Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the full cast and creative team for the 2026 staging of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo & Juliet, directed by Lucy Cuthbertson. The production returns to the Globe Theatre from 5 March to 12 April 2026.
Several cast members from the acclaimed 2024 production return, including Sharon Ballard as Lady Capulet, Simeon Desvignes as Paris, Marième Diouf as Friar, Miriam Grace Edwards as Nurse, Felixe Forde as Juliet, Owen Gawthorpe as Cyclist, Liam King as Tybalt and Hayden Mampasi as Romeo.
Joining the company for 2026 are Mason Clarke‑Whale as Ensemble, Chaya Gupta as Benvolio, Keanu Adolphus Johnson as Mercutio, Patrick Osborne as Capulet and Inez Solomon‑Gardner as Ensemble.
The creative team includes Assistant Director Jessica Warbeck, composers Ben Hales and David Price, designer Natalie Pryce, fight director Kevin McCurdy, intimacy director Claire Llewellyn, movement director Katie Webster, voice by Ellen Hartley and wellbeing lead Adam Bamborough.
Marking its 20th year, Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank remains the Globe’s flagship education programme. Each year the initiative offers over 26,000 free tickets to pupils aged 11 to 16 from non‑selective state schools in London and Birmingham, with subsidised tickets made available to schools nationwide.
Lucy Cuthbertson, Director of Education and Director of Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank: Romeo & Juliet, said: “I am delighted to welcome back our 2024 production of Romeo and Juliet and to have so many of the brilliant, original cast and creative team returning with it. We are incredibly proud of this project and the huge impact it has had on hundreds of thousands of students over 20 years. Gratitude and thanks to Deutsche Bank Corporate Social Responsibility team who have supported a revival of this particular show so that we can continue and extend the work around reducing violence, in collaboration with the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit.”
The programme also includes family workshops throughout the Easter Half Term, giving young audiences the opportunity to explore Shakespeare’s language, characters and themes through interactive activities led by Globe practitioners.
Listings and ticket information can be found here
