A World Elsewhere
This summer, the Olivier Award-nominated creators of Rough Magic and Midsummer Mechanicals invite you on an epic journey into the greatest world of all: the imagination.
Cass is a boy who finds real life tricky. Luckily, he can take refuge in his imagination – a place where stories burst out effortlessly, and he can be whoever he wants.
Inspired by tales from Shakespeare, read to him by his Gran, Cass and his band of imaginary friends have fought with kings, flown with witches, faced shipwrecks, ghosts and monsters, and dived into adventures of every kind.
But something is going wrong. The stories have stopped making sense, the adventures aren’t adventurous, and a strange darkness is creeping in. Finding himself lost in a Shakespearean Shadow Land, Cass must work out if he’s in a tragedy like Hamlet, a Comedy of his own Errors, or another world altogether? Wherever he is, escaping is going to be a whole other story…
Bring all the family together for this funny, moving, and gloriously inventive celebration of storytelling, and revel in the worlds waiting to be told.
“There is a world elsewhere”
– William Shakespeare. (And Gran.)
A co-production with Splendid Productions, A World Elsewhere is recommended for everyone from age 5 to 105.
This production contains flashing lights.
DETAILS
TICKETS
Seated £38–£18*
*includes a £3 per order transaction fee
This event is on-site in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Running time Approximately 2 hours, including an interval
Terms and conditions
All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and cannot be sat separately.
Photography: Felicity McCabe
Art Direction: Kim Garrity and Kharis Wong
Part of Summer 2026
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Rehearsal photos by Manuel Harlan
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CAST & CREATIVES
Musical Director/ Percussion
Rosie Bergonzi
Additional Direction and Writer
Kerry Frampton
Casting Director
Alice Walters
Composer and Writer
Ben Hales
Costume Supervisor
Caroline Stevens
Designer
Rose Revitt
Director
Lucy Cuthbertson
Fight Director
Kevin McCurdy
Movement Director
Kate Webster
New Work Associate
Guy Jones
Props Supervisor
Gabe Gilmour
Puppetry Consultant
Naomi Oppenheim
Voice
Annemette Verspeak
ACTIVITIES
Quiz – which friend are you?
Take our quiz to discover which of the friends you are most like – Cass, Big Guy, Sarah or Cobweb?
Build your summer day out
Acting, sword-fighting, watching a show, stepping back in time… There’s oodles of fun for kids and their grown-ups this summer holiday at Shakespeare’s Globe.
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A World Elsewhere: Family Workshop for the Deaf and BSL users (5-8 years)
A World Elsewhere: Family Workshop for the Deaf and BSL users (9-11 years)
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A World Elsewhere
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