Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare

07/06/2026

Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Garrick's Lawn, Hampton TW12 2EN, UK

Full programme details are available here: https://shakespeareinphilosophy.org/2026/04/24/shakespeare-and-interwar-british-philosophy-1918-1939-27-june-2026/

Tickets cost £11.55 to attend in person or you can attend online via Zoom free. As every year, there will be a limited number of free community tickets which are intended for individuals who are currently unable to afford the standard ticket price.

Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespeare-and-interwar-british-philosophy-1918-1939-tickets-1988028050415

There will be tea/coffee breaks and a break for lunch at a nearby pub.

05/06/2026

CHANGE OF VENUE – Zoffany Picnic and Dance Session:

Because of forecast wet weather, Saturday's Zoffany picnic and dance session at 1pm has been moved across the road to St Mary's Community Church Hall, Thames Street, Hampton TW12 2EB.

The evening concert at 7pm will take place inside Garrick’s Temple.

02/06/2026

Regency dance, picnic and concert

Saturday 6th. June, 1 - 9pm, Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton

Mrs Bennet's Ballroom and The Capability Consort will collaborate for two Regency dance sessions either side of a lunchtime picnic by the Thames. To learn some Regency dancers - even for complete beginners - please buy a ticket HERE and then join us for a picnic on the grass. You will need to bring your own food and drink.

In the evening [from 7]. The Capability Consort will be playing Haydn's four 'London' trios, Summer and Autumn Airs by Oswald, and a trio by McGibbon - plus a few Shakespearian tunes to honour the performance space!

You can either buy a ticket separately for the dance and picnic or the concert, or buy a ticket for the whole day. Further details and booking information can be found at https://www.lokimusic.co.uk/calendar/item/59777674

13/05/2026

book tickets here https://www.ticketsource.com/garricks-temple-to-shakespeare/t-aaavvgj

30/04/2026

08/04/2026

Sounds and Sweet Airs ~ Music for Shakespeare's Birthday

Saturday 25th April 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare

Bloomsbury Baroque mark Shakespeare's birthday with music from his day and from the eighteenth-century revival of his work, using instruments to suit each era.

Philippa Hyde - Soprano

William Summers - Flute, Recorder

Diane Moore - Violin

Ibrahim Aziz - Viol, Cello

Yeo Yat-Soon - Harpsichord

Advanced booking is cheaper (£14 / £8) Tickets on the door cost £16

Advance book here:

Songs and instrumental music from Shakespeare's plays and from the eighteenth-century revival of his work.

01/03/2026

Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare reopens on Sunday 29th March to begin the 2026 season. The Temple will be open between 2pm and 5pm every Sunday through to and including Sunday 25th October.
Entrance is free.
Public Transport: R68, 111, 216 buses to the Garrick Villa stop. Nearest Train Stations: Hampton or Hampton Court.
The Molesey - Hampton ferry is also available for river crossings, the Hampton ferry landing being a 3 min walk from the Temple.
Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, Hampton, TW12 2EN
www.garrickstemple.org.uk

02/02/2026

POETRY PERFORMANCE PRESENTS - ‘DREAMS AND DREAMTIME’
An evocative journey through poetry, prose and music, tracing the haunting threads that weave through dreams and dreamtime
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A fund-raising event for Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare

Sunday 29th March 6.00pm-8.00pm

Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton Court Road, TW12 2EJ

Ticket price £10.78

Wine and soft drinks available for purchase during the interval

Booking link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/garricks-temple-to-shakespeare or scan the QR code

14/01/2026

SOLD OUT: 27th January 12.30 pm at Dr Johnson's House EC4: a lunchtime talk "David Garrick: His Life, His Times and His Temple"

Tuesday 27 January, 12.30 - 1.45pm. £3.96 (booking required). Join us for a talk on David Garrick, friend, pupil, and travelling companion of Dr Samuel Johnson.