Shakespeare Festival: Twelfth Night

One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies will be performed in Norwich Cathedral’s Cloister this summer as Twelfth Night takes to the stage for this year’s Shakespeare Festival.

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men (TLCM) will perform the show on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July 2025 at the annual open-air theatre event which is always a summer highlight at the Cathedral.

Audiences will be transported to Shakespeare's Illyria and the court of Duke Orsino for this wonderful romantic comedy about love in all its guises, mistaken identity and the hilarious mayhem that ensues!

It is a welcome return for The Lord Chamberlain’s Men who last year wowed audiences at Norwich Cathedral with sold-out performances of Hamlet.

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men are a modern-day incarnation of the Bard’s own travelling troupe of players, and they will be performing Twelfth Night just as it would have been played out in Shakespeare’s day - with an all-male cast, Elizabethan costumes and traditional music and dance.

The company – this year celebrating their 21st year – have entertained audiences across the country and beyond, and at Norwich Cathedral they have previously performed Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth.

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men will perform Twelfth Night in Norwich Cathedral’s Cloister on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 July 2024 at 7pm.

Tickets cost £22 plus booking fee.

Please note that tickets are non-refundable.

Seating is provided but unreserved. On both nights, doors will open at 6pm for people to enjoy the beautiful surrounds of the Cloister before the show.

Please note the pictures on this page are from previous productions by The Lord Chamberlain's Men.