
Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery is a new collaborative display organised with the National Portrait Gallery, London, to explore identity, representation and the contemporary relevance of portraiture. This exhibition has been created as part of the National Portrait Gallery’s transformational Inspiring People project, which includes an extensive programme of nationwide activities, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund.
Venue: Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park
All’s Well That Ends Well
Tue 30th August, 7.15pm
Helena is convinced that she and Bertram are #CoupleGoals. He’s not so sure. Helena will go to any length to realise her glamourised version of romance. But do the ends always justify the means?
Venue: Royal Shakespeare Company & Theatres