Audience members engaging with an actor on stage during a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in 2024.

PLAYING SHAKESPEARE
WITH DEUTSCHE BANK

 Find out about our flagship partnership for secondary schools, which celebrates its 20th year in 2026, and get tickets for your school.

What is Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank?

Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank offers over 26,000 free-to-access tickets for pupils aged 11–16 at non-selective state secondary schools in London and Birmingham to watch a dynamic 90-minute Shakespeare production in London’s iconic Globe Theatre. 

The production is created especially for young people and is designed to help students from KS3 upwards as they build towards their GCSEs. 

The project also offers thousands of subsidised tickets for all other schools nationwide, plus CPD sessions, student workshops and free learning resources to help teachers and students get the most out of their visit to Shakespeare’s Globe.

Announcing Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank 2026

Students high-five a performer on stage at the Globe theatre during a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet in 2024.

We’ll be celebrating the project’s 20th year with a revival of our critically acclaimed 2024 production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet, playing in the Globe Theatre in spring 2026.

Applications for free-to-access tickets will be open from 8–29 September 2025. Bookings for subsidised tickets will open from 29 September–24 October 2025.

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Audience members watching a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in 2024.

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graphic of the relationships between characters in Macbeth. Macbeth is married to Lady Macbeth, kills Duncan, and arranges the murders of Lady Macduff and Banquo. Lady Macbeth is married to Macbeth. Macduff is married to Lady Macduff, and is an ally of Malcolm. Lady Macduff is married to Macduff. The witches reveal the future to Macbeth and Banquo. Duncan is the King of Scotland and the father of Malcolm. Malcolm is the son of Duncan and is later King of Scotland. Ross is an ally of Malcolm. Banquo is a friend of Macbeth, and father of Fleance. There are also Messengers, Servants in Macbeth's Castle, and Soldiers in the armies.

Resources for teachers

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Celebrating 20 years of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank

Actors on stage during a performance of Playing Shakespeare: Macbeth in 2020.

Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Macbeth at the Globe Theatre in 2020 c. Ellie Kurttz.

We are delighted to be celebrating 20 years of the Globe’s flagship education programme for young people in 2026.

In that time, we have staged 245 performances, reaching 307,648 children with free tickets from London and Birmingham state secondary schools. A further 59,902 students have attended a Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank performance with subsidised tickets. The project has also delivered over 2,000 free-to-access workshops for almost 55,000 students and over 85 CPDs for 2,441 teachers across 400 schools.

We remain incredibly thankful to Deutsche Bank for their ongoing commitment to and advocacy for the Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project. Together, we continue to provide life-enhancing experiences for young people across the UK.

Captivating audiences since 2006

Actors on stage at the Globe Theatre for a performance of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Much Ado About Nothing in 2018. View 10 images
Audience members watching a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Macbeth at the Glboe Theatre in 2025. Actors on stage during a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: The Tempest in 2023. Actors on stage during a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in 2024.

Previous Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank productions c. Cesare De Giglio and Ellie Kurttz.

Additional performances of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet are open to the public. Check back in September to find out more and book tickets.

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Our impact

307,648 students have attended a Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank performance at the Globe Theatre for free

59,902 students have attended a Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank performance with subsidised tickets

We have delivered over 2,000 free workshops to almost 55,00 students, and over 85 CPDs to 2,441 teachers

Audience members watching a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in 2019.

Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in 2024 c. Cesare Di Giglio

Audience members watching a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe Theatre in 2021.

Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe Theatre in 2021 c. Cesare De Giglio

Audience members watching a production of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in 2019.

Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in 2019 c. Cesare De Giglio

We want to hear from you!

Have you experienced Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank in the past 20 years? If it has impacted you or your students, we would love to know.

If you have a story about the project that you’d be happy for us to share as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations, we’d love to hear from you. Please email us at [email protected].

Audience members at a Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production.

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