Reviews

• Lauren

  Oct 26, 2022

  Amazing version of my favourite Shakespeare Play, made more special by being at the Globe and the last show of the season! Glad the weather held out! Loved the change to Antonia and Leonarta, the loving witty bickering between Beatrice and Benedick (plus exceptionally timed physical comedy), Dogberry - who stole the show with his buffoonery - and the staging as a whole. Felt like we were part of the Summer Party! Great interaction with audience. A total joy. Thank you

• alison buckman-south

  Oct 24, 2022

  It was fabulously funny. Fantastic acting and interaction with the audience. We had the best time! I would see this again and again!

• Mrs D Alderson

  Oct 23, 2022

  What can I say except what fun, what an interesting way to portray this play, a production not to be missed. A production that keeps both young and old on their toes despite knowing the play well. Shakespere would have thoroughly approved of the up to date modern intepretation. The actors obviously enjoy delivering the play as much as we all enjoyed watching it. Thank you

• Margaret Waite

  Oct 22, 2022

  This was the best production I have been to at The Globe, and I have been to around 10 productions!

• Alan Worcester

  Oct 21, 2022

  Beautiful, uplifting and fun performance from the entire cast........great story, lovely theatre setting and fabulous acting. Thank you.

• Felicity and Mike

  Oct 20, 2022

  This was a brilliant production full of life and humour and we enjoyed the theatre in the round enormously. It was our first time at the Globe and we will return next summer.

• Carole Bell

  Oct 20, 2022

  Shakespeare as farce, with added feminism.

• Miranda

  Oct 20, 2022

  I understand making changes for modern audiences, & this was a good try. But is it Shakespeare? I did not like the women being masculine, aggressive and over sexually explicit legs apart and gyrating. . I did not like Hero turning to her mother and ad libbing saying "keep out of it mum it's not your wedding" in fact there was no feminine delicacy to be found. However, after the interval, what a transformation!! it was like a proper shakespearean production nicely modernised, & I loved the passion from the cast who seemed to stop mucking about and display their true talents as actors worthy of the RSC.

• Jess

  Oct 20, 2022

  The play was one of the best I've seen and all the cast where brilliant

• Steve

  Oct 20, 2022

  Fabulous, brilliant and superb. It's was the best performance I have seen for sometime. The location, weather and excellent cast came together to provide a magical afternoon at the Globe. If there is a recording of the performance I would to buy a copy!

• Emma D

  Oct 19, 2022

  For the first half hour, I struggled to hear some of the dialogue and was pretty baffled. Once I got into it, it was great. Really fun performance done as a musical. Audience loving it by the end

• M Schmidt

  Oct 17, 2022

  I found the idea and the atmosphere very beautiful. A great way to experience culture. Great!

• Paul Duffus

  Oct 17, 2022

  Great fun, witty, lively, great exchanges and really good chemistry between the actors, though this didn't surprise me as they were The Tempest company also. Very much recommended. I have seen all the summer shows apart from King Lear and this one tops the list just ahead of Tempest for me.

• Sandra

  Oct 17, 2022

  This is the second time I've seen this production. First time I was seated, but came back with some friends to watch from the pit. We all love the show. Beautifully performed and a joy to watch and be part of.

• BLL

  Oct 15, 2022

  It was an enjoyable and well acted play with an interesting choice of music played on accordions.

• C Bennett

  Oct 15, 2022

  Wonderful trip with my 14 year old daughter. We loved every moment a real laugh out loud treat. Fantastic!

• Sharon

  Oct 15, 2022

  Absolutely brilliant- great acting lots of laughs Great backdrop and the crowd engagement was fun 🤩 It was our first time here and we’ll definitely be coming back Very affordable too

• Eva Patel

  Oct 15, 2022

  It was amazing!

• 3 German Gals

  Oct 13, 2022

  We three gals from Germany couldn't have better spent our last night in London as at the Globe watching this production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Projecting the most subtle gestures and messages with such musical prowess, the versatile cast captured and entertained us to the fullest!

• John Blackwood

  Oct 10, 2022

  A hugely entertaining performance by a cast whose talents continued to surprise and amaze throughout the performance. The interpretation was imaginative and highly amusing. Well done to all involved and thank you for a wonderful afternoon.

• Eleanor A

  Oct 10, 2022

  From the beautiful production, the often hilarious, often moving acting, and being jostled to accommodate the various entrances and exits of the cast, standing for three hours in the October sunshine to watch my favourite of Shakespeare's plays was just about heaven! Thank you!

• Mr & Mrs Smythe-Ponk

  Oct 10, 2022

  A wonderful day out! I can thoroughly recommend this performance & the cast were fantastic. A genuinely funny take on a fabulous play.

• Nataliia

  Oct 9, 2022

  I watched it under the very stage and saw the actors' play, facial expressions, gestures well. It was so magnificently and artistically played, a lot of humor. I got great pleasure.

• MICHAEL LIKIERMAN

  Oct 1, 2022

  fantastic in the rain...

• Cary Gardell

  Oct 1, 2022

  Lifelong dream to see a play at the Globe. I truly felt transported watching Much Ado about Nothing. The whole cast inhabited their roles with such life and humor. Would definitely come to another production.

