A fantastic lineup of shows has been announced for the iconic theatre, running from April to October.
Artwork for Romeo and Juliet, Merry Wives of Windsor and The Crucible.
The Shakespeare's Globe has revealed their Summer Season.
Kicking off this years programme of work is Romeo and Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (Much Ado About Nothing, 2024). The Globe Theatre will be transformed into the dark brooding world of the American West. Romeo and Juliet will run from 25 April to 2 August.
Ola Ince (Othello) will direct a production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible from 8 May to 12 July. The seminal play about Salem in 1692, and McCarthy’s 1950’s America, marks the first time a modern classic will be performed in the Globe Theatre.
The Merry Wives of Windsor will run from 4 July until 20 September, directed by Sean Holmes. The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the misadventures of Sir John Falstaff. It's a tale of mischief, madness and metamorphoses.
Directed by Robin Belfield (Princess Essex, Globe); Twelfth Night, or What You Will runs from 8 August to 25 October. The tragicomedy sweeps into the Globe Theatre at the tailend of summer in an intoxicating whirlwind, where love can be as changeable as the weather.
Following this production from 26 September to 26 October, Owen Horsley (Twelfth Night, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) will direct a production of Troilus and Cressida. Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare set during the Trojan War, focusing on the doomed love affair between Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Cressida, the daughter of a traitor. As the war intensifies, their relationship is tested by betrayal, deceit, and the complexities of honor and loyalty.
Following the success of Twelfth Night in 2023, the ‘Cue Scripts’ experiment returns with A Midsummer Night’s Dream: For One Night Only, putting the original process at the heart of the Globe. This production will see a collective of actors who all meet for the first time on the day of the performance. It's an ultra-live theatrical experiment that takes place on Sunday 14 September.
