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Cast for Cymbeline at Shakespeare’s Globe confirmed

Cast for Cymbeline at Shakespeare’s Globe confirmed

Cast announced for Three Sisters at Shakespeare’s Globe

Cast announced for Three Sisters at Shakespeare’s Globe

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced new winter season

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced new winter season

The Duchess of Malfi at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

The Duchess of Malfi at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

I, Malvolio at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

I, Malvolio at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

Ghosts at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

Ghosts at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe – review

Shakespeare’s Globe reveals cast of Ghosts

Shakespeare’s Globe reveals cast of Ghosts

Casting announced for <em>I, Joan</em> at Shakespeare's Globe

Casting announced for I, Joan at Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's Globe announces 2022 winter season

Shakespeare's Globe announces 2022 winter season

Shakespeare's Globe unveils cast for <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em> 'sequel' <em>Midsummer Mechanicals</em>

Shakespeare's Globe unveils cast for A Midsummer Night's Dream 'sequel' Midsummer Mechanicals

<em>Hamlet</em> at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – review

Hamlet at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – review

<em>Hamlet</em> at Shakespeare's Globe – first look photos

Hamlet at Shakespeare's Globe – first look photos

Cast for <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> at Shakespeare's Globe announced

Cast for The Merchant of Venice at Shakespeare's Globe announced

<em>Measure for Measure</em> review – a joyously comedic take on a challenging play

Measure for Measure review – a joyously comedic take on a challenging play

<em>Metamorphoses</em> at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – review

Metamorphoses at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – review

Shakespeare's Globe announces winter season including <em>Hamlet</em> and indoor £5 standing tickets

Shakespeare's Globe announces winter season including Hamlet and indoor £5 standing tickets

International Women's Day: shows to stream online

International Women's Day: shows to stream online

<em>Romantics Anonymous</em> musical stream at Bristol Old Vic announces casting and live audience night

Romantics Anonymous musical stream at Bristol Old Vic announces casting and live audience night

Shakespeare's Globe to reopen for guided tours and digital shows this week

Shakespeare's Globe to reopen for guided tours and digital shows this week

<em>Romantics Anonymous</em> musical to be live-streamed from Bristol Old Vic stage

Romantics Anonymous musical to be live-streamed from Bristol Old Vic stage

Stage on screen – where you can rent or buy shows online

Stage on screen – where you can rent or buy shows online

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Abi Zakarian on curating at the Bunker Theatre: "fight the power, share the power"

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Abi Zakarian on curating at the Bunker Theatre: "fight the power, share the power"

Review: <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: The Taming of the Shrew (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

<em>Romantics Anonymous</em> musical: first look at Emma Rice's show as it returns at Bristol Old Vic

Romantics Anonymous musical: first look at Emma Rice's show as it returns at Bristol Old Vic

Watch Emma Rice's <em>Romantics Anonymous</em> musical in rehearsals

Watch Emma Rice's Romantics Anonymous musical in rehearsals

Emma Rice's <em>Romantics Anonymous</em> musical full cast announced

Emma Rice's Romantics Anonymous musical full cast announced

Review: <em>Richard III</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Richard III (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Emma Rice's <em>Romantics Anonymous</em> to return at Bristol Old Vic

Emma Rice's Romantics Anonymous to return at Bristol Old Vic

Review: <em>Bartholomew Fair</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Bartholomew Fair (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Shakespeare's Globe Sam Wanamaker winter season to feature Ella Hickson, Sandi Toksvig and more

Shakespeare's Globe Sam Wanamaker winter season to feature Ella Hickson, Sandi Toksvig and more

Review: <em>Richard II</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Richard II (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Adjoa Andoh in <em>Richard II</em> at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: first look photos

Adjoa Andoh in Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: first look photos

Review: <em>Edward II</em> (Shakespeare's Globe)

Review: Edward II (Shakespeare's Globe)

Shakespeare's Globe's 90-minute <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> cast announced

Shakespeare's Globe's 90-minute Romeo and Juliet cast announced

12 shows we want to see return to the stage in 2019

12 shows we want to see return to the stage in 2019

Review: <em>Doctor Faustus</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Doctor Faustus (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Jocelyn Jee Esien, Pauline McLynn and Louis Maskell in <em>Doctor Faustus</em> at Shakespeare's Globe: photos

