Much Ado About Nothing Tickets at Shakespeare's Globe
Beatrice and Benedick swear they'll never marry, so their friends trick them into falling for each other. Shakespeare's sharpest comedy, played under the open sky.
- Running time
- 2h 30m, including a 20-minute interval
- Age
- All ages
- Venue
- Globe Theatre
- Performances
- Sat 7:30pm
Page updated 12 November 2026
This show has closed
Played at Globe Theatre from 11 Jun 2026 to 24 Oct 2026.
What Tickets Cost
Seats in the Galleries start from around £30, and most cost less than £70. A few performances have premium seats at around £100. All-in pricing, the price you see is what you pay.
Performance Schedule
Much Ado plays in repertoire with As You Like It, so the days change from week to week. The remaining performances:
- Tuesday 13 October: 2pm and 7:30pm
- Thursday 15 October: 7:30pm
- Friday 16 October: 2pm
- Saturday 17 October: 2pm and 7:30pm
- Monday 19 October: 7:30pm
- Tuesday 20 October: 2pm
- Wednesday 21 October: 7:30pm
- Thursday 22 October: 2pm and 7:30pm
- Saturday 24 October: 7:30pm, the last performance
An evening performance finishes at about 10pm.
Book Your Much Ado About Nothing Tickets
The run ends on Saturday 24 October. Tickets from around £30, all-in pricing, the price you see is what you pay.
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Where to Sit
The Globe Theatre is a wooden ring with three tiers of Galleries around an open Yard. The Gallery seats are covered by the roof, so they're the choice if you want to sit down and stay dry. The Lower Gallery puts you closest to the stage; the higher Galleries look down on it, and pillars holding up the stage roof can block part of the view from some seats at the sides.
What's Much Ado About Nothing About?
A war has just ended and the soldiers have come home to Messina. Claudio falls for Hero within a day, and their friends make it their project to trick the two sharpest tongues in town, Beatrice and Benedick, into admitting they love each other. Then a lie about Hero turns the comedy dark, and it takes Dogberry and his bumbling night watch to put it right.
Chelsea Walker's production is set in what the Globe calls "a sun-soaked world of reputation and status", with Pippa Nixon as Beatrice and Ken Nwosu as Benedick.
Who's It For?
It's a good first Shakespeare: the plot is easy to follow and the arguments between Beatrice and Benedick land as jokes even if you have never read the play. It works for a date, a family with teenagers, or anyone who wants to see the Globe before the summer season ends.
There's no age recommendation, but under-16s must come with an adult and sit with them. The Globe notes a mild reference to illegal substances.
Much Ado About Nothing News and Reviews
This is part of the Globe's Summer 2026 season, and the last chance to see it is Saturday 24 October.
The reviews were warm. The Telegraph called it "joyous… magical", and the Standard praised its "heaps of humour".
Cast and Creative Team
Pippa Nixon plays Beatrice and Ken Nwosu plays Benedick, with Jonathan McGuinness as Leonato, Assa Kanouté as Hero, Joshua John as Claudio, Adam Long as Don Pedro, Joseph Potter as Don John and Richard Katz as Dogberry. Geraldine Alexander, Matilda Bailes, Marlowe Chan-Reeves, Os Leanse, Fia Hadeed and Kaffe Keating complete the company.
Directed by Chelsea Walker, with design by Sami Fendall and music by Angus MacRae, played live.
Getting to Shakespeare's Globe
The Globe is at 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9DT, on the river next to Tate Modern and 50 metres from the Millennium Bridge. Blackfriars (District and Circle lines, and trains from the South Bank exit) and Mansion House (District and Circle) are both about 10 minutes' walk. London Bridge is about 10 to 15 minutes.
The 344 stops at Southwark Bridge, a couple of minutes from the door. The 381 and 344 run along Southwark Street, about five minutes away, and across the river the 45, 63 and 100 stop at Blackfriars Bridge and the 11, 15, 17 and 26 at Mansion House. Bankside Pier, for the River Bus, is right outside.
Bags bigger than 40cm by 35cm by 19cm aren't allowed in, and there are security checks on the way in. More in our Shakespeare's Globe guide.
Accessible Performances
There's a relaxed performance on Saturday 17 October at 2pm. No captioned, signed or audio-described performances are listed for the rest of the run. The Globe Theatre has a wheelchair platform in the Yard and wheelchair spaces in the Middle Gallery Boxes, with a lift to the theatres. Access bookings are handled by the Globe's own team, not by us.
Much Ado About Nothing FAQs
How long is Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe?
2 hours 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
What if it rains?
The Globe Theatre has no roof over the Yard, and the play goes on. Umbrellas aren't allowed inside, so bring a waterproof; the Globe sells ponchos outside the entrances, and blankets can be hired when it's cold.
Can I bring food and drink?
Yes. You can bring your own, but no glass or porcelain.
What happens if I'm late?
You may be asked to wait for a suitable point before going in, and to sit somewhere else until the interval. The Globe doesn't guarantee late entry at all, so aim to arrive 15 to 20 minutes before, no later.
