A Royal Shakespeare Company and Told by an Idiot co-production

By Paul Hunter

From the novel by Alexandre Dumas

“In 1973 my father took me to the Selly Oak Odeon in B'ham to see Richard Lesters movie 'The Three Musketeers'. It left a big impression on me, and I am delighted that 53 years later Told by an Idiot will reinvent this classic tale at the RST this Christmas. This raucously funny, romantic adventure yarn has something for everyone, and over the festive period we look forward to entertaining families in the style that only live theatre can do.

‘One for all, and all for one!’"

Paul Hunter, Artistic Director of Told by an Idiot

‘It is 1625, or twenty-five past four.’

When the innocent D’Artagnan sets off to Paris to become a Musketeer, a life of danger, romance and anarchy lies ahead. 

Young King Louis XIII’s loose grip on power and his marriage is a delicious opportunity for the dastardly Cardinal Richelieu and mysterious Milady.  

Landing in the centre of this cut-throat world, D’Artagnan races through the streets and the battlefields on the trail of his abducted sweetheart Constance, fighting for honour and dodging the target on his back.  

But whenever strife is near, his new pals appear: The Three Musketeers. ‘One for all, and all for one!’ 

This Christmas, Told by an Idiot unleash their trademark visual comedy on Alexander Dumas’s thrilling classic novel in a theatrical feast full of energy, joy and a raging zest for life.

Performance Dates

Saturday 28 November 2026 – Saturday 9 January 2027 - The Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Credits

Performers Ayesha Antoine, Aitor Basauri, Simon Oskarsson, Patricia Rodriguez, Sophie Russell

Director Paul Hunter

Set and Costume Designer Michael Vale

Lighting Designer Aideen Malone

Composer Ian Ross

Sound Designer Tingying Dong

Casting Director Matthew Dewsbury CDG

Further details to be announced.