Presented by Theatre Chipping Norton and Selladoor Worldwide The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) Tue 2 – Sat 6 Jun 2026 Loading… Coming soon Sold out Priority booking open Book Now Close Watch the show trailer! Close dialog General on-sale: Fri 24 Oct 2025 10am Member priority booking now open Become a member Membership On-sale date Associates, Ambassadors and Benefactors Open Supporters Open Friends Open General Open Event Instance Listings Saturday 6th Jun Saturday 6 Jun 2026 Starts 7.30pm View ticket pricing Hide ticket pricing Full Price £15-£31 Disabled £15-£31 Assisting Companion £15-£31 Aged Under 26 £15 Disabled Aged Under 26 £15 Loading… Priority booking Book now Last few Sold out Full Price £15-£31 Disabled £15-£31 Assisting Companion £15-£31 Aged Under 26 £15 Disabled Aged Under 26 £15 Hide Tickets £15 – £31 Times 7.30pm Running time 1 hour 40 minutes (including an interval) Venue New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS Accessible Events We host a range of accessible performances on shows wherever possible. Find out more Become a member Enjoy generous benefits to help make your theatre visits more exciting and cost effective. Find out more Comedy Drama All 37 plays… 3 actors… 1 wildly funny show! The worldwide comedy hit returns with a brand-new, updated version of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) – a fast, furious and gloriously absurd sprint through all of the Bard’s tragedies, comedies and histories! Expect Hamlet performed backwards, Titus Andronicus as a YouTube cooking tutorial, and all of the History plays turned into a chaotic football match where the crown is kicked from king to king. Throw in lightning-fast costume changes, sword fights, outrageous improvisation and the result is a wildly inventive and hilarious celebration of Shakespeare. After nine years in London’s West End, two TV specials and performances in over 20 countries, the Reduced Shakespeare Company bring their legendary Shakespeare spoof to a new generation of audiences! Click here to download the Education Pack for The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged). Previous press acclaim for the Reduced Shakespeare Company: “A madcap condensation that features non-stop laughs.” – Variety “Stupendous, anchorless joy.” – Bernard Levin, The Times London “Wildly funny. Masterful.” – Los Angeles Times “The funniest show you are likely to see in your ent…

Venue: New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2AS.

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