Shakespeare Week - Casa Shakespeare Verona
The festival of Shakespearean culture in the city of Romeo and Juliet
About Shakespeare Week
Verona, city of Shakespeare
No Italian city is as closely linked to William Shakespeare as Verona, the setting for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Building on this connection, Casa Shakespeare created Shakespeare Week, the festival of Shakespearean culture in Italy, capable of uniting performance, training, and research in a single ecosystem.
Theatre, conferences, and interactive museums
The festival takes place between the Teatro Satiro OFF and locations in Verona's historic center. The program features theatrical productions in Italian and English, including revivals and new creations, accompanied by itinerant theatre through the city streets, conferences on great Shakespearean themes – love, jealousy, forgiveness – and the S.I.M. interactive museum (Shakespeare Interactive Museum).
A special year for the Bard
2026 is a particularly significant year: it marks the 410th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and Verona will host the World Shakespeare Congress (scheduled for July), the most important global event for Shakespearean studies. Shakespeare Week is part of this grand cultural framework, confirming the international vocation of the Scaliger city.
Shakespeare Week — edition 2026
From April 19th to 29th, 2026, Shakespeare Week returns for its XI edition. Between the Teatro Satiro OFF and locations in Verona's historic center, the festival offers 12 theatre productions (including revivals and new creations, in Italian and English), international productions, itinerant theatre, conferences, and the S.I.M. interactive museum. The 2026 edition is part of the grand Shakespeare 2026 program, marking the 410th anniversary of the Bard's death and Verona hosting the World Shakespeare Congress.
Programme Shakespeare Week 2026
The 2026 program includes 12 theatre productions, featuring both revivals and new creations, in Italian and English, with two historic Casa Shakespeare festivals hosted: Shakespeare Week XI Edition and Juliet Summer Fest.
International Productions
- April 23rd, 7:45 PM - Two Sisters. Shakespeare's Daughters by Margaret Rose (Teatro Satiro OFF)
- April 29th - Macbeth Solo by Paul Goodwin
Beyond the Stage
- Itinerant theatre through the historic center streets
- S.I.M. Interactive Museum (Shakespeare Interactive Museum)
- Conferences on Shakespearean themes: love, jealousy, forgiveness
Full program and tickets available at casashakespeare.it and Vivaticket.
Highlights Shakespeare Week 2026
The international productions Two Sisters by Margaret Rose and Macbeth Solo by Paul Goodwin, the itinerant theatre in the historic center, and the S.I.M. interactive museum, in the year of Shakespeare's 410th anniversary.
Prices Shakespeare Week 2026
Practical information — Shakespeare Week
How to get there
Teatro Satiro OFF and the festival venues are located in the historic center of Verona, within walking distance of Verona Porta Nuova station (served by ATV lines) or the city center parking lots.
Tickets
Performance tickets are on sale at Vivaticket and at the theatre. Conferences and events in the historic center may have free admission or require booking.
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Where does it take place — Shakespeare Week
Teatro Satiro OFF e luoghi del centro storico