Shakespeare is coming back to Oberon

The Oberon Shakespeare Festival is back in 2026 … so save the dates: 5-7 March. We've included in the programme the favourites from the 2025 Festival: The Feast and Performance at the Malachi and the performance in the Oberon Common. In 2025 we focused on myth and magic featuring Shakespeare's romantic comedy fantasy romp "A Midsummer Night's Dream". In 2026 we are focusing on romance with the final show in the Common being the classic Shakespearean tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". And we're adding in a few festival surprises that we'll announce soon.

You may notice that our promotional material for 2026 features a new Shakespeare. We thought the old one looked a bit too earnest, so we asked two-time Emmy Award-winning animator and friend of Rotary, Jen Dickinson, if she could give us a Shakespeare that was less serious, one with a cheeky, playful twinkle in his eye. We think that she's managed to do that and capture the spirit of our Festival.

As it was with the 2025 Festival, the 2026 Oberon Shakespeare Festival is being produced and funded by the Oberon Rotary Club. Mayfield Garden have also offered additional support for Festival 2026 for which we are extremely grateful. We are excited to be able to do it all again, bigger in 2026.