Much Ado About Nothing 2026

About Much Ado About Nothing 2026

Much Ado About Nothing 2026 at the Globe Theatre is a new production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The play follows Beatrice and Benedick as the war is over and the battle for love begins.

Set in Messina, where secrets slip, gossip runs wild and reputations hang by a thread, this production is placed in a sun-soaked world of style and status. Image matters here, and late-night parties blur into dawn.

Chelsea Walker directs this production, following her All’s Well That Ends Well at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Globe. The description presents it as one of Shakespeare’s most incisive romantic comedies, centred on bad behaviour, second chances and recovering from old wounds.

Key facts: Chelsea Walker directs this new production at the Globe Theatre.

Before you book

All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, and cannot be sat separately. Tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable after purchase.

Venue

Globe Theatre
Access information: please contact the Box office for more info.