Artists and Creatives
New Work
The Globe has been a proud producer of new plays since 1599.
In recent times in our wooden O, Shakespeare has sat side by side with some of our most celebrated contemporary playwrights and poets, alongside writers taking their first steps in the craft of playwriting.
We commission and develop new plays and adaptations in response to our theatres’ unique architecture. Our new work expands the canon, and welcomes in new voices and audiences to sit in conversation with our mission to make Shakespeare – and theatre – for all.
The Climate Playwriting Prize 2026
The Climate Playwriting Prize will surface the huge breadth and diversity of environmental writing, empowering playwrights across the UK to engage in the biggest story of our time, and moving climate storytelling from niche to norm.
The prize will embolden and champion playwrights working in this area, uncovering the most exciting, accessible and galvanising plays.
The longlist and shortlist have now been announced.
Casting
Find out more about casting & submissions, invitations, auditions, and feedback, and how to contact the Shakespeare’s Globe Casting Department.
Associate Artists
Our Associate Artists are an essential part of Shakespeare’s Globe’s creative community.
This honorific title is given in recognition of their invaluable contribution to the evolving work of the Globe and the influence they have had on this organisation’s past, present, and future.
The Studio at Shakespeare's Globe
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The Studio at Shakespeare’s Globe is our programme of professional development for actors and directors.
Unsolicited script submissions
We don’t accept unsolicited scripts. Our theatre department is run by a small and dedicated team, and we sadly don’t have the capacity to offer this service.
Our theatre team regularly attend performances, workshops and readings of writers’ work at every scale throughout the year, and engage with agents and their clients. We develop work with writers through workshop, commission, one off events and our seed commissioning programme Future Folios.