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Launching July 2025
Introducing 4 new filmed performances from the two theatres of the historic Shakespeare's Globe. Discover an epic bilingual (BSL and English) production of Antony & Cleopatra and an exploration of modern tyranny in Richard III, as well as intimate stagings of The Merchant of Venice and Othello in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Antony and Cleopatra
For the first time in ten years, Antony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare's colossal story of love, duty, and power unfolds in the Globe Theatre in an epic bilingual production using Spoken English and British Sign Language.
Rome is an empire ruled by men. Egypt is a kingdom governed by a woman. Despite their different cultures, Roman general Antony falls for Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Their passion blazes across two continents, upsets the world order and puts thousands of lives at risk.
This bilingual production is performed in two languages: British Sign Language (BSL) and Spoken English. Some scenes are performed only in BSL; some scenes are performed only in Spoken English; and some scenes feature both languages.
The Merchant of Venice
This 'heart-wrenching' (The Guardian) and 'tremendously sensitive' (The Stage) production of The Merchant of Venice is told by candlelight in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
In a world where money turns the wheels, men call the shots, and your religion or race can open or close doors, some win and some lose. If Jewish Shylock plays by the rules, will he win? If his daughter Jessica joins the rule-makers, can she lose? Unless the powerful few simply change the game to suit themselves. Looking at the story in a contemporary context, the production asks us to confront and question our own prejudices in the here and now.
Othello
Captured live in the intimate, candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, this critically-acclaimed production is not to be missed. Celebrated by many, Othello has risen through the ranks. But can his hard-won reputation, his marriage to Desdemona, and his own subconscious survive the toxic systems that surround him?
Sixteenth-century Venice becomes modern-day London, as Othello grapples with many of the same issues that successful Black people have faced for centuries. This is an Othello for our times. A confronting look at the destructive impact of institutional racism, toxic masculinity, and a justice system locked in a vicious cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy.
Richard III
Shakespeare's Richard III unfolds in the Globe Theatre in a 'hugely compelling' (The Guardian) and 'vibrant' (The Telegraph) new production exploring modern tyranny afresh.
Following generations of fighting, a fragile peace has been established, but Richard's self-serving manipulation, disruption and ambition for the crown threatens the lives of everyone around him.
Queens, mothers and wives - grieving and angry - find solace in sisterhood and turn to curses for their revenge. Can the factions resolve their inherited conflicts before the whole country is deceived and destroyed?
Please note Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival on Screen 1, Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival on Screen 2 and Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival on Screen 3 are separate collections (a total of 30 plays performed at the Globe to Globe Festival in 2012). 
