Shakespeare’s Globe has revealed its winter 2026/27 season, highlighting a series of first-time stagings and the world premiere of a new play. The programme, directed by artistic director Michelle Terry, promises a diverse mix of classic and contemporary theatre in both the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the Globe Theatre.

The season opens on 6 November with Julius Caesar, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, making its debut in the intimate Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. This marks the first time Shakespeare’s political tragedy of ambition and civil war has been performed in the indoor venue, with the run continuing until 14 February.

Following Julius Caesar, Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull will receive its first Globe staging from 15 January to 10 April. The production reunites director Caroline Steinbeis and translator Rory Mullarkey, drawing inspiration from Hamlet as it explores themes of artistic ambition, love, and disillusionment.

From 20 February to 11 April, King John will be presented in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, marking the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse debut of the rarely performed history play. It will be directed by Olivier Award nominee Jaz Woodcock-Stewart, in her first production at the Globe.

The season also features the world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s new work, The Animals Come to the Table, running from 11 December to 24 January. Developed from the Globe’s anonymous new writing initiative Burnt at the Stake, or the Whole of the Truth, the play imagines representatives of the animal kingdom confronting humanity about environmental destruction.

Returning for the festive period is the Globe’s musical adaptation of Pinocchio, directed by Sean Holmes with book and lyrics by Charlie Josephine and music by Jim Fortune. Following its acclaimed 2025 premiere, this production will run in the Globe Theatre from 28 November to 3 January.

In addition to the theatrical programme, the Shakespeare and Race Festival will return throughout October with performances, discussions, and research events. Highlights include a new work by Anne Odeke, Pineapple, a work-in-progress staging of Samurai Othello by New Earth Theatre, and talks examining Shakespeare, race, and global performance.

The Globe has also announced an expanded range of higher education courses for professional theatre-makers, alongside family events such as the return of Telling Tales featuring authors Joseph Coelho, Sita Brahmachari, Rob Biddulph, and Terry Deary. Workshops for young people and guided tours will also be part of the season’s offering.

Michelle Terry described the season as “a season of debuts,” emphasising the significance of the Globe’s first performances of these key works in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse alongside a new play and the beloved musical Pinocchio. Ticket sales open progressively from 30 June for patrons to 14 July for general booking.