See the booziest Bard shows New York has to offer at Drunk Shakespeare off Broadway. Get Drunk Shakespeare tickets now.
At every performance of Drunk Shakespeare, five actors within the The Drunk Shakespeare Society put on one of the famous playwright's works; it changes each night. But this isn't like the Shakespeare you'll see at Shakespeare in the Park or at the Globe. Pre-show, one of the actors takes five shots of whiskey (joined for the first one by an audience member, to prove the liquor's real) and must proceed to play their part. It's up to the other four actors to keep the show going while also following whatever unexpected choices the fifth actor drunkenly makes.
Drunk Shakespeare has been in New York since 2014; at first, the Society only put on Macbeth, but more shows have been added to the rotation. The show has changed venues multiple times since its premiere: It was first at a real bar called Quinn's Bar, then at Times Square's Roy Arias Stages, then at 777 Theatres, where it was playing when the pandemic hit. Since its 2021 reopening, the Gallery at Green Fig, a lounge within the Green Fig restaurant in Midtown, has hosted performances of Drunk Shakespeare in New York.
Certain things about the show have remained the same from venue to venue. Each venue is decorated to look like an old library. Improv, contemporary references, and audience interaction all become part of each show, making even Shakespeare's tragedies into comedies. And most importantly of all, the audience is able to purchase cocktails for themselves and join in the liquor-fueled fun.
Drunk Shakespeare runs 90 minutes with no intermission. Though Shakespeare plays vary in length, all are performed within 90 minutes at Drunk Shakespeare.
Get Drunk Shakespeare tickets in New York now. Ticketholders for Drunk Shakespeare must be 21+.
Photo credit: Aubrey Taylor (Photo by Travis Emery Hackett)
1h 30m (no intermission)
October 5th, 2022
June 30th, 2024
21+ only. Photo ID required.
1K+ reviews on Show-Score
By: The Drunk Shakespeare Society
Director: David Hudson
Producer: Scott Griffin for Meme Juice Productions & CM Lisa Klages
Cast list: Nate Betancourt, Danielle Cohn, Tim Haber, Josh Hyman, David Andrew Laws, Whit Leyenberger, Preston Mulligan, Mariah Parris, Mike Sause, Aubrey Taylor, Khiry Walker
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Day of week | Evening |
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Monday | 7:00 PM |
Tuesday | 7:00 PM |
Wednesday | 7:00 PM |
Thursday | 7:00 PM |
Friday | 8:00 PM, 10:00 PM |
Saturday | 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Sunday | 7:00 PM |
The Bard meets booze at Drunk Shakespeare, in which five actors, one of whom is drunk, attempt to perform a Shakespeare play. Even tragedies become comedies as the actors follow the drunk person's whims, and audiences can even join the fun by drinking along. Get tickets to Drunk Shakespeare today.
The running time of Drunk Shakespeare NYC is 1h 30m (no intermission).
Drunk Shakespeare NYC is playing at The Ruby Theatre. The theatre is located in New York, NY, USA, 10018.
Tickets for Drunk Shakespeare NYC start at $36.
The recommended age for Drunk Shakespeare NYC is 21+ only. Photo ID required..
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