The theatre, situated beside the Thames, has confirmed details of the second part of its Winter season from the 17th January until 12th April 2026.
It has been announced that award-winning theatre maker Tim Crouch (who will also star as Prospero) will direct a production of The Tempest, which will run at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from the 17th January until the 12th April 2026.
Crouch will be joined in the production by Naomi Wirthner playing Ariel. It will feature design by Rachana Jadhav, with Orlando Gough as composer and music director.
Tim Crouch says: “I’ve been given the keys to the most interesting theatre in London. The spaces at the Globe are not anonymous black boxes that try to disappear as soon as the play begins. They are companions to any work that happens in them; good companions which support and contribute to the stories that they house. I’m excited about making the whole of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse our stage.”
The Tempest will then be followed by the UK premiere of Deep Azure, written by late Golden Globe Award winning, Academy Award and BAFTA-nominated actor and writer Chadwick Boseman.
For this production, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu will direct (making his directorial debut at The Globe). It follows the story of how Azure’s world spirals out of control in the wake of her fiancé, Deep, is killed by the police. It will be performed from the 7th February until the 11th April.
Deep Azure Director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu says: “It is an honour to be given the opportunity to direct this beautifully precious gem left behind by the great Chadwick Boseman. From when I discovered the story at the beginning of the pandemic, his play was incredibly poignant in speaking about the injustices of police brutality, the unwinding nature of grief, but also the gorgeous brilliance of our Black Souls and exploring every hue they can express on a stage. His love of Shakespeare and of Hip Hop combine to create this layered, ghostly epic that I have been given the privilege and
duty to fully realise in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Celebrating Global Majority writers on this special stage is hugely important to me, and I’m excited to be exploring how the intimacy of this space can support this grand poetic tale.”
Speaking of both productions, Shakespeare’s Globe Artistic Director Michelle Terry says: “It’s a joy and a privilege to have the inimitable Tim Crouch bringing his extraordinary approach to Shakespeare’s The Tempest. It’s an honour to be staging the UK premiere of Deep Azure written by the late Academy Award-nominated actor and writer Chadwick Boseman directed by the visionary Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu. This season offers a chance to captivate, enchant and inspire as the nights draw in. Whether by the candlelight of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse or the moonlight of the Globe Theatre, these incredible
artists will tell old tales anew as we all try and light our way through the dark.”
To find out more visit: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/