WHAT'S ON AT SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE, LONDON
What's On at Shakespeare's Globe, London
Shakespeare’s Globe London is a site that welcomes over 1.25 million visitors a year to watch plays, concerts, workshops, lectures, film screenings, family events, and guided tours. It consists of two performance spaces – the Globe Theatre and the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Shakespeare Globe has also produced numerous world premieres of new plays.
The Globe Theatre is an open-air theatre that officially opened in 1997, holding 1570 (700 standing, 870 seated). The Globe Theatre is the only thatched roof building in London. The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse opened in 2014, holds 340 and is modelled on the candlelit theatres of Shakespeare’s London. There is also the digital platform of Globe Player.
Sam Wanamaker founded the Shakespeare’s Globe Trust in 1971, and the site has gone on to perform every Shakespeare play written, new plays and other works. In 2012 the Globe To Globe Festival performed every Shakespeare play, each in a different language! Shows to look forward to include Romeo And Juliet, The Crucible, The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Rough Magic, Twelfth Night, and Troilus And Cressida. You can book tickets online below for Shakespeare’s Globes theatres.
Shakespeare’s Globe London is a site that welcomes over 1.25 million visitors a year to watch plays, concerts, workshops, lectures, film screenings, family events, and guided tours. It consists of two performance spaces – the Globe Theatre and the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Shakespeare Globe has also produced numerous world premieres of new plays.
The Globe Theatre is an open-air theatre that officially opened in 1997, holding 1570 (700 standing, 870 seated). The Globe Theatre is the only thatched roof building in London. The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse opened in 2014, holds 340 and is modelled on the candlelit theatres of Shakespeare’s London. There is also the digital platform of Globe Player.
Sam Wanamaker founded the Shakespeare’s Globe Trust in 1971, and the site has gone on to perform every Shakespeare play written, new plays and other works. In 2012 the Globe To Globe Festival performed every Shakespeare play, each in a different language! Shows to look forward to include Romeo And Juliet, The Crucible, The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Rough Magic, Twelfth Night, and Troilus And Cressida. You can book tickets online below for Shakespeare’s Globes theatres.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Shakespeare's Globe, London
What's On at Shakespeare's Globe, London
Deep Azure
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Saturday 14 March - Saturday 11 April 2026
In this UK premiere of Deep Azure by late Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated actor and writer Chadwick Boseman, experience a powerful story of love, grief and justice. When her fianc?, Deep, is killed by the police, Azure?s world spirals out...The Tempest
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Saturday 14 March - Sunday 12 April 2026
This winter, award-winning theatre maker Tim Crouch brings his unique, theatrical approach to Shakespeare?s The Tempest in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel. Four lost souls stranded on this island ...Mother Courage and Her Children
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Thursday 7 May - Saturday 27 June 2026
Shakespeare?s Globe welcomes revolutionary playwright Brecht to the stage for the very first time with a new production of his anti-war masterpiece, Mother Courage and Her Children. War rages. Resources are scarce. Hope is a luxury. Mother ...Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Thursday 11 June - Saturday 24 October 2026
Sharp tongues and savage gossip fuel a messy, magnetic attraction in this new production of Shakespeare?s Much Ado About Nothing in the Globe Theatre. The war is over, but the battle for love is just beginning. Beatrice has sworn off men, b...Love's Labour's Lost
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Friday 17 July - Sunday 13 September 2026
This Summer, see Shakespeare?s Love?s Labour?s Lost as you?ve never experienced it before, in this blazing, flamenco-inspired new production. Passion, power, and poetry collide as four women arrive in Navarre on a diplomatic mission, testin...As You Like It
Shakespeare's Globe, London
Friday 14 August - Sunday 25 October 2026
Run wild and free in the muddy magic of the woods this summer with this euphoric new production of Shakespeare?s As You Like It in the Globe Theatre. When the Duke?s court proves cold and cruel, Rosalind, Celia, and their friends escape int...How to get to Shakespeare's Globe, London
Shakespeare's Globe Frequently Asked Questions
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT
The nearest carpark is NCP on Thames Exchange.
Tube - London Bridge, Blackfriars, Mansion House, Southwark, and St. Pauls
Bus - 45,63,100 to Blackfriars Bridge, 11,15,17,26 to Mansion House, 76 to St. Paul's.
You can also get a boat to Bankside Pier.
The Globe Theatre has a capacity of 1570 (700 standing and 870 seated.)
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse has a capacity of 340.
If you would like to buy a ticket in person from Shakespeare's Globe Box Office, they are open:
Monday - Friday - 11am - 6pm
Saturday - 10am - 6pm
Sunday - 10am - 5pm
Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here.
For individual shows and concerts, if the timing is not listed under our 'more info' tab for that particular event, you can email the box office for further assistance and information.
Please click here for more information regarding access at Shakespeare's Globe.
Whether you have positive or negative feedback you would like to feedback to Shakespeare's Globe, you can Contact them.
If you lose an item during a visit to Shakespeare's Globe, you can contact them and choose the lost property option from the drop down box.
Either use the map at the side of the FAQ section as it has all types of accomodation or click here for accommodation near Shakespeare's Globe.
You can not usually take food and drrink into theatre venues. Please check your indiidual needs by contacting Shakespeare's Globe here and choosing 'food and drink' on the drop down box.
Latecomers will only be admitted if there is a suitable break in the performance.
Shakespeare's Globe has the Swan Bar & Restaurant
Alterntively, Click here for some great places and ideas for food whilst in London.
You can visit Shakespeare's Globe FAQ page.
You can visit Shakeaspeare's Globe Contact us page.
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