Imagine Together: Summer 2026 at Shakespeare's Globe
This summer at Shakespeare’s Globe, we invite you to join us for a season bursting with world-class artists, exploring lesser known classics and much loved plays that celebrate what it means to live, love, and care for one another in a changing world.
Through the works of Shakespeare and bold contemporary voices, we will discover and rediscover these tales of protest and kinship, war and peace, hate and love, loneliness and connection, in two of the most iconic theatres in the world.
So, step through our great oak doors and experience for yourself the sanctuary of our spaces, the joy of being together, and how these powerful plays can inspire hope, courage and maybe even change.
Patrons booking opens at 10am on 29 January. Best Friends booking opens at 10am on 3 February. Friends booking opens at 10am on 5 February.
Introducing Summer 2026
23 April – 29 August
Photography by Felicity McCabe
Art Direction by Kim Garrity
Be part of the magic
Under starry, summer skies, the veil between the everyday and the extraordinary grows joyfully thin. Step into the story as a group of giddy young lovers collide with fairies in a shared night of surprise, wonder and transformation. Directed by Emily Lim (Brighter Still, Bradford City of Culture, The Odyssey, National Theatre/Public Acts).
7 May – 27 June
Photography by Felicity McCabe
Art Direction by Kim Garrity
Mother. Fighter. Survivor.
War rages. Resources are scarce. Hope is a luxury. Mother Courage drags her cart through a wasteland stripped bare by greed and conflict – a profiteer, a survivor, and a mother. The Globe stages revolutionary playwright Brecht for the first time. Artistic Director Michelle Terry leads in Anna Jordan’s (Succession) fierce new translation, directed by Elle While (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).
11 June – 24 October
Photography by Felicity McCabe
Art direction by Doug Kerr
Party’s over. Let the battle begin.
Sharp tongues, short tempers and savage gossip collide in sun-soaked Messina as the battle for love begins. But beneath the surface of a society driven by style and status, the party’s over and secrets are starting to slip. Expect magnetic attraction, bad behaviour and second chances in this unfiltered, razor-sharp rom-com directed by Chelsea Walker (All’s Well That End’s Well, Globe).
17 July – 13 September
Photography by Felicity McCabe
Art Direction by Hollie Marshall
When Vows Break, Hearts Rise
A blazing, flamenco-inspired production of Shakespeare’s rarely staged comedy. Four women arrive in Navarre on a diplomatic mission, testing the devotion of the King and his lords whose vows are undone by love, desire, and wit. Rhythm, fiery tension, and passion bring this raw, human story of love and connection to life. Directed by Indiana Lown-Collins.
14 August – 25 October
Photography by Felicity McCabe
Art Direction by Doug Kerr
Let Love Run Free
Run wild and free in the Forest of Arden, where love is limitless. Bursting with joy, music and magic, the Globe stage becomes a festival of dreamers under the stars in this new production co‑directed by Sean Holmes (Romeo and Juliet, Pinocchio, Globe) and Charlie Josephine (Pinocchio, Globe, Cowbois, RSC/Royal Court).
25 July – 30 August
Photography by Felicity McCabe
Art Direction by Kim Garrity and Kharis Wong
Join The Adventure
Follow Cass on a whirlwind adventure through his own imagination in this funny, colourful celebration of storytelling, friendship, and courage. A joyful, music‑filled family show exploring how the stories we share can bring us all closer together. From the team behind Olivier Award-nominated Rough Magic, Globe Director of Education Lucy Cuthbertson and Splendid Productions’ Kerry Frampton and Ben Hales.
Already announced
5 March – 12 April
Photography: Tristram Kenton
Art Direction: Kharis Wong
In Spring 2026, experience the revival of our ‘stunt-riding thriller’ ★★★★ (The Guardian) Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet as it returns to the Globe Theatre. This fast-paced, 90-minute version is created especially for young people and is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for everyone.
The return of our critically acclaimed 2024 production celebrates the 20th year of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank.
Michelle Terry, Artistic Director, says:
All the plays this season were born out of a world in chaos whether that was the chaos of Shakespeare’s 1599 or Brecht’s 1939. The questions these plays ask are an attempt to make sense of that world: what is love? What is evil? What is power? What is life?
Neither Shakespeare nor Brecht give us an answer, but they do demand we ask the question, and as importantly, ask it in a Theatre, where at the very least we are asking it together.
Our beautiful wooden ‘O’ stands proudly on the banks of the Thames, holding 1,600 people at every performance. The feeling of being with 1600 people is profound – profoundly exciting, profoundly moving, and profoundly real.
If you’ve been before, come again! If you’ve never been, try it! Come and experience for yourself the visceral impact of being together, in these magical spaces with these powerful plays, the huge questions they ask, and the hope, courage and comfort that comes from trying to answer them together.
And all of that for a fiver.
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Join us from £5 a month to unlock priority booking and more for Summer 2026. You’ll unlock access to members-only events, extra insights into the new season of shows, and no booking fees.
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Continuing to transport visitors 400 years into the past, this summer we’re adding specialist tours inspired by Shakespeare’s most-loved titles alongside our existing offering.
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From exciting author events to interactive workshops, summer 2026 guarantees fun for all the family, as we bring some of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, like The Tempest and Twelfth Night, to life for little ones and their grown-ups.
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Whether you’re a researcher, student, or curious theatregoer, join us to experience academic research in motion. We’ve just added two exciting new Research In Action events for 2026.
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Whether you’re looking to fuel the passions of budding young actors or find exciting ways for teens to engage with Shakespeare and his plays, we’ve got a full range of activities for ages 9-19.
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2026 brings with it a new series of essential conversations with artists and scholars, exploring the work we do in relation to the world we live in, all free of charge.
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Our professional development programme for actors and directors uses unique Globe practices to explore these crafts from new angles.
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Don’t forget that you can still see theatre in a new light this winter, at London’s only candlelit theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
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Photography: Leora Bermeister, Farelight Productions
Design: Shirley Roberts