Table Top Shakespeare Selected Works from Shakespeare by Forced Entertainment (United Kingdom)
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely pantry items…
Event details
| Date | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 22 September 2026 | 7:00pm |
Antony and Cleopatra / All’s Well That Ends Well |
| Wednesday, 23 September 2026 | 7:00pm |
Measure for Measure / The Taming of the Shrew |
| Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 10:00am |
*Macbeth - this (*) performance is not a double bill. It is an individual show designed for school audiences, running for 60 minutes, with no interval. Due to this, it is sold at the discounted School Performances price of $29 |
| Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 11:30am |
*A Midsummer Night’s Dream - this (*) performance is not a double bill. It is an individual show designed for school audiences, running for 60 minutes, with no interval. Due to this, it is sold at the discounted School Performances price of $29 |
| Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 1:00pm |
*Hamlet - this (*) performance is not a double bill. It is an individual show designed for school audiences, running for 60 minutes, with no interval. Due to this, it is sold at the discounted School Performances price of $29 |
| Thursday, 24 September 2026 | 7:00pm |
The Merchant of Venice / A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Friday, 25 September 2026 | 7:00pm |
The Comedy of Errors / Othello |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 12:30pm |
Timon of Athens / Romeo and Juliet |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 4:00pm |
Richard III / Much Ado About Nothing |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 7:00pm |
Pericles / King Lear |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 | 12:30pm |
Macbeth / The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 | 4:00pm |
The Winter’s Tale / As You Like It |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 | 7:00pm |
Hamlet / The Tempest |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Double Bill Standard Ticket | $75 |
| Double Bill Senior Ticket | $49 |
| Double Bill Student Ticket | $29 |
| School Performances Ticket | $29 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
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For those requiring assistance, wheelchair or companion seating, accessible seating locations are available. Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on 1300 764 849 or by email.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
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About the company
Forced Entertainment is an ensemble of artists founded in 1984. Touring and presenting their ground-breaking provocative performances across the UK, mainland Europe, North America, Japan, Australia and further afield, the group have sustained a unique collaborative practice for more than forty years.
Led by the artist and writer Tim Etchells, the Forced Entertainment company includes designer and performer Richard Lowdon alongside performers Robin Arthur, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor. Over the years this core ensemble has been augmented by contributions from many guest artists and performers.
Forced Entertainment’s work explores and often explodes the conventions of genre, narrative and theatre itself drawing influence not just from drama but from dance, performance art, music culture and popular forms such as cabaret and stand-up. The group operate at different scales, shifting from intimate two-performer works focused on text, to spectacular productions with large numbers of people onstage.
Cast and creatives
Conceived and devised by
Forced Entertainment
Performers
Robin Arthur, Jerry Killick, Richard Lowdon, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor
Director
Tim Etchells
Text
Robin Arthur, Tim Etchells, Jerry Killick, Richard Lowdon, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor
Design
Richard Lowdon
Sound & Lighting Design
Jim Harrison
Production
Jim Harrison
Producer
Eileen Evans
Photography
Hugo Glendinning
Complete Works is a Forced Entertainment production. Co-produced by Berliner Festspiele – Foreign Affairs Festival, Berlin and Theaterfestival– Basel.
Forced Entertainment Creative Team Robin Arthur, Tim Etchells (Artistic Director), Richard Lowdon (Designer), Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden and Terry O’Connor.
Forced Entertainment Management Team Deborah Chadbourn & Eileen Evans (Co-Executive Directors), Jim Harrison (Touring Producer & Production Manager), Jessica Matthews (Participation Producer).
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Attending this event
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Ticket information
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A booking fee of $8.95 applies per transaction. Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times. Babies aged 0-2 years old at the time of a performance may be seated on an adult’s lap. Children two years and older will need to hold a standard ticket.
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At the venue
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lift access to the main and western foyers.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy. The Opera House has also developed a Child-friendly Code of Conduct to engage with our youngest visitors.
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Foyer doors are usually open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 120 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Theatre doors will open 30 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 15 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
If you’re collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts.
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Location and access
Studio
The Studio is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.