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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

An oak-and-thatch replica of the Globe Theatre – the Elizabethan playhouse for which William Shakespeare wrote the majority of his plays – modern Shakespeare's Globe is an acclaimed theatre that was founded by Sam Wanamaker, located only 230 meters from the site of the original. Shakespeare's Globe stages productions by the Bard and his contemporaries. The main round auditorium space can seat 850 people on benches, with an additional 700 standing positions – called 'Groundlings' – by the stage. Next door to the main theatre is the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, an indoor theatre modelled after Jacobean era theatres, which stage productions in the winter months when the Globe cannot be used.

What's On @ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

17 Jun 2025 - 2 Aug 2025

WANTED: Romeo and Juliet A showdown awaits this summer as The Globe Theatre transforms into the dangerous world of the Wild West for an exciting new production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. An ancient grudge between two sworn enemies erupts in bloodshed when their son and daughter fall in love. Saloon brawls and frenzied parties give way to brutal gunfights and violent retribution as a town divided faces its final frontier. Rough justice stakes a claim on the optimism and vitality of youth in Shakespeare’s shocking tragedy, directed by Globe Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (Much Ado About Nothing, 2024; The Comedy of Errors, 2023-24). ‘Tempt not a desperate man’ – Act V, scene 3 ASSISTED PERFORMANCES: Captioned, 5 June, 7:30pm; 22 June, 1:00pm Relaxed, 10 June, 7:30pm; 26 July, 2:00pm Audio Described, 27 June, 2:00pm; 19 July 2:00pm BSL Signed, 22 July, 2:00pm; 28 July, 7:30pm
Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Discover what lies beneath the Elizabethan social order as Shakespeare’s raucous comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor reveals its wild, mythic and daring underbelly in the Globe Theatre this summer. Boisterous, disreputable knight Sir John Falstaff hatches a plan to restore his fortunes by seducing two wealthy housewives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. But the hunter becomes the hunted when, wise to his schemes and determined to get the last laugh, they decide to play a few tricks of their own… Middle class England dissolves into beautiful chaos in this unexpected story of mischief, madness and metamorphoses, directed by Globe Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (Much Ado About Nothing, 2024, The Comedy of Errors, 2023-24). ‘When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased’ – Act V, scene 5 ASSISTED PERFORMANCES: Audio Described, 25 July, 2:00pm; 16 August, 2:00pm Relaxed, 31 July, 7:30pm; 13 September, 2:00pm Captioned, 11 August, 7:30pm; 3 September, 2:00pm BSL Signed, 1 September, 7:30pm; 6 September, 2:00pm
Troilus and Cressida - Globe

Troilus and Cressida - Globe

26 Sept 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

Two opposing worlds clash in the Globe Theatre this summer, in Shakespeare’s rarely performed, genre-defying satire Troilus and Cressida. The legends of Greece and Troy are gripped by an epic war, fighting for honour and bravery. As a thrilling, action-packed battle rages around them, Trojan prince Troilus falls deeply in love with Cressida, and they swear their eternal love… But wait! That’s NOT the play we’re about to see. Fast forward eight years, and everything has ground to a halt in a seemingly pointless, exhausting conflict with no resolution in sight. The manufactured glamour of war is losing its sheen in Troy, and the Greek camp is an apocalyptic wasteland. What happens when the heroes we worship, and the stories that drive us, can no longer live up to their mythic narratives? In his Globe debut, director Owen Horsley (Twelfth Night, Regent’s Park Open Air) explores the cult of celebrity and the egos that propel wars forward in Shakespeare’s cynical, satirical study of appearance versus reality. ‘Like, or find fault; do as your pleasures are’ – Prologue ASSISTED PERFORMANCES: Captioned, 12 October, 1:00pm; 16 October, 7:30pm BSL Signed, 15 October, 7:30pm; 19 October, 1:00pm Audio Described, 17 October, 2:00pm Relaxed, 19 October, 6:30pm; 22 October, 2:00pm
Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe
Prepare to have your world turned upside down as Shakespeare’s dizzying tragicomedy, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, sweeps into the Globe Theatre in an intoxicating whirlwind this summer. In Illyria, it’s a day of celebration but not everyone is in the mood for frivolity: the lovesick duke; the mourning heiress; the besotted steward, to name a few. Enter shipwrecked, grief-stricken Viola. As she quickly tries to learn the rules of this new bittersweet society, she soon finds herself in a strange love tangle, fuelled by loss, longing and secret desires. But love can be as changeable as the weather… Robin Belfield (Princess Essex, 2024) returns to unleash Shakespeare’s topsy-turvy tale of the power of love and freedom of expression into the Globe. ‘Why this is very midsummer madness’ – Act III, scene 4 ASSISTED PERFORMANCES: Captioned, 3 September, 7:30pm; 16 October, 2:00pm Relaxed, 7 September, 1:00pm; 14 October, 2:00pm BSL Signed, 18 September, 2:00pm; 11 October, 2:00pm Audio Described, 19 September, 2:00pm; 4 October, 2:00pm
The Crucible - Globe