Jocelyn Jee Esien, Pauline McLynn and Louis Maskell in Doctor Faustus at Shakespeare's Globe: photos

Michelle Terry and Paul Ready in <em>Macbeth</em> at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: first look photos

Michelle Terry and Paul Ready in Macbeth at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: first look photos

What to watch: best shows to see this week

What to watch: best shows to see this week

Jocelyn Jee Esien, Pauline McLynn and Louis Maskell cast in <em>Doctor Faustus</em> at Shakespeare's Globe

Jocelyn Jee Esien, Pauline McLynn and Louis Maskell cast in Doctor Faustus at Shakespeare's Globe

Full cast joining Adjoa Andoh in Shakespeare's Globe's <em>Richard II</em> announced

Full cast joining Adjoa Andoh in Shakespeare's Globe's Richard II announced

Review: <em>Love's Labour's Lost</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Love's Labour's Lost (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

What to watch: best shows to see this week

What to watch: best shows to see this week

Tanika Gupta wins the James Tait Black Prize for Drama

Tanika Gupta wins the James Tait Black Prize for Drama

New Shakespeare's Globe winter season features shows from Robert Hastie and Paulette Randall

New Shakespeare's Globe winter season features shows from Robert Hastie and Paulette Randall

Review: <em>Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: A Reimagining</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: A Reimagining (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Bringing Vivaldi's <em>Four Seasons</em> to life with puppetry at Shakespeare's Globe

Bringing Vivaldi's Four Seasons to life with puppetry at Shakespeare's Globe

<em>Long Day's Journey</em>, <em>The Captive Queen</em> and <em>Brief Encounter</em> make our top openings of the week

Long Day's Journey, The Captive Queen and Brief Encounter make our top openings of the week

Review: <em>All's Well That Ends Well</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: All's Well That Ends Well (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Will Merrick: 'Even after <em>Skins</em>, I didn't think I'd become an actor'

Will Merrick: 'Even after Skins, I didn't think I'd become an actor'

<em>Hamilton</em>, <em>The Grinning Man</em> and <em>Cinderella</em> make our top openings of the week

Hamilton, The Grinning Man and Cinderella make our top openings of the week

Review: <em>The Secret Theatre</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: The Secret Theatre (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: <em>Romantics Anonymous</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Romantics Anonymous (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Lauren Samuels week in <em>Romantics Anonymous</em>

Lauren Samuels week in Romantics Anonymous

Top 5 openings of the week: 11 – 17 September

Top 5 openings of the week: 11 – 17 September

Casting announced for Emma Rice's musical <em>Romantics Anonymous</em>

Casting announced for Emma Rice's musical Romantics Anonymous

Tanika Gupta: 'My great uncle's remarkable story made me want to write'

Tanika Gupta: 'My great uncle's remarkable story made me want to write'

Review: <em>Lions and Tigers</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: Lions and Tigers (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Top 5 openings of the week: 28 August – 1 September

Top 5 openings of the week: 28 August – 1 September

Shakespeare’s Globe announces full casting for Tanika Gupta’s <em>Lions and Tigers</em>

Shakespeare’s Globe announces full casting for Tanika Gupta’s Lions and Tigers

Emma Rice's final season announced at Shakespeare's Globe

Emma Rice's final season announced at Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's Globe announces Festival of Independence

Shakespeare's Globe announces Festival of Independence

Let's Talk About Sets: Jamie Vartan on <em>The White Devil</em>

Let's Talk About Sets: Jamie Vartan on The White Devil

The Best (and Worst) of Opera in 2016

The Best (and Worst) of Opera in 2016

Review: <em>All the Angels: Handel and the First Messiah</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: All the Angels: Handel and the First Messiah (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: <em>Comus A Masque In Honour of Chastity</em> (Shakespeare's Globe)

Review: Comus A Masque In Honour of Chastity (Shakespeare's Globe)

Emma Rice to stand down as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe

Emma Rice to stand down as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe

Review: <em>The Inn at Lydda</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: The Inn at Lydda (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Globe announces new winter season

Globe announces new winter season

Matt Trueman: Why do young actors plump for small spaces?

Matt Trueman: Why do young actors plump for small spaces?

