The ultimate open-air festive experience
This December, let us welcome you to a starry, open-air experience at Shakespeare’s Globe. Here are 10 things you can do this festive season.
Spoiler alert before you read! This list includes – but is not limited to – captivating live theatre, inspiring readings and award-winning tours. There are free experiences, tickets from £5 and as much shopping as you can carry back with you.
1. Watch an epic new take on the classic fairytale: Pinocchio
Fall under the wintery spell of our iconic open-air Globe Theatre and enjoy Pinocchio as it comes to life in our wooden ‘O’. Journey to a world of endless possibilities for the premiere of a magical new musical for the whole family by Charlie Josephine and Jim Fortune. Tickets from £5.
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2. Enchant little ones with a Pinocchio themed family workshop
Why not create your very own world of endless possibilities in one of our interactive workshops for ages 5-8 and 9-11? Enhance your experience of the show through fun and engaging activities, play and performance led by a Globe Practitioner.
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3. Travel back in time to Shakespeare's Christmas on a Festive Family Tour
What was Christmas like in Shakespeare’s time? Well, there’s only one way to find out! Travel back in time 400 years and be enchanted by tales of wassailing and the winter solstice told by our expert guides.
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4. Wrap up the Globe with gifts and timeless treasures from our shop
Last minute Christmas shopping… don’t know what to get your in-laws… all a bit stressful! Fret no more. Step into the Globe Shop and find locally-sourced Shakespearean treats, from bespoke Bard-themed decorations to snuggly Christmas jumpers and delicious biscuits.
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5. Savour the season with a Pinocchio inspired Afternoon Tea at The Swan Bar & Restaurant
With all that show-watching, tour-attending, shopping-adventuring, we’re starting to feel a little peckish… A Pinocchio inspired Afternoon Tea with unbeatable views of St Paul’s Cathedral is exactly what we’re craving!
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6. Behind the costumes: Read about how the fantastical world of Pinocchio was designed
Designer Grace Smart lifts the curtain on the charming and cheeky world she’s creating with the Pinocchio team for this magical new musical.
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7. Give the gift of Shakespeare
This year, give someone the gift of Shakespeare. Get them tickets with a Show Voucher – or, with a Gift Membership, they’ll get priority booking and access to exclusive events. Plus, with our Globe Player gift subscription, your lucky recipient can experience the Globe from wherever they are in the world. You don’t even need to pay for shipping, what a treat.
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8. Extend a warm welcome to our visiting artists
See a variety of one-night-only performances in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Macbeth & Banquo: Work in Progress reimagines Shakespeare’s tragedy in BSL, or, join us for a powerful reading of James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues with actor Omari Douglas.
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9. Book an iconic performance in London's only candlelit theatre
Discover a world inside the intimate Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, as we bring three illuminating plays to London’s only indoor candlelit theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and Deep Azure.
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10. Watch the Globe transform into a glittering wooden wonder
Last but certainly not least, snuggle up with a hot chocolate or a mulled wine (or even a mulled cider if that’s what you’re into!) as you watch the Globe Theatre lights illuminate the night before your very eyes.
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