Globe 2026-27: The Whole World Is A Playhouse

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?” Is it… Hope? It’s true that season announcements from Shakespeare’s Globe in recent times have had me reaching for the bottle rather than tickets, but with the autumn/winter/spring 2026-27 season it does feel like things have started to reset ever so slightly. I’m still less than convinced in Michelle Terry’s vision in the long-term, but I am prepared to let her convince me otherwise in the coming months. “This new season of plays in our candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is a season of debuts. The premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s new play, the first time Chekhov’s The Seagull has been performed at the Globe, and the first time the epic history plays Julius Caesar and King John have been performed in the intimate indoor playhouse. And we are thrilled to once again bring families together outside in our Globe Theatre for the return of our enchanting musical Pinocchio. This collection of brave and brilliant plays promise us nothing…