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Welcome to Lakespeare! We are a theater company dedicated to bringing high-quality Shakespeare performances to the public, free of charge. Our performances take place in various public locations around Canberra, and we invite you to join us for an unforgettable evening of entertainment. Check out our upcoming shows below and mark your calendars!

Media

Lakespeare... appears to have become a fixture in the social calendar, attracting strong audiences who have been rewarded with committed, entertaining and...compelling performances.

Ian Bushnell

Riotact

Mar 2025

There is not much that can replace seeing the story unfold in the open air, from a band of talented players who know how to capture the energy and sense of pure story telling that made Shakespeare himself so popular.

Arne Fealing

Canberra City News

Feb 2024

Lakespeare is a jewel in Canberra’s theatrical crown and it is time to support a company that proves too well that it is a Canberra cultural treasure.

Peter Wilkins

Canberra Critics Circle

Feb 2022

Review

Warm lows and sweet highs provide emotional power

Simone Penkethman

Canberra City News

11 June 2021

Review

Sumptuous night of open-air theatre

Arne Sjostedt

Canberra City News

15 Feb 2020

Review

Rockspeare: Richard III has Dene Kermond as Shakespeare's cheerfully self-centred king

Alanna Maclean

The Canberra Times

17 Aug 2020

News

2CC Eddie Williams interviews Taimus Werner-Gibbings and Oliver Bailley on Shakespeare by the Lakes III

Eddie Williams

2CC

1 Feb 2020

Review

Lakespeare's new production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a fresh and imaginative take on a playful classic

Peter Wilkins

The Canberra Times

21 Feb 2020

News

Pialligo Estate the dream venue for Shakespeare by the Vines

Ian Bushnell

Riotact

17 Jan 2020

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