Told by an Idiot and the Royal Shakespeare Company have announced a World Premiere production of The Three Musketeers for the festive season 2026.

Known for creating the unexpected for the last three decades, Told by an Idiot will bring their trademark anarchic physicality to this wild new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s thrilling classic novel for all ages.

A theatrical feast full of joy and a raging zest for life, the new production is adapted and directed by Told by an Idiot co-founder and Artistic Director, Paul Hunter. It will bring together an international company of performers, captivating live music and a charmingly unreliable Spanish narrator.

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!’  

The Three Musketeers shows at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre from Saturday 28 November – Saturday 9 January. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 18 March. For more information, visit: rsc.org.uk