Shakespeare's Globe

A really special Iftar last weekend 🌙 We teamed up with the Ramadan Tent Project to bring Open Iftar back to Shakespeare’s Globe for a second year, welcoming guests into our wooden ‘O’ to break their fast on the 9th day of Ramadan In the open air as the sun set, we welcomed 500 attendees, alongside Globe CEO Stella Kanu, Mu’athin-Imam Hassen Rasool, performance poets Deen & Dunya and Tony طوني ⵜⵓⵏⵢ Kitous كتوس ⴽⵉⵜⵓⵓⵙ, founder of Comptoir Group Thank you to the Ramadan Tent Project volunteers (Team Teal!) and Shakespeare’s Globe volunteers and staff who worked so hard to bring this event together Ramadan Kareem ✨ 📸 Acacia Diana

Beware the ides of March... 🗡️ On 15 March 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by conspirators – but how much did Shakespeare play with ancient history? We take a look at fact vs. fiction in his classic Roman tragedy 🏛️ https://lnkd.in/eP4j2mbr

A huge well done to our Volunteers who have just been nominated for a Museum and Heritage Award for our Access Ambassador scheme 💛 We’re really proud of our all-star team of hundreds of hard-working people who go beyond the call of duty, providing a warm and welcoming environment for audience members, acting as a first port of call during emergencies, and upholding our commitment to audience accessibility 📷 Abby Forman

We're thrilled that our production of Antony and Cleopatra has won the Best Event Award at the Association for Cultural Enterprises Awards 🐍 A bilingual production performed in both Spoken English and British Sign Language, the show was the first of its kind on a major UK stage We’re really proud to have seen an increase of 54% in bookers who identified themselves as having access needs on this show across its 31 performances (which were all captioned) A particularly big thanks go to the cast, crew and creative team, and everyone Shakespeare’s Globe who worked to make this hit show! 👉 More info about the production here: https://lnkd.in/exEGW42H 👉 See the full list of winners from the Association for Cultural Enterprise Awards: https://lnkd.in/ePWtBSTf 📷 Ellie Kurttz

One week until our next Teachers Workshop! Focusing on four women in Shakespeare's plays – Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Beatrice, and Hero – this workshop explores how to encourage students to examine their own reactions to Shakespeare’s portrayal of women. Book now 👇 https://lnkd.in/erN3SXPT

Attention students and researchers 📢 New catalogue guides for our archive just dropped: ⭐ Gender Research Guide ⭐ Disability Research Guide ⭐ Race Research Guide ⭐ Queerness Research Guide Check them out here 👇 📚 https://lnkd.in/e58tzZcG

Hamlet…but in Grand Theft Auto 🎮 We welcomed the MUBI team to Shakespeare’s Globe to celebrate the streaming release of Grand Theft Hamlet, the bold and inventive documentary about a group of actors staging Hamlet in the video game Grand Theft Auto Online. This new take on Shakespeare’s most-popular tragedy highlights the innovative ways artists continued to create and connect during the COVID-19 pandemic, transforming lockdown isolation into a groundbreaking cultural experiment, and blending theatre with the chaotic virtual world of online gaming. "The Shakespeare-GTA mash-up you never knew you wanted" – Dazed 🎥 Grand Theft Hamlet is available to stream on Mubi right now - home for hand-picked cinema from around the world. 

Public booking is now open for our summer season ☀️ ❤️ Romeo and Juliet 🤫 The Crucible 💍 The Merry Wives of Windsor ⛈️ Twelfth Night, or What You Will ⚔️ Troilus and Cressida ✨ Rough Magic Tickets from £5 https://lnkd.in/g6Bug5b7

This week the Secretary of State for Culture has appointed Baroness Margaret Hodge to lead a review of Arts Council England (ACE). Because this is a high-priority review of a significant public body, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will establish an Advisory Panel to inform the review and probe emerging recommendations. Stella Kanu has been appointed to be part of the review panel for the Government's Arts Council England Review 2025. Stella Kanu (CEO) has said: This week Secretary of State for Culture, Lisa Nandy, announced a £270m fund for England’s ‘crumbling’ cultural infrastructure, with an Arts Everywhere Fund focussed on improving cultural offerings in communities and on the curriculum. Lisa has appointed Baroness Margaret Hodge to lead a review of the Arts Council England (ACE). Because this is a high-priority review of a significant public body, the Department will establish an Advisory Panel to inform the review and probe emerging recommendations. I am delighted to announce my inclusion on the Advisory Panel. A review of Arts Council England (ACE) will produce creative and innovative recommendations, bringing together a range of top-class minds from across culture. I am proud to continue to represent London Mayor Sadiq Khan at Arts Council and am lucky to have enjoyed a long history and understanding of both the mechanics and challenges ACE faces. I look forward to advocating for this important public body, readying it for current and future challenges with robust and creative solutions. As CEO of the Globe, I’m glad to say we are enjoying returning audiences with celebrated work, however, we know we are lucky and are not resting on our laurels. Things remain incredibly challenging for colleagues and artists across the theatre and cultural sector. We are rare in enjoying a slow recovery, and we continue to work steadily and strategically to remain future-focussed. This is a vital moment for culture and for our country's cultural future – I intend to help make it count alongside colleagues on this important review panel.

Congratulations to TK Hay who was awarded the Theatre Fellowship at the 2025 Arts Foundation Futures Awards, presented by Shakespeare's Globe CEO Stella Kanu