Shakespeare’s Globe has Measure for Measure, directed by Blanche McIntyre and designed by James Cotterill, opening the Winter Season on the 19th November in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
This production presents Shakespeare’s darkest comedy in a new light, set in a turbulent Britain of the 1970s. Blanche McIntyre directs Shakespeare’s exploration of the corruption of power with razor-sharp wit and thrilling suspense.
Blanche most recently directed Hymn at the Almeida, Botticelli in the Fire at the Hampstead Theatre and Tartuffe at the National Theatre. Her previous work for Shakespeare’s Globe includes Bartholomew Fair (2019), The Winter’s Tale (2018), As You Like It (2015), and The Comedy of Errors (2014).
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, 21 New Globe Walk,Bankside, SE1 9DT from 19th November – 7th January.
Booking: Shakespearesglobe.com