The Crucible - Globe

17 Jun 2025 - 12 Jul 2025

For the first time ever, in an electrifying theatre event, Arthur Miller’s timely thriller The Crucible unfolds in the Globe Theatre this summer, for a limited nine week run. Consumed by paranoia, superstition and a ruthless sense of justice, a climate of fear and mass hysteria sweeps through the town of Salem, Massachusetts when rumours grow that a group of girls are practicing witchcraft. What lies are the townspeople prepared to tell themselves in order to survive? Revolutionary, award-winning American playwright Arthur Miller’s seminal, political history play about Salem in 1692, and McCarthy’s 1950’s America, is a timeless warning to us all. Ola Ince (Othello, 2024; Romeo and Juliet, 2021) directs this visceral, gripping, ultra-live adventure into a desperate, dangerous world where everyone is implicated, and nobody is safe. ‘We are what we always were’ ASSISTED PERFORMANCES: BSL Signed, 7 June, 2:00pm; 18 June, 7.30pm Relaxed, 10 June, 2:00pm; 28 June, 2:00pm Audio described, 14 June, 2:00pm; 24 June, 2:00pm Captioned, 14 June 7:30pm; 25 June, 7:30pm
The Crucible

The Crucible

1 Aug 2025 - 1 Aug 2025

Age Recommendation TBC Running Time Mon, Weds & Sat 7.30pm, Tues, Thurs & Sat 2pm Performance Dates 8 May - 12 Jul 2025 Content Warning Features scenes of physical violence, weapons, stage blood and gore; and scenes of a sexual nature. Contains themes of racism and references to hanging and child loss Where Do I go 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT, United Kingdom
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

19 Sept 2025 - 19 Sept 2025

Age Recommendation TBC Running Time Mon, Thurs & Sat 7.30pm, Tues, Weds, Fri & Sat 2pm Performance Dates 4 Jul - 20 Sept 2025 Where Do I go 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT, United Kingdom
Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

25 Oct 2025 - 25 Oct 2025

Age Recommendation TBC Running Time Tues, Thurs & Fri 7:30pm, Weds & Fri 2pm, Sun 1pm & 6:30pm Performance Dates 26 Sept - 26 Oct 2025 Content Warning Features violence and the use of weapons, scenes of a sexual nature and misogynistic and homophobic references Where Do I go 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT, United Kingdom
Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

1 Aug 2025 - 1 Aug 2025

Access Information Wheelchair bookings are available by telephone: 0844 412 4648 (Calls cost 7p per minute plus your network access charge). Age Recommendation Suitable for those aged 10 and up. Children attending under the age of 10 is at the parents/guardians discretion. Babes in arms are not permitted as all patrons must be in possession of their own ticket. Children Ticket range-Up to and including 16 years old. Family ticket: 2 Adults & 2 Children. Running Time Act 1: 1 hour 30 minutes, Act 2: 1 hour 20 minutes. Interval - 20 minutes Performance Dates 19 Jul - 23 Aug 2025 Where Do I go Exmouth Pavilion, Devon EX8 2AZ

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