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APRIL 2026
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE ANNOUNCES CLIMATE ACTIVITIES FOR 2026
- As part of London Climate Action Week, the Globe will be free to access on Sunday 21 June to enjoy special events and activities across the site including the Globe Theatre and Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
- The Globe is opening its doors for a rare opportunity to speak from the stage with Letters to the Earth.
- Emily Lim’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will go ‘off grid’ on Sunday 28 June for London Climate Action Week.
- In October Half Term, Craft-A-Long Cardboard Adventures’ MakeBeth will come to the Globe as part of its UK Tour for children and families, written by Globe Associate Artist Hannah Khalil.
APRIL 2026
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce the cast and creative team of Much Ado About Nothing in the Globe Theatre, running from 11 June – 24 October 2026, directed by Chelsea Walker (All’s Well That Ends Well, 2024).
The cast will comprise Geraldine Alexander as Sister, Matilda Bailes as Margaret, Marlowe Chan-Reeves as Borachio, Fia Hadeed as Ensemble/Cover, Joshua John as Claudio, Assa Kanouté as Hero, Richard Katz as Dogberry Kaffe Keating as Seacole/Messenger/Cover, Os Leanse as Verges, Adam Long as Don Pedro, Jonathan McGuiness as Leonato, Pippa Nixon as Beatrice, Ken Nwosu as Benedick, and Joseph Potter as Don John.
MARCH 2026
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce the cast and creative team of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, translated by Anna Jordan, in the Globe Theatre, running from 7 May – 27 June 2026, directed by Elle While (Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).
The cast will comprise Rawaed Asde as Swiss Cheese, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge as Sargeant / Clerk / Man, Eiden River-Coleman as Child, Rachelle Diedericks as Kattrin, Sarita Gabony as Woman / Soldier, Keaton Guimarães-Tolley as Recruiter / Fur Coat / Soldier, Vinnie Heaven as Eilif, Nadine Higgin as Yvette, Sienna-Rae Kenna-Braithwaite as Child, Daniel Rainford as Ensemble / Cover, Ferdy Roberts as Minister, Max Runham as Narrator, Simon Scardifield as General / Bloody Nose / Yellow Sergeant, Nicolas Tennant as Chef, Michelle Terry as Mother Courage, and Ayla Wheatley as Ensemble / Cover.
MARCH 2026
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, LAUNCHING THE SUMMER SEASON AT SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE
Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce the cast and creative team of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Globe Theatre, running from 23 April – 29 August 2026, directed by Emily Lim (The Odyssey, National Theatre).
The cast will comprise Audrey Brisson as Hippolyta/Titania, Sophie Cox as Hermia, Jamal Franklin as Snug, Michael Grady-Hall as Puck, Gareth Kennerley as Egeus/Flute, Mel Lowe as Lysander, Victoria Moseley as Quince, Enyi Okoronkwo as Oberon/Theseus, Em Prendergast as Snout, Adrian Richards as Bottom, Gavi Singh Chera as Demetrius, and Romaya Weaver as Helena.
MARCH 2026
EXTENSION ANNOUNCED FOR DEEP AZURE BY CHADWICK BOSEMAN AT SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE
Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce that Deep Azure has been extended by 2 weeks and will now run until 2 May 2026 in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Deep Azure is written by late Academy Award-nominated actor and writer Chadwick Boseman and directed by award-winning theatre maker Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, New Diorama/Royal Court/Apollo) in his Globe directorial debut.
february 2026
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE ANNOUNCES NEW CLIMATE PLAYWRITING PRIZE WITH CLIMATE SPRING & FERN CULTURE
Shakespeare’s Globe, Climate Spring, and Fern Culture are delighted to announce the launch of the 2026 Climate Playwriting Prize. The Prize aims to embolden and champion playwrights engaging with the nature and climate crisis, to uncover the most exciting new and accessible work.
The Climate Playwriting Prize aims to empower the theatre industry into new climate conversations, drawing on the skills of storytellers and artists to inspire societal shifts towards a restorative relationship with nature. The winning playwright will receive £15,000 and dramaturgical support to develop the play, including rehearsal draft with specialists at Shakespeare’s Globe, Climate Spring and Fern Culture, and industry exposure to leading theatre decision makers.
february 2026
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR PLAYING SHAKESPEARE WITH DEUTSCHE BANK: ROMEO & JULIET
Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce the full cast and creative team of the critically acclaimed Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet, directed by Globe Director of Education Lucy Cuthbertson, returning to the Globe Theatre from 5 March – 12 April 2026.
Returning to the Globe stage after the 2024 production will be Sharon Ballard as Lady Capulet, Simeon Desvignes as Paris, Marième Diouf as Friar, Miriam Grace Edwards as Nurse, Felixe Forde as Juliet, Owen Gawthorpe as Cyclist, Liam King as Tybalt, and Hayden Mampasi as Romeo. Joining the cast this year will be Mason Clarke-Whale as Ensemble, Chaya Gupta as Benvolio, Keanu Adolphus Johnson as Mercutio, Patrick Osborne as Capulet and Inez Solomon-Gardner as Ensemble.
JANUARY 2026
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE ANNOUNCES SUMMMER SEASON 2026
This summer, join us for a season bursting with world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays, in two of the most iconic theatres in the world. Across the summer more than 180,000 tickets will be available at £10 or less, with hundreds of tickets at £5 for every performance.
- Emily Lim directs A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running from 23 April until 29 August.
- Michelle Terry plays Mother Courage in Anna Jordan’s translation of Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Globe Associate Artist Elle While, running from 7 May until 27 June.
- Chelsea Walker returns to direct Much Ado About Nothing, running from 11 June until 24 October.
- Globe Associate Artist Indiana Lown-Collins makes her Globe directorial debut with Love’s Labour’s Lost, running from 17 July until 13 September.
- Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes and Globe Associate Artist Charlie Josephine co-direct As You Like It, running from 14 August until 25 October with Charlie Josephine as Orlando and Lola Shalam as Rosalind.
- Globe Director of Education Lucy Cuthbertson directs A World Elsewhere by Kerry Frampton and Ben Hales, co-produced with Splendid Productions, running from 25 July until 30 August in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
- Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet returns for the 20th year, directed by Globe Director of Education Lucy Cuthbertson, running from 5 March until 12 April.
JANUARY 2026
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PINOCCHIO MUSICAL RETURNS FOR SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE’S 2026-27 WINTER SEASON
Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce that the critically acclaimed new musical Pinocchio will return for the 2026 festive season.
Based on Carlo Collodi’s original stories, Pinocchio is directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (Romeo and Juliet 2025), with book and lyrics by Charlie Josephine (Cowbois, RSC / Royal Court), and music and lyrics by Jim Fortune (Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear).