Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside

<p>The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is located at 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 9DT, within the Shakespeare's Globe complex on the South Bank of the Thames. It is a short walk from both Southwark and London Bridge tube stations.</p>

<p>The playhouse is modelled on indoor Jacobean theatres of the early seventeenth century, which were lit by candles rather than electric light. Using candelabras rather than modern stage lighting honours that historical context and creates an exceptionally warm, intimate atmosphere that transforms the audience's experience of the productions staged there.</p>

<p>Sam Wanamaker was an American actor and director who became the driving force behind the campaign to reconstruct a Globe Theatre on Bankside, close to the site where Shakespeare's original Globe stood. He worked on the project for nearly three decades and, although he passed away in 1993 before the open-air Globe opened, his legacy lives on through both the Globe itself and the indoor playhouse that bears his name.</p>

<p>The playhouse focuses primarily on early modern drama, including works by Shakespeare and his contemporaries from the Jacobean and Caroline periods. It also presents early opera, newly commissioned pieces inspired by that era, and occasional late-night and concert-style events. The intimate setting and candlelight make it especially well suited to work that benefits from close audience proximity and a heightened sense of occasion.</p>

<p>The closest Underground stations are Southwark on the Jubilee line and London Bridge, which is served by the Jubilee and Northern lines. London Bridge also has frequent mainline rail services and is roughly a ten-minute walk along the South Bank. Several bus routes serve the Bankside area, and the venue is easily accessible on foot across Southwark Bridge or Millennium Bridge from the north side of the river.</p>

<p>Tickets can be purchased directly through the Shakespeare's Globe website. You can also book through <a href='https://www.tickadoo.com' target='_blank'>tickadoo</a>, built by the founders of London Theatre Direct, which provides a clear and straightforward booking process for London theatre performances.</p>

The current production at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside is A World Elsewhere. Browse and book tickets directly through British Theatre.

The nearest tube station is Southwark (Jubilee line), London Bridge (Jubilee and Northern lines), Mansion House (District and Circle lines).

You can call Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside on 020 7401 9919. For tickets and bookings, please use British Theatre to secure the best seats.

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside box office (ticket desk) operates: Monday: Open 24 hours; Tuesday: Open 24 hours; Wednesday: Open 24 hours; Thursday: Open 24 hours; Friday: Open 24 hours; Saturday: Open 24 hours; Sunday: Open 24 hours. Right now the box office is closed · opens sunday 12am. The theatre itself opens around 45 minutes before curtain-up — and you can book online any time through British Theatre.

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside offers wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible toilets. Please contact the venue directly if you have specific access requirements.