Love's Labour's Lost @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse

Four of the King’s entourage wake up in the garden to find they have made a terrible drunken decision: no food, no fun, and, most disastrously, absolutely NO women. For three whole years. What could possibly go wrong?

Enter the Princess and her dazzling retinue, and… well, you can guess. Cue love at first sight, love notes gone rogue, disguises that fool nobody, and four men falling head-over-heels faster than you can say "so much for that vow."

Think of it as the rom-com the genre was born from; all the fumbling, the pining and the grand romantic gestures you'd expect from a Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts or Colin Firth flick just with 400 years' head start. In an new edition, we've taken Shakespeare's sunniest comedy, given it a good trim, and set it loose in the garden of a grand hotel. Think riotous colour, larger-than-life characters, quick-witted, quick-fire delivery, and all served with a proper great-British nudge-nudge-wink-wink.

It's fast. It's silly. It's blooming ridiculous. And there's a happily-ever-after in there somewhere… probably.

No Shakespeare degree required. Just bring yourself, your sense of humour, and possibly someone you fancy.

🌼 Grab your tickets now — love waits for no one (well, three years, technically).