PSwDB25 Macbeth Playing Shakespeare

Welcome to Shakespeare’s Globe’s microsite for our 2025 production of Macbeth.

This dynamic 90-minute production is part of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank, a project which has given over 280,000 free Globe tickets to students since 2007. Each year, one of Shakespeare’s plays is brought to our stage in a memorable new performance created especially for young people.

Explore this microsite to find Macbeth teaching resources to complement your trip to Shakespeare’s Globe, and to inspire students in your classroom throughout the year.

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More content will be released on this site throughout the autumn term. All content will be available by January 2025.

LEARNING RESOURCES

ENTER OUR COMPETITION

Give your students the opportunity to have their words performed alongside Shakespeare’s own in every performance of this year’s Macbeth. Use the task outlined in our slides to generate ideas and rewrite the Porter’s speech for a 2025 audience. The winning student’s entry will have their words read out on the Globe stage to over 30,000 people.

How to enter:

  • Download the slides below to share with your class.
  • Submit your response to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Porter Competition Entry’
  • Deadline: Monday 20 January 2025, 5pm GMT
  • We will be in touch with the winning entry by Monday 27 January 2025 to let them know and to confirm the dates you can attend the show to see your words on stage!

Porter Competition Task (PPT)   Porter Competition Task (PDF)

PLAYING SHAKESPEARE WITH DEUTSCHE BANK

Deutsche Bank has supported an annual Playing Shakespeare production in the Globe Theatre since 2007. Over 280,000 students have been given free tickets so far.

These 90-minute productions, created especially for a schools audience, are complemented with free workshops and online activities.

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