The Shakespeare Conspiracy

June 2026

A Comedy, Epic, Tragedy

Written by Andrew Shepherd.

Directed by Tim McGill.

The production poster

Cast

Martin Shakespeare: Rob Kidney
Valentine, Richard III, Romeo: Dylan Cowper
Jules: Bridie Kennerley
Tybalt: Kitty Ford
Garfield Oberon: Peter Brown
Puck: Gracie Pearson-Link
Iago: Tristram Grevatt
Edmund (a bastard): Mark Vickers
Lady Macbeth: Poppy Morgan
Benedick: Dan Thomas
Beatrice: Sarah Lannin
Clubber, Office worker, Weird Sister, Joan of Arc: Rachel Prince
Clubber, Office worker, Weird Sister: Katy Meek
Clubber, Office worker, Weird Sister: Lily Style
Helena, Clubber, Cleopatra, Stagehand: Jess Munday
Hamlet, The Wind Maker, Clubber, Stagehand, Office cleaner: Daisy Pollak-Hobbs

Production Team

Stage Manager: Aaliyah 'AJ' Kempthorne
Set Construction: Tim McGill, Tristram Grevatt, Tony Rose
Costumes: Cathie Pannell, Val Meek, Tim McGill
Lighting: Adam Cook, Mason Eastley, Tim McGill
Effects: Tim McGill
Continuity: Alistair Cuthbertson
Posters and programmes: Tristram Grevatt
Initial poster ideas: Tristram Grevatt, Lily Style
Publicity: Guy Pannell
Photographs: Mahesh Makani, Matt Gibson
Front of house: Paul Ream, Emma Ream and team
Bar: Steve Woods
Raffle: Greg Wall, John Giles

Programme

Gallery

: Dylan Cowper as Valentine and Rob Kidney as Martin (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-163734-web)

: Murder on the dancefloor: Rob Kidney, Kitty Ford, Lily Style, Katy Meek, Daisy Pollak-Hobbs, Jess Munday, Rachel Prince and Dylan Cowper (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-164337-web)

: Martin (Rob Kidney) comforts a dying Valentine (Dylan Cowper) as Garfield (Peter Brown) and Puck (Gracie Pearson-Link) look on. (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-164446-web)

: Garfield (Peter Brown) pours a shocked Martin (Rob Kidney) a drink, while Puck (Gracie Pearson-Link) observes (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-164625-web)

: The prophecy revealed by Puck (Gracie Pearson-Link) to Martin (Rob Kidney) with a clerk (Rachel Prince) and Garfield (Peter Brown) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-165545-web)

: Puck (Gracie Pearson-Link) outlines a disclaimer to Martin (Rob Kidney) with Garfield (Peter Brown) watching (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-165634-web)

: Martin (Rob Kidney) watches Garfield (Peter Brown) visit Iago (Tristram Grevatt) in prison in the Theatre World(The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-165832-web)

: Martin (Rob Kidney) is tempted by Iago (Tristram Grevatt) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-170729-web)

: Puck (Gracie Pearson-Link), Martin (Rob Kidney), Jules (Bridie Kennerley) and Garfield (Peter Brown) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-171131-web)

: Edmund (Mark Vickers) meets Tybalt (Kitty Ford) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-171417-web)

: Edmund (Mark Vickers) with Richard III (Dylan Cowper) and Lady Macbeth (Poppy Morgan) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-172025-web)

: Edmund (Mark Vickers) with Tybalt (Kitty Ford), Richard III (Dylan Cowper), Lady Macbeth (Poppy Morgan) and Puck (Gracie Pearson-Link) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-172240-web)

: Martin (Rob Kidney) is approached by Jules (Bridie Kennerley) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-172736-web)

: Benedick (Dan Thomas), Martin (Rob Kidney) and Beatrice (Sarah Lannin) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-173030-web)

: Beatrice (Sarah Lannin), Martin (Rob Kidney) and Benedick (Dan Thomas) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-173521-web)

: Beatrice (Sarah Lannin), Benedick (Dan Thomas) and Martin (Rob Kidney) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-173659-web)

: Beatrice (Sarah Lannin), Benedick (Dan Thomas), Jules (Bridie Kennerley) and Martin (Rob Kidney) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-173850-web)

: Jules (Bridie Kennerley) is revealed as a traitor to Martin (Rob Kidney) whilst Iago (Tristram Grevatt) gloats (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-174017-web)

: Martin (Rob Kidney) is torn between Puck and Garfield (Gracie Pearson Link and Peter Brown) and Iago (Tristram Grevatt) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-174310-web)

: Puck, Garfied, the Weird Sisters and Iago look on as Martin lets slip three drops of his blood (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-174426-web)

: Iago (Tristram Grevatt) revels in victory as he breaks the barrier between Theare and Reality, with the Weird Sisters, Puck, Martin and chorus looking on (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-174547-web)

: You fool - you've killed us all! Garfield (Peter Brown) harrangues Martin (Rob Kidney) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-174653-web)

: In a changed world, Richard III (Dylan Cowper) and Helena (Jess Munday) meet and enjoy a spring day (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-181138-web)

: The Weird Sisters (Lily Style, Rachel Prince, Katy Meek) find themselves confused (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-181308-web)

: The Weird Sisters (Lily Style, Rachel Prince) find themselves confused (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-181356-web)

: The Weird Sisters (Katy Meek, Rachel Prince, Lily Style) taunt Garfied (Peter Brown) whilst Martin (Rob Kidney) tries to defend him (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-181451-web)

: A drunken, down-and-out Garfield (Peter Brown) reveals the consequences of Martin's actions (Rob Kidney) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-181609-web)

: A drunken, down-and-out Garfield (Peter Brown) reveals the consequences of Martin's actions (Rob Kidney) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-181730-web)

: Iago (Tristram Grevatt) and Edmund (Mark Vickers) compose a stirring speech, with Lady Macbeth (Poppy Morgan) and the Sisters (Rachel Prince, Katy Meek, Lily Style) taking note (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-181953-web)

: Iago (Tristram Grevatt) and Lady Macbeth (Poppy Morgan) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-182104-web)

: Martin (Rob Kidney) and Jules (Bridie Kennerley) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-182351-web)

: Edmund (Mark Vickers) and Lady Macbeth (Poppy Morgan) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-182630-web)

: Iago (Tristram Grevatt), Edmund (Mark Vickers) and Lady Macbeth (Poppy Morgan) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-182721-web)

: Benedick (Dan Thomas) and Beatrice (Sarah Lannin) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-183023-web)

: Beatrice (Sarah Lannin), Benedick (Dan Thomas) and Puck (Grace Pearson-Link) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-183156-web)

: Beatrice (Sarah Lannin), Benedick (Dan Thomas), Garfield (Peter Brown) and Puck (Grace Pearson-Link) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-183219-web)

: Rob Kidney as Martin (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-183745-web)

: Sarah Lannin, Dan Thomas, Bridie Kennerley, Rob Kidney, Peter Brown (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-183831-web)

: Sarah Lannin, Dan Thomas, Bridie Kennerley, Rob Kidney, Peter Brown, Gracie Pearson-Link, Dylan Cowper (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-183934-web)

: Sarah Lannin, Dan Thomas, Bridie Kennerley, Rob Kidney, Peter Brown, Gracie Pearson-Link (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-184134-web)

: Garfield (Peter Brown) is determined to get his job back, with Puck and Richard III (Gracie Pearson Link and Dylan Cowper) (The Shakespeare Conspiracy, SBADS 2026)(File: SBADS-Shakespeare-Conspiracy-2026-184207-web)