Michelle Terry News

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Richard III, directed by Elle While. Performances run 9 May – 3 August. Learn more about the cast here!

Shakespeare's Globe has issued a statement in response to its decision to cast a non-diasabled actor as Richard III in its upcoming production.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced its Summer Season, running from April – October 2024. Learn more about the full season here!

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced further casting for Twelfth Night: For One Night Only. Learn more about the production and find out who is starring in it here!

Shakespeare's Globe today has announced a series of exciting one-off events for September and October, featuring the likes of Stephen Mangan and Mark Rylance. Learn more about the events here!

“In thunder, lighting or in rain” rarely may have been a more appropriate Shakespearean line for the UK’s current weather. Yet after a stormy day, the skies cleared for opening night of the Globe’s latest production of Macbeth.

Following the successes of HighTide Rising in May and Herring Girls: greater than we are alone at Lowestoft's First Light Festival in June, HighTide today announces Ghost Stories by Candlelight, commissioned as the first tour under new Artistic Director Clare Slater. 

Marking a decade since the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse opened, Shakespeare’s Globe is thrilled to announce the 10th Anniversary Season, running from November 2023 to April 2024.

“To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.” It appears that the Globe has a fondness for dreaming, as Shakespeare’s most performed play is back in the outdoor space for the third time in Michelle Terry’s tenure as Artistic Director.

Shakespeare's Globe has appointed Stella Kanu as Chief Executive. Stella brings over 30 years of experience working in the theatre, festival, and cultural sectors, and is currently Executive Director at LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre), leading the strategic strands of the business and executive producing of the biennial-festival.

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Elle While (The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2019; As You Like It, Hamlet, 2018).

The Globe's Artistic Director has spoken of her fears for the safety of actors performing in the theatre's productions.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the Summer Season, running from April – October 2023.  Learn more about the lineup here!

Following almost 14 years leading Shakespeare’s Globe, Chief Executive and Trustee Neil Constable has advised the Board that he will be stepping down from the role by the end of 2023.

The National Youth Theatre (NYT) has announced free auditions around the country in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, London and Manchester this February. Young people will also be able to audition online using the National Youth Theatre Hub.

Experience the magic of Christmas in the Globe Theatre with all the family, as our re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s festive fairy tale returns for a second year. Save up to 55% on The Fir Tree.

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the return of its climate conscious festive production, The Fir Tree, running 15 – 31 December.

Launching Shakespeare’s Globe’s Winter Season, Henry V opens in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 10 November, running until 4 February.

I live in London- something that used to be beyond my wildest dreams! If you had asked me a year ago where I thought I'd be post-grad with my BFA, I don't think I would have said living in London getting my Master's in Shakespeare... but life works in mysterious ways, and here I am!

Shakespeare’s Globe artistic director Michelle Terry has explained a decision to use they/them pronouns in the theatre’s upcoming production of I, Joan.