• Nigel

  Sep 27, 2022

  Excellent cast and rendition of the Shakespear Classic. Funny, fast flowing. All of the cast were good.

• sheila harmsworth

  Sep 27, 2022

  I have never done Shakespeare at The Globe and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The casting was well done and loved the 1930's dressing. We chose a good day, sat up in the gods with fair but not hot weather. Would return in the spring.

• Mary Dawson

  Sep 26, 2022

  I have rarely seen such an inventive and all absorbing production of Much Ado. The comedy was played to the full and the interpretation of the language made it so accessible. Beatrice and Benedick squeezed so much fun out of all their lines. Loved the physicality and choreography. more from Lucy Bailey please!

• Matt Mockridge

  Sep 26, 2022

  MAON is a great play but when you leads like this, with so much sensational use of intonation, pause, facial expression, body language and out-on-a-limb direction, you have a winner. Thoroughly good entertainment for anyone over 12.

• Lynn

  Sep 26, 2022

  Excellent performances by all the cast. The bards Witt at it's best. A must see show.

• Linda C

  Sep 26, 2022

  A very clever reinvention of this well - known play . The setting in 1920’s Italy was ingenious, as was the direction and stagecraft . Excellent use of music too ! The only slight regret , sitting to the extreme left of the stage , was that the actors usually had their backs to us for a good proportion of the action .

• Ekaterina

  Sep 26, 2022

  I attended the performance with my friend, and we both received a boost of positivity! Thank you all who created, performed and organised the event! The theatre has a marvellous location; so during the interval, we enjoyed the view on Thames.

• Eddi

  Sep 26, 2022

  Wonderful show - thank you Globe Theatre

• Sheila

  Sep 23, 2022

  An engaging production with some super individual performances. Actors successfully involved and engaged the audience. The stand in actor for Benedict was amazing!

• Herman and Elly

  Sep 22, 2022

  We had a great evening, with an abundance of laughter. It was wonderful how the cast engaged with the audience.

• Carolyn WW

  Sep 22, 2022

  Great performance and incredibly funny. The choreography and comedic timing was excellent. Despite two actors being cast at last minute they were brilliant.

• NSilva

  Sep 22, 2022

  I loved the play and the actor's interaction with the public. Some the volunteers were very good too.

• Tracie

  Sep 21, 2022

  What a brilliant show and outstanding acting. Loved every minute of it.

• Sonia

  Sep 21, 2022

  Brilliant script and lively performers, a truly enjoyable evening at the globe, particularly viewing from the yard right in the thick of it.

• Myra

  Sep 21, 2022

  One of the best Benedict - Beatrice combinations I've seen. The whole production was a delight from start to finish. Good work Dogberry!

• Tricia F

  Sep 21, 2022

  Excellent acting and staging. Great atmosphere inside the theatre. However, we had 2 people reading scripts because of sickness including Benedick. He was wonderful but why weren’t there official understudies? Acoustics aren’t great - couldn’t hear a fair bit of it.

• JayneB

  Sep 19, 2022

  a fantastic play in a wonderful setting. It was entertaining, funny, a superb set with a great cast. loved seeing a little audience participation.

• Madison

  Sep 17, 2022

  Having never seen a show at the globe before, I wasn't sure what to expect. But I can tell you that it far surpassed any expectations I could have ever held. It was funny, whitty, fun, and the audience participation was fantastic. I stood there, whilst booing the main baddy, knowing full well this has been done for hundreds of years, and hope it shall endure. An experience I hope to repeat again and again.

• Angie Hall

  Sep 17, 2022

  I did realise when I booked that we were in restricted view seats, but I did not find put until the night what a huge impact this would have on our enjoyment of the play. Unfortunately we missed a lot of the action because of a massive pillar on the stage. Also, the cast seemed to direct most of their output towards the front, front left and right of the stage. If you were seated behind them, as we were , for most of the action, it was actually hard to even understand the words. Also, having an actor acting with a script in his hand made it feel a bit like AmDram, especially as he was not in 40's clothes like the rest, but in jeans, etc.

• John Harris

  Sep 17, 2022

  It was fantastic the show was brilliant an amazing cast and very funny. Venue was great as always and great cocktails in the swan after.

• Cathy

  Sep 17, 2022

  Cast looked like they were enjoying the show just as much as I did. Some funny surprises that had the whole audience laughing. A must see.

• Scott

  Sep 17, 2022

  The performance was outstanding and the interaction with the audience pulled us in.

• Andy

  Sep 12, 2022

  A fabulous evening's entertainment. The cast engaged with audience totally. Will wouuld have been proud of the interpretation of his work to a 21st century audience.

• Kate

  Sep 12, 2022

  Loved the play and the accordion music. Didn’t love the pillar in the way of our £35 seats (A4 and5) and my partner had trouble hearing ( he’s slightly deaf) Still recommend it as a fun piece of theatre.

• New Fan

  Sep 9, 2022

  Brilliant cast. My family and I had so much fun! And members of the audience around the globe could not control their laughter. I would never have thought I could enjoy a show standing in the rain for 2.5-3 hours!