Following a sell-out run, four of Shakespeare’s (in)famous characters are back for a national tour, ready to tell their side of the story.

who the f–k is shakespeare? is armed with punchy verses, punky attitudes, and a whole lotta wit – let’s rip out the pages, raise the roof and rise up!

However… this show isn’t just about shaking up the classics—it’s about making sure everyone can be part of the revolution. Thanks to Mandy Redvers-Rowe, the show features integrated audio description.

Here’s a note from Mandy:

“Hello, my name is Mandy Redvers-Rowe and I am the Audio Description Consultant who has been working with 20 Stories High on who the f—k is shakespeare?

I have been working with Ameera and the team to make the production accessible to visually impaired audiences. We have built description into the script and so you can expect:

Set description and Character description, with a unique musical intro for each character so that you know who is on stage.

Action description, so that nothing will happen on stage that you don’t know about. We have also designed the costumes so that they have an audio element, and you will be able to hear movement and follow some of the action this way. 

I really hope you enjoy the show! We’d love to hear about anything you particularly like about the integrated audio description, or if you have any suggestions about how we can make it better.”

The show also features Creative Captioning and a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted show at each venue.

Join them as they blow the dust off the classics to stage a multi-art form political occupation of stories steeped in racism, patriarchy and violence.

Join us on tour!

Ticket and access information:

Thu 19 – Sat 21 September – Unity Theatre, Liverpool 

Tue 24 September – Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot 

Fri 27 – Sat 28 September – Bolton Octagon, Bolton 

Thu 3 – Fri 4 October – Contact Theatre, Manchester 

Thu 10 October – Storyhouse, Chester  

Fri 18 – Sat 19 October – Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham London – Coming Soon

 

Content warnings: 

Discussions around gender, violence, patricide, suicide, war, murder, racism, patriarchy, I mean, listen, it’s Shakespeare. It will also be funny, light, and just a bit tongue-in-cheek.  

Supported by Unity Theatre. Supported by Arts Council England, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Granada Foundation, The Coutts Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, PH Holt, and Liverpool City Council.