Downing College Gardens
Cambridge Shakespeare Festival: Coriolanus
14 July - 2 August 2025
The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival returns to Downing once again, this year with Coriolanus.
When civil unrest wracks Rome as the famine-ravaged underclass battle the ruling elite, a war hero steps into the spotlight to serve his nation - only to turn on it and seek its overthrow. Shakespeare’s rarely produced tragedy comes to visceral life in the intimacy of Downing College Gardens in a powerful and enthralling production, revealing Shakespeare’s themes of ambition and delicate democracy that will particularly resonate in our current global political climate.
Performances
Performances take place every evening (except Sundays) at 7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased via the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival website.
Charity matinee performance
The charity matinee performance is taking place on Saturday 26 July at 2pm.