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Rough Magic 2024

Opened: July 20, 2024
Closing: August 24, 2024

Rough Magic - West End History , Info & More

Globe Theatre
Newcastle Street, London
Market West End
Previews July 20, 2024
Following the Olivier Award-nominated, ‘fantastically funny’ ★★★★★ (Broadway World) Midsummer Mechanicals, Shakespeare’s Globe and Splendid Productions present a brand-new family show, Rough Magic, in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this summer.

‘Round about the cauldron go;

In the magic creatures throw...’

Join us in the world of Shakespeare’s magical characters as Macbeth’s wonderfully wayward Weird Sisters cook up a supernaturally silly adventure of their own.

‘Witches' spells, ghosts galore,

Feisty fairies, monsters and more!’

The Globe’s Director of Education Lucy Cuthbertson (Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo and Juliet; Midsummer Mechanicals, Globe) and Splendid Productions’ Kerry Frampton and Ben Hales (Midsummer Mechanicals, Globe) join forces once again to bring you a magical summertime treat for all ages.

‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something SILLY this way comes…’

– Macbeth, Act IV, scene 1 (kind of...)

__Access performances__

Audio described - Wed 7 Aug 1.30pm


Relaxed - Fri 9 Aug 3pm & Wed 21 Aug 1.30pm


Captioned - Sat 10 Aug 3pm


BSL - Thu 15 Aug 1.30pm

Rough Magic - - West End Cast

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Rough Magic

Rough Magic review – zany riff on Macbeth bewitches young audience

From: The Guardian By: Chris Wiegand Date: 2024-07-30

8 / 10

Lucy Cuthbertson’s production, with additional direction by Frampton, is warm-spirited and well-paced. The young audience particularly enjoy when any potentially boring bits are fast-fowarded by the actors. Plays that close by extolling the wonders of drama can end up irritating instead. But Rough Magic concludes with a moving reflection on the spirit in which we make our entrances and exits at the theatre, and the wizardry that binds us in between.

Review: ROUGH MAGIC, Shakespeare's Globe

From: BroadwayWorld By: Christiana Rose Date: 2024-07-30

9 / 10

Rough Magic is an absolute treat of a show, amusing adults alongside the enchanted children. The play has true heart, as we warm to Nona’s plight, working through the key message that mistakes are inevitable, but having integrity and working to resolve misdemeanours are key. Rough Magic is clever and bold, with brilliant performances by an infectiously charismatic and playful cast.

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