His final production with the company was ''The Captive Queen'', an adaptation of [[John Dryden]]'s ''[[Aureng-zebe]]'', at the [[Sam Wanamaker Playhouse]] in February and March 2018; as well as directing, he played the part of the emperor.<ref name="billington">{{cite news|last1=Billington|first1=Michael|title=The Captive Queen review – Rutter bows out with rhyming couplets and marital spats|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/feb/08/the-captive-queen-review-sam-wanamaker-playhouse|work=The Guardian|date=8 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="globe">{{cite web|title=The Captive Queen|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on-2018/the-captive-queen|publisher=Shakespeare's Globe|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref>
In April 2023 he performed a one-man one-night show in Halifax titled ''Shakespeare's Royals'' in Halifax.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Sue |title=Barrie Rutter returns with a new, very fitting, one-man, one-night show, Shakespeare’s Royals, to the Viaduct, Halifax, later this month. |url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/northern-broadsides-founder-barrie-rutter-returns-to-halifaxs-viaduct-for-night-of-shakespeare-4108400 |access-date=15 July 2023 |work=Halifax Courier |date=18 April 2023}}</ref> He toured the same show in 2024 to venues including [[The Dukes, Lancaster|The Dukes]] in [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blade |first1=Michelle |title=The Dukes in Lancaster announces new season in 2024 to include two week family festival |url=https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/national/the-dukes-in-lancaster-announces-new-season-in-2024-to-include-two-week-family-festival-4454301 |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Lancaster Guardian |date=21 December 2023}}</ref> [[Stephen Joseph Theatre]] in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wild |first1=Stephi |title=Barrie Rutter OBE Brings One-Man Show Shakespeare's Royals to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Barrie-Rutter-OBE-Brings-One-Man-Show-SHAKESPEARES-ROYALS-to-Scarboroughs-Stephen-Joseph-Theatre-20240206 |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=BroadwayWorld.com |date=6 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Georgian Theatre Royal]] in [[Richmond, North Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willis |first1=Joe |title=Tickets on sale for Georgian Theatre Royal's spring/summer season |url=https://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/tickets-on-sale-for-georgian-theatre-royal-spring-summer-season/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Richmondshire Today |date=18 January 2024}}</ref>
