We discover each and every one of Shakespeare’s plays and the year that they were first performed
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays in his lifetime (conspiracy theorists aside), spanning the genres of tragedy, history, comedy and tragic-comedy. His plays have been translated into every language, and continue to be enjoyed by audiences around the world. Have a look at our timeline below for an approximate understanding of when Shakespeare first put on his now world-famous plays.
| First performed | Title of play | |
| 1590-91 | Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III |
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| 1591-92 | Henry VI, Part I | |
| 1592-93 | Richard III Comedy of Errors |
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| 1593-94 | Titus Andronicus Taming of the Shrew |
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| 1594-95 | Two Gentlemen of Verona Romeo and Juliet Love Labour’s Lost |
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| 1595-96 | Richard II A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
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| 1596-97 | King John The Merchant of Venice |
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| 1597-98 | Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II |
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| 1598-99 | Much Ado About Nothing Henry V |
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| 1599-1600 | Julius Caesar As You Like It Twelfth Night |
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| 1600-01 | Hamlet The Merry Wives of Windsor |
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| 1601-02 | Troilus and Cressida | |
| 1602-03 | All’s Well That Ends Well | |
| 1604-05 | Measure for Measure Othello |
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| 1605-06 | King Leah Macbeth |
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| 1606-07 | Antony and Cleopatra | |
| 1607-08 | Timon of Athens Coriolanus |
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| 1608-09 | Pericles | |
| 1609-10 | Cymbeline | |
| 1610-11 | The Winter’s Tale | |
| 1611-12 | The Tempest | |
| 1612-13 | Henry VIII |
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