Rainbow Shakespeare

Rainbow Shakespeare Rainbow Shakespeare has been providing Sussex with high-quality, accessible professional productions for more than 20 years. No two performances are the same.

The whole family is welcome to come along and enjoy!

✨ Romeo & Juliet: 7-12 July 2026
👑 Richard III: 14-19 July 2026 Shakespeare done properly isn't "difficult" or hard to understand. He just tells a good story - fights, murder, love ... what more could any audience or an actor want! Shakespeare does not need gimmicks or weird interpretations to make the plays accessible to modern audiences. The

plays speak for themselves - given actors who understand and enjoy playing them. Rainbow actors are used to working together in an ensemble. We want to make every audience feel we are playing to them - uniquely. That is where live-theatre can win hands down over film or television. RAINBOW SHAKESPEARE 2022

Yes, we’re back at Worthing's magical Highdown Gardens, under the stars, doing what we love doing best, and audience enjoy being part of: Shakespeare – fun, exciting, understandable and inspiring for all ages. A six year old can sit with the rug-seated picnickers close to the action and be spell-bound by seeing Shakespeare for the first time, and a Bard aficionado (fan) can sit back in their picnic chair and savour the productions afresh, and audiences of all ages can just celebrate being part of that unique experience: Rainbow Shakespeare. AS YOU LIKE IT
One of the most understandable and funny of all the Bard’s comedies, the play brings to the stage a kaleidoscope of glorious characters: wicked dukes, romantic heroes, lovelorn shepherds, cynical jesters, drunken clergymen, and, of course, the most loveable of heroines, hiding under the disguise of her man’s attire, Rosalind. Where better to create the Forest or Arden, ‘under the greenwood tree’, than at Worthing’s own Highdown? Don’t miss the wrestling and wooing! THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR is Rainbow Shakespeare’s second offering this season. Queen Elizabeth I asked to see a play depicting the fat knight Falstaff in love – and here is the joyous, rumbustious result. Sir John Falstaff, low in funds but high in lust and optimism, sets to work to seduce the good wives of Windsor, to the consternation of jealous husbands and outraged citizens. Add a kaleidoscope of colourful characters including a furious Frenchman, an indignant Welshman, and a foolish suitor not to mention a bevy of mischievous scheming women, and all is set for a evening of wonderful misunderstandings culminating at Herne the Hunter’s Oak in Windsor Park, where Falstaff, dress as a Buck Deer……..but no more – that will spoil the story. Come and find out- and tell your friends! Tour 2022

Tuesday July 12th – Sunday July 17th 2022, Highdown Gardens 7.30 pm - As You Like It

Tuesday July 19th – Sunday July 24th 2022 - Highdown Gardens 7.30 pm - The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Matinees - Saturday and Sundays 2.00pm


Book Now: 01903 206206
https://wtm.uk/whatson/?search=rainbow
Tickets available on the gate

Tickets now on sale 📣We can't wait to return to Highdown Gardens for our 25th season with Romeo & Juliet and Richard III...
12/04/2026

Tickets now on sale 📣

We can't wait to return to Highdown Gardens for our 25th season with Romeo & Juliet and Richard III!

Book now via wtm.uk/rainbow-shakespeare/ or call 01903 206206

05/10/2025
05/10/2025

Throwback to last week 🤩

We had a wonderful time performing Sounds of Shakespeare with Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra! Thank you to everyone who joined us for an amazing afternoon of music and theatre.

A backstage peek! We're ready for Sounds of Shakespeare with Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra 🎭🎻
28/09/2025

A backstage peek! We're ready for Sounds of Shakespeare with Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra 🎭🎻

TOMORROW 📣 Don't miss Sounds of Shakespeare with Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra, we can't wait share this with you!
27/09/2025

TOMORROW 📣 Don't miss Sounds of Shakespeare with Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra, we can't wait share this with you!

Rainbow Shakespeare isn't just for summer... 🌳Join us for Sounds of Shakespeare this Sunday! An exciting collaboration w...
24/09/2025

Rainbow Shakespeare isn't just for summer... 🌳

Join us for Sounds of Shakespeare this Sunday! An exciting collaboration with Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra which combines spectacular live orchestra with performances of some of the Bard's greatest works.

🗓️ 28 September, 3.00pm
📍 Worthing Assembly Hall
🎟️ wtm.uk/events/wpo-sounds-of-shakespeare/

22/07/2025

And that's a wrap on our 25th season!

Thank you to all of our brilliant audiences for joining us, it's been a pleasure welcoming you to Rainbow Shakespeare this summer 🙌

20/07/2025

Congratulations to our company on a fantastic run of Much Ado About Nothing 🙌

What was your favourite moment? 👇

Rainbow Roundup! Looking back on just a few of our highlights 🤩Last chance to book, get tickets now and be as merry as t...
19/07/2025

Rainbow Roundup! Looking back on just a few of our highlights 🤩

Last chance to book, get tickets now and be as merry as the day is long!

🎟️ wtm.uk/events/rainbow-shakespeare-much-ado-about-nothing/
📞 Or call on 01903 206206

Over halfway through our performances of Much Ado About Nothing 💞We're loving celebrating our 25th season with you all!🎟...
18/07/2025

Over halfway through our performances of Much Ado About Nothing 💞

We're loving celebrating our 25th season with you all!

🎟️ wtm.uk/events/rainbow-shakespeare-much-ado-about-nothing/
📞 Or call on 01903 206206

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