Our expert guides will take you on a fascinating tour of the iconic Globe Theatre and auditorium, bringing the space to life with colourful stories of the 1599 Globe, of the reconstruction process in the 1990s, and of how the ‘wooden O’ works today as an imaginative and experimental theatrical space.

Tours begin every 15-30 minutes, and are in English. Complimentary information sheets in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Dutch, Russian and Polish are available to assist non-English-speakers.

Take a virtual tour inside the theatre.

Tours while performances and events are taking place

During matinee performances, special events or periods of maintenance in the theatre, when guided tours of the Globe are not possible, visitors will be taken to the nearby site of Bankside's first theatre: the Rose. The space for which Christopher Marlowe  wrote his greatest plays, the Rose is the only Elizabethan playhouse that has been excavated on a large scale by archaeologists. Please check ahead of your visit if you wish to know in advance which site you will be touring at your chosen time.