Cast Set For A WORLD ELSEWHERE at Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the cast and creative team of A World Elsewhere in the indoor Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, running from 25 July – 30 August 2026, directed by Director of Education Lucy Cuthbertson and co-written by Splendid Production's Artistic Director Kerry Frampton and Associate Director Ben Hales. Following a nomination for Best Family Show at the 2025 Olivier Awards for their hit show Rough Magic, the team return this summer with a brand-new show, inspired by tales from Shakespeare.

The cast will comprise Kerry Frampton as Sarah, Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos as Cover, Kyle Ndukuba as Cass, Tanvi Virmani as Cobweb, and Zachary Willis as Big Guy.

Director Lucy Cuthbertson says: “I'm very excited to invite audiences into our third, new summer family show A World Elsewhere, in co-production again with the genius team Splendid Productions. Enter the imagine-nation of an 11-year-old boy, Cass, meet the imaginary friends he has created to make sense of life and share what happens when the outside world threatens this creativity. We are as excited by the characters as the brilliant cast who will be playing them. Inspired by Shakespeare, we aim to make the perfect, interactive, joyous introduction to theatre for younger audiences. And it's very much for adults too. It's genuinely a show for everyone.”

A World Elsewhere is designed by Rose Revitt, with Ben Hales also as Composer. A World Elsewhere was cast by Alice Walters, Casting Associate at Shakespeare's Globe. The cast biographies are as follows:

Biographies

Kerry Frampton will play Sarah. Kerry is the Artistic Director of Splendid Productions. Previous work for Shakespeare's Globe includes the Olivier award nominated Rough Magic and Midsummer Mechanicals co-written with Ben Hales, and Pinocchio. Other theatre credits include: I Love You, But… (Camden Peoples Theatre, The Vaults Festival); UBU (Splendid Tour); Wonders Wonders Wonders (Junction Theatre); Red Riding Hood versus The Wolf, The Epic Adventures of Robin Hood (Stantonbury Theatre); The Odyssey, Woyzeck (UK & SE Asia Splendid Tour); Antigone, Medea, The Trial, Dr Faustus, The Good Woman of Szechuan, Animal Farm (Splendid UK Tour); The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (UK Tour / National Theatre's ‘Watch This Space' Festival); Carnival Messiah (Leeds Playhouse / Queens Hall, Trinidad); A Change of Mind (Sadlers Wells); A Midsummer Night's Dream (ADC Theatre). Directing credits include: Little Red Robin Hood, Sleeping Beauty & The Beast, Goldilocks & the Three Musketeers (BAC); Puss in Moon Boots; and the OFFIE winning The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington. Kerry also works as a visiting director and lecturer at LAMDA, LIPA, and Trinity Laban.

Zweyla Mitchell dos Santos is Cover. Zweyla trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Theatre credits include: Rapunzel (Tobacco Factory), Princess Smartypants (Wardrobe Ensemble), NINE (The Lowry), Miracle on 34th Street (HOME), Little Shop of Horrors (UK Tour), The Hypochondriac (Sheffield Crucible), Alice in Wonderland (Liverpool Playhouse/Theatre Royal Plymouth), The Rhythmics (Southwark Playhouse), The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse (Aurora Orchestra), Once the Musical (Let me In Presents), The Legend of Robin Hood (Theatre Royal Bury St Bury), Beauty and the Beast (CAST Theatre), Tanya: A New Musical (O'Neill & Savage/RCS). Workshop credits include: Little Bits of Light (Workshop; National Theatre), Who Let The Gods Out (R&D; Polka), FLITCH (Workshop; PINCHY Theatre), The Jolly Christmas Postman (R&D; Royal and Derngate), Red Book (Workshop, IMCulture), The Light Princess (Workshop; LAStheatre).

Kyle Ndukuba will play Cass. Kyle trained at LAMDA. Theatre credits include: Wendy & Peter Pan (RSC / Barbican), Romeo & Juliet (Belgrade Theatre / Bristol Old Vic / Hackney Empire). TV credits include: Shakespeare & Hathaway, Grace, Ellis.

Tanvi Virmani will play Cobweb. Tanvi trained at Bristol Old Vic. Theatre credits include: Henry V (RSC); Period Party (Soho Theatre); Gigi and Dar (Arcola); Cyrano (Park Theatre/Traverse Theatre); Minority Report (Lyric Hammersmith & Tour); The Crown Jewels (Garrick Theatre West End); Two Billion Beats (Orange Tree); Life of Pi (Wyndham's Theatre West End); The Tempest (Theatre Royal Bath). Television credits include: Not Going Out (BBC1); Trying (Apple TV).