<em>The Tempest</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

The Tempest (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Emma Rice announces first season as Globe artistic director

Emma Rice announces first season as Globe artistic director

Cast announced for <em>The Tempest</em> and <em>The Winter's Tale</em>

Cast announced for The Tempest and The Winter's Tale

<em>Pericles</em> (Shakespeare's Globe)

Pericles (Shakespeare's Globe)

Cast announced for Simon Armitage's <em>Odyssey</em> play

Cast announced for Simon Armitage's Odyssey play

Dominic Dromgoole announces final season at The Globe

Dominic Dromgoole announces final season at The Globe

Emma Rice appointed new artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe

Emma Rice appointed new artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe

New season announced for Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

New season announced for Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Full cast announced and tickets on sale for <em>Farinelli and the King</em> starring Mark Rylance

Full cast announced and tickets on sale for Farinelli and the King starring Mark Rylance

The Broken Heart (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

The Broken Heart (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

<em>Farinelli and the King</em> starring Mark Rylance transfers to West End

Farinelli and the King starring Mark Rylance transfers to West End

Editor's Blog: Let's hear it for Shakespeare's Globe

Editor's Blog: Let's hear it for Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's Globe reports bumper year

Shakespeare's Globe reports bumper year

Critics praise 'richly unusual' <em>Farinelli and the King</em>

Review Round-Ups

Critics praise 'richly unusual' Farinelli and the King

Farinelli and the King (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Farinelli and the King (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Cynthia Erivo and Dean Nolan lead Everyman's <em>Midsummer Night's Dream</em>

Cynthia Erivo and Dean Nolan lead Everyman's Midsummer Night's Dream

L'Ormindo (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

L'Ormindo (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

19 openings in February that should be on your radar

19 openings in February that should be on your radar

Matt Trueman: Turn off Twitter and go to the theatre

Matt Trueman: Turn off Twitter and go to the theatre

Hattie Morahan gives 'golden performance' in <em>The Changeling</em>

Review Round-Ups

Hattie Morahan gives 'golden performance' in The Changeling

The Changeling (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

The Changeling (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Rachel Kelly, rising mezzo

Rachel Kelly, rising mezzo

Shakespeare's Globe announces new Globe on Screen season

Shakespeare's Globe announces new Globe on Screen season

'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

20 Questions:<em> 'Tis Pity She's a Whore</em>'s Max Bennett – 'After this one I'll need a drink'

20 Questions: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore's Max Bennett – 'After this one I'll need a drink'

Hattie Morahan stars in Globe's indoor <em>Changeling</em>

Hattie Morahan stars in Globe's indoor Changeling

Penelope Wilton, Juliet Stevenson, Harriet Walter and Roger Allam tell <em>Winter's Tales</em>

Penelope Wilton, Juliet Stevenson, Harriet Walter and Roger Allam tell Winter's Tales

Max Bennett and Fiona Button lead<em> 'Tis Pity</em> in Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Max Bennett and Fiona Button lead 'Tis Pity in Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Mark Rylance to perform in Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Mark Rylance to perform in Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse announces new productions after 'triumphant' first season

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse announces new productions after 'triumphant' first season

The Malcontent (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

The Malcontent (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Critics enjoy Globe's <em>Knight of the Burning Pestle</em>

Review Round-Ups

Critics enjoy Globe's Knight of the Burning Pestle

The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Michael Coveney: Pina Bausch and Eileen Atkins make vivid links with the past

Michael Coveney: Pina Bausch and Eileen Atkins make vivid links with the past

'Luminous' Gemma Arterton 'dazzles' in new candlelit venue

Review Round-Ups

'Luminous' Gemma Arterton 'dazzles' in new candlelit venue

The Duchess of Malfi (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

The Duchess of Malfi (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Catherine Love: Location, Location, Location

Catherine Love: Location, Location, Location

Opening: Royal Court Beckett trilogy, Globe's indoor <em>Duchess</em> and Donnelly's <em>Pass</em>

Opening: Royal Court Beckett trilogy, Globe's indoor Duchess and Donnelly's Pass

Duke of Edinburgh opens Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Duke of Edinburgh opens Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Gemma Arterton returns to stage to inaugurate Globe’s indoor Playhouse as <em>Duchess of Malfi</em>

Gemma Arterton returns to stage to inaugurate Globe’s indoor Playhouse as Duchess of Malfi

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