The new season, unveiled this afternoon, includes co-productions and a brand-new musical for this Autumn. There's also a series of events, talks, and workshops that will conclude the theatre's programming in 2025.
Artwork for Shakespeare's Globe 2025 Autumn season.
Directed by Theatre Cymru's Artistic Director Steffan Donnelly is Romeo a Juliet. The groundbreaking new bilingual production will combine Welsh and English. It will play in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 5-8 November 2025.
It will be followed by A Midsummer Night's Dream, which plays in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 13 November - 31 January 2026, followed by a UK tour. Headlong Theatre's Holly Race Roughan and co-director Naeem Hayat will present the production in collaboration with Shakespeare's Globe, Bristol Old Vic, and Leeds Playhouse.
Concluding the year will be an exciting new family musical, Pinocchio. Directed by associate artistic director Sean Holmes (Romeo and Juliet 2025), with book and lyrics by Charlie Josephone (Cowbois, RSC / Royal Court), and music and lyrics by Jim Fortune (Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear).
Shakespeare’s Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry says: “This winter, whether in the candlelight of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse or the moonlight of the Globe Theatre, this season of incredible artists will tell old tales anew as we all try and light our way through the dark.
We are so proud to be hosting Theatre Cymru for the first time, with their bilingual Romeo a Juliet, translated by J.T. Jones with Theatr Cymru Artistic Director Steffan Donnelly returning to the playhouse, this time to direct this star-crossed exploration of boundaries, language, and love.
We are delighted to reunite with Headlong following the success of Henry V and of course, cannot wait to collaborate with their incredible creative team led by Holly Race-Roughan, who co-directs with Naeem Hayat, to bring their midwinter Dream to Bankside and beyond.
And continuing to bring winter magic outdoors, we are thrilled to announce the premiere of our new musical adaptation of Pinocchio with book and lyrics by Charlie Josephine, music and lyrics by Jim Fortune and directed by Globe Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes.
Our outdoor winter shows in The Globe have become an integral part of the Globe calendar over recent years and one of the many ways we can offer families the unique experience of theatre. We know that plays, musicals, and pantomime during the winter holidays are often peoples first introduction to theatre. With hundreds of £5 tickets available for every show, we are so proud to offer that special experience at a price we hope they can afford, which of course remains a core tenet of the Globe’s mission - to create theatre for all.”
Current delights you can enjoy over the next couple of months at Shakespeare's Globe are The Crucible, Romeo and Juliet, Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night or What You Will and Troilus and Cressida.
