Productions

Roger Allam, Jessie Buckley and Colin Morgan feature in the cast of this 2013 production of The Tempest, Shakespeare’s late exploration of subjugation, forgiveness and freedom.

All’s Well That Ends Well grinds the romantic against the realistic at every turn and brilliantly reverses all the usual expectations of Shakespearean comedy.

Featuring many characters from Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Shakespeare’s brilliantly constructed farce, which gave birth to a tradition that reaches down to the modern TV sitcom, burst onto the Globe Theatre stage in 2010.

Our colourful, chaotic and 'utterly joyous' (Time Out) production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was praised by critics and audiences alike in both 2019 and 2021. Experience the fiesta once again on Globe Player!

From historic feud to ill-fated union, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet found new significance in summer 2021 in the Globe Theatre. Experience Ola Ince's interpretation of Shakespeare's most famous play in this 'bold... clever, energetic' (Guardian) production.

Wild, surprising and funny, this production of Twelfth Night (directed by Globe Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes) is infused with the mesmeric nostalgia and the soulful music of the world of Americana.

Metamorphoses is a playful new piece of theatre inspired by Ovid’s powerful collection of myths, written bespoke to our candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by the Globe’s first writers-in-residence in nearly four centuries.

Our colourful, chaotic and 'utterly joyous' (Time Out) production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was praised by critics and audiences alike in both 2019 and 2021. Experience the fiesta once again on Globe Player!

From historic feud to ill-fated union, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet found new significance in summer 2021 in the Globe Theatre. Experience Ola Ince's interpretation of Shakespeare's most famous play in this 'bold... clever, energetic' (Guardian) production.

Wild, surprising and funny, production of Twelfth Night directed by
Globe Associate Artistic Director (Sean Holmes) is infused with the mesmeric nostalgia and the soulful music of the world of Americana.

Metamorphoses is a playful new piece of theatre inspired by Ovid’s powerful collection of myths, written bespoke to our candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by the Globe’s first writers-in-residence in nearly four centuries.

Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in this hilarious comedy as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the ‘Merry Wives’ cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own…

The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable. Director Blanche McIntyre expertly guides us through the play’s uncontrollable emotions – rage, love, grief and forgiveness – ranging across gender, country, class and age.

Encompassing political intrigue, sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and wild humour, Hamlet is a colossus in the story of the English language, and the fullest expression of Shakespeare's genius.

Inspired by the play’s Morris language and references, The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in pastoral ‘Merrie England’ and brought to life with original music composed by acclaimed folk musician Eliza Carthy.

King Lear's tempestuous poetry is touched with humour and moments of heart-rending simplicity, as the notion of familial love is questioned and torn apart.

When twins Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, disguise, hijinks and bittersweet hilarity ensue. This irreverent production of Shakespeare’s soulful and irrepressible comedy was directed by Emma Rice.

Fusing music, dance and rich comedy, Emma Rice’s first production as Artistic Director brings the Dream crashing into the Globe’s magical setting. Naughty, tender, transgressive and surprising, it promises to be a festival of theatre.

Dazzlingly eloquent and ceremonious, Richard II represents Shakespeare’s most searching exploration of the meaning of kingship and the powers that can destroy it. Charles Edwards takes the title role.

This most intimate Jacobean tragedy was the ideal curtain-raiser for our first season in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Gemma Arterton returns to the Globe in the title role of the Duchess.

Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry at the service of this teasing, glittering, hilarious and amazing inventive play, which teeters on the edge of a dreamlike reality. 

From its mesmerising first moments to the final fulfilment of the witches' prophecy, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's darkest and most powerful tragedies - a gripping account of one man's determination to secure his ambition and pronounced destiny, the crown of Scotland, by whatever means necessary.

Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, Twelfth Night combines cruelty with high comedy and the pangs of unrequited love. Catch Mark Rylance as Olivia and Stephen Fry as Malvolio in this award-winning production.

Shakespeare’s epic exploration of the turbulence of war – and the arts of peace – unfolds in Henry V. Much loved for his performance as Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Jamie Parker returns to Hal’s journey as King Henry.

One of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, Much Ado about Nothing contrasts the happiness of lovers Claudio and Hero, and the cynicism of sparring partners Beatrice and Benedick, who are united in their scorn for love.

The first instalment of what is widely acknowledged to be Shakespeare’s greatest historical saga. Dominic Dromgoole’s production features Jamie Parker as Prince Hal and an Olivier Award-winning performance from Roger Allam as Falstaff.

Dominic Dromgoole's acclaimed production is brought to its conclusion in Part 2 of Shakespeare's historical masterpiece, King Henry IV - a dramatic tale of family, treachery and war that surveys the entire panorama of English life.

A firm favourite among Shakespeare’s comedies, and including some of his best loved characters, As You Like It runs the glorious gamut of pastoral romance: cross-dressing and love-notes; poetry and brilliant conversation; gentle satire, slapstick and passion.

When the King of Navarre and his three courtiers forswear all pleasure – particularly of the female variety – in favour of a life of study, the arrival of the Princess of France and her ladies plays havoc with their intentions.

Dominic Dromgoole's production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare's most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story.