Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the full cast and creative team for Much Ado About Nothing, which will run in the Globe Theatre from 11 June to 24 October 2026.
The production is directed by Chelsea Walker, whose previous work at the Globe includes All’s Well That Ends Well in 2024.
The cast includes Geraldine Alexander, Matilda Bailes, Marlowe Chan-Reeves, Fia Hadeed, Joshua John, Assa Kanouté, Richard Katz, Kaffe Keating, Os Leanse, Adam Long, Jonathan McGuinness, Pippa Nixon, Ken Nwosu and Joseph Potter.
Geraldine Alexander will play Sister, with Pippa Nixon as Beatrice and Ken Nwosu as Benedick.
Adam Long is cast as Don Pedro, Jonathan McGuinness as Leonato, Joseph Potter as Don John, Joshua John as Claudio and Assa Kanouté as Hero.
Richard Katz will play Dogberry, alongside Os Leanse as Verges, Matilda Bailes as Margaret and Marlowe Chan-Reeves as Borachio.
Director Chelsea Walker said, “I’m thrilled to be back at the Globe, this time in the wonderful outside space, to direct one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays. And I’m particularly excited to be working with such a bold, talented and dynamic ensemble who I know will revel in its comedy, excavate its darkness and bring audiences along for the ride.”
The creative team includes assistant director Charlotte Vickers, composer Angus MacRae, designer Sami Fendall, costume supervisor Jackie Orton, fight director Kev McCurdy, intimacy director Lucy Fennell, movement director Aline David and wellbeing lead Brenda Moore-Whaite.
The production is cast by Becky Paris CDG, Head of Casting at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
