Shakespeare Trail: All the World's a Stage

Explore the Britain Galleries through a Shakespearean lens

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  • Friday, 24 April – Sunday, 3 May 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • British Galleries 1500-1760, Level 1

  • Free event

Follow this trail to explore the British Galleries through a Shakespearean lens. Take this self-led trail to discover ‘a little western flower’ like the magical one in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a precious jewel, mermaids and the famous Great Bed of Ware mentioned in Twelfth Night. 


Along the way, enter the cinema room and watch a documentary by the German Theatre Museum that captures the creative processes behind the scenes of Elsa-Sophie Jach’s 2025 production of Romeo and Juliet for the Residenztheater, Munich. 

Supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust