CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT 

Join Shakespeare Squared, Theatre Royal’s Artists in Residence, as they screen three classic film adaptations of Shakespeare this autumn and winter.

Each screening will be preceded by a short introduction by the company explaining why they’ve chosen the film and how it is relevant to their future plans.

The screenings are, Much Ado about Nothing, Thursday 8th October, Chimes at Midnight, Thursday 12th November and Romeo + Juliet, Monday 7th December 2026 all at 7:30pm

Shakespeare Squared, Artists in Residence, present a screening of the film Chimes at Midnight, a 1965 comedy written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles.

Centring on Shakespeare’s beloved character of Falstaff and his fatherly relationship with Prince Hal, who must choose loyalty to Falstaff or to his actual father, King Henry IV.

The screening will be preceded by a short introduction by Joe Meagher explaining why they’ve chosen the film and how it is relevant to Shakespeare Squared’s future plans.