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  • Venue Shakespeare's Globe, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 25 October 2025
  • Running time 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines All ages are welcome. Under 3s go free

Get Twelfth Night Tickets – Shakespeare’s Globe

Prepare to have your world turned upside down as Shakespeare’s dizzying tragicomedy, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, sweeps into the Globe Theatre in an intoxicating whirlwind this summer.

Robin Belfield (Princess Essex, 2024) returns to unleash Shakespeare’s topsy-turvy tale of the power of love and freedom of expression into the Globe.

A talented cast includes Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (The Importance of Being Earnest, Alex Rider) as Viola, Ian Drysdale (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold) as Andrew Aguecheek, Jocelyn Jee Esien (Little Miss Jocelyn) as Toby Belch, Laura Hanna (Otherland) as Olivia, Solomon Israel (Barbershop Chronicles) as Orsino, Max Keeble (King Lear) as Antonio, and Jos Vantyler (The Magic Faraway Tree) as Feste.

Twelfth Night runs from 8 August to 25 October 2025 at Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Twelfth Night 2025 - Casting

In Illyria, it’s a day of celebration but not everyone is in the mood for frivolity: the lovesick duke; the mourning heiress; the besotted steward, to name a few.

Enter shipwrecked, grief-stricken Viola. As she quickly tries to learn the rules of this new bittersweet society, she soon finds herself in a strange love tangle, fuelled by loss, longing and secret desires. But love can be as changeable as the weather…

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of Twelfth Night (Globe)?

Starring Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ as Viola, Ian Drysdale as Andrew Aguecheek, Jocelyn Jee Esien as Toby Belch, Aarushi Ganju as Curio / Cover, Alison Halstead as Maria, Laura Hanna as Olivia, Solomon Israel as Orsino, Henry Jenkinson as Valentine / Cover, Joshua John as Sea Captain, Max Keeble as Antonio, Kwami Odoom as Sebastian, Pearce Quigley as Malvolio, Emmy Stonelake as Fabian, and Jos Vantyler as Feste.

Who are the creative team of Twelfth Night (Globe)?

  • Writer: William Shakespeare
  • Director: Robin Belfield
  • Set Designer: Jean Chan
  • Assistant Director: Phillip J Morris
  • Composer: Simon Slater
  • Fight Director: Paul Benzing
  • Movement and Intimacy Director: Ingrid Mackinnon
  • Voice and Text: Ellen Hartley
  • Casting Director: Becky Paris CDG

Important Notes

Access performances: Captioned: Wednesday 3 September 7.30pm Thursday 16 October 2pm; BSL: Thursday 18 September 2pm, Saturday 11 October 7.30pm; Relaxed: Sunday 7 September 1pm, Tuesday 14 October 2pm; Audio Described: Friday 19 September 2pm, Saturday 4 October 2pm

Venue Information

Shakespeare's Globe , 21 New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DT

Nearest Tube or Train: London Bridge (Jubilee line, Northern line)

Nearest Buses: 45, 63, 100, 15, 17, 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76, 381 , RV1, 344

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Critics' reviews of Twelfth Night (Globe)

★★★★ "Riotous fun... Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ is arguably the most mercurial, transformative actress working today" - Evening Standard

★★★★ "A riotously fun summer jamboree" - The Telegraph

★★★★ "A joyous, kaleidoscopically coloured production... a riotous celebration of life" - The Times

★★★★ "Bold aesthetics and charismatic performances breathe vigorous life into Shakespeare’s lusty, double-edged comedy" - The Stage


Frequently Asked Questions

Twelfth Night (Globe) is playing at the Shakespeare's Globe in London
The running time of Twelfth Night (Globe) is 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for Twelfth Night (Globe) are: All ages are welcome. Under 3s go free
Yes, Twelfth Night (Globe) has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Thursday
No, sorry, Twelfth Night (Globe) has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.