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ABOUT US.

Find out more about who we are and what we do

Shakespeare’s Globe is a world-renowned performing arts venue, cultural attraction and education centre located on the bank of the River Thames in London.

Use this page to find out more about our cause, our story, our theatres, our projects and more.

AND LET US… ON YOUR IMAGINARY FORCES WORK.

Henry V, Prologue

OUR CAUSE

We celebrate Shakespeare’s transformative impact on the world by conducting a radical theatrical experiment.

Inspired and informed by the unique historic playing conditions of two beautiful iconic theatres, our diverse programme of work harnesses the power of performance, cultivates intellectual curiosity and excites learning to make Shakespeare accessible for all.

JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES

OUR STORY

Our founder, our history and who we are today.

OUR THEATRES

We have two performance venues – one outdoor and one indoor theatre.

OUR PROJECTS

Some notable projects from our past and our present.

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GOVERNANCE

Honorary President

Zoë Wanamaker CBE,

Deputy Chair

Nell Leyshon,

Deputy Chair

Sandeep Dwesar,

Treasurer

John Baker,

Member of the Board

Dipo Baruwa-Etti,

Member of the Board

Neil Constable,

Member of the Board

Erica Crump,

Member of the Board

Ramia Marielle El Agamy ,

Member of the Board

Rick Gildea,

Member of the Board

Reinhard Gorenflos,

Member of the Board

Matthew Jones OBE,

Member of the Board

Robert Laurence,

Member of the Board

Ruth Rowan,

Member of the Board

Indy Saha,

Member of the Board

Professor Julie Sanders,

Member of the Board

Despina Tsatsas,

Member of the Board

Jagdip Jagpal,

Member of the Board

Deborah Taylor,

Member of the Board

Deborah Myers,

Executive Director (Theatre)

Lotte Buchan,

Chief Executive

Neil Constable,

CEO Designate

Stella Kanu,

Director of Development

Amy Cody,
Charlotte Wren,

Chief Finance and Operating Officer

Niki Cornwell,

Finance Director

Joel Moseley,

Artistic Director

Michelle Terry,

Director of Audiences

Becky Wootton,

Globe Council Members

Chair of Globe Council
Iraj Ispahani

Deputy Chair of Globe Council
Patrick Spottiswoode

Convenor
Lyn Williams

Sophy Armes
Louis Henry Beltran
Liz Brewer
Jonnie Broadbent
Robert Brooke
Alan Butland
Deborah Callan
Dr Martin Clarke
Adam Cross
Tom Deveson
Michael Elliott
Professor Mark Engelman
Tiffany Fenner
Andrew Fraser, CMG.
Celia Gilbert
Anne Gilmour
Emma Gilpin-Jacobs
Jon Greenfield
Daniel Hahn OBE
Julian Hall
Lady Cynthia Hall
Daniel Heaf
Anthony Hewitt
Sir Simon Hughes
Peter Jolly
Alan King
Phillip Kirkpatrick
Madeline Knights
Peter Kyle OBE
Professor Laurie Maguire
Joseph Marcell
Jo Matthews
Peter McCurdy
Professor Gordon McMullan
Heather Neill
Sir Michael Perry
Terry Pope
Sir Martin Read CBE
Dawn Sanders ONZM, QSM
Greta Scacchi
Vanessa Schormann
Emma Stenning
Jenny Topper OBE
Zoe Wanamaker CBE
Spencer Wigley
Alan Williams
Natalie York

Globe Council Emeritus Members

Lucy Bailey
Merrick S. Baker-Bates CMG
Keith Baxter
Lucy Beevor
Lord Michael Bichard KCB
Rudi Bogni
Lord Robin Butler KG GCB CVO PC
Bruce Carnegie-Brown
Sir Jeremy Child
Alan Cox
Kenneth Cranham
David Pickard
Alan Dessen
Stephen Dingle
Robert Erith TD DL
Anton Franks
Julian Glover CBE
Sir Kenneth Grange
Professor Andrew Gurr
Jackie Haighton
Patrick Haighton
Sandra Hepburn
Valerie Hill-Archer
Thelma Holt CBE
Lady Clare Howes
Graham Jackson
Peter Kent CMG
Norbert Kentrup
Geoffrey King
Gaurav Kripalani
Christopher Luscombe
Maureen Murdock
Lady Mary Nevill
Roger Parry CBE
David Pickard
Ian Plenderleith CBE
Professor Richard Proudfoot
Dame Mary Richardson
Nelson Skip Riddle
Anne Rowley
Prunella Scales CBE
Barry Shaw
Professor Ann Thompson
Jenni Tiramani
Patrick Tucker
Claire Van Kampen
Matthew Warchus
Sir Stanley Wells
Martin Westwood
Warren Whitaker
Michael David Wilcox
Anne Wolfe

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