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Love's Labour's Lost

William Shakespeare

There have been more than 25 productions of Love’s Labour’s Lost performed at our theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon since 1879.

  • Royal Shakespeare Theatre

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Until 18 May 2024 Book Tickets
  • Running time:

    2 hrs 45 mins (including a 20 mins interval)

Next performance:

17 May, 7:15PM

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon

Past productions

Our productions of Love’s Labours Lost over the years have included many famous actors playing the witty Berowne: Alan Badel in 1956; Ian Richardson in 1973; Michael Pennington in 1978; Roger Rees in 1985; Ralph Fiennes in 1990; Jeremy Northam in 1993; and David Tennant in 2008.

Here you can find out more about some of our key past productions , giving you an insight into how they were staged and the directorial choices that were made.