Cast announced for the return of 'Pinocchio' at Shakespeare's Globe

The new cast will feature Colm Gormley as Geppetto and Lee Braithwaite returns as Pinocchio.

Summary

• After premiering in 2025, *Pinocchio* will return to Shakespeare's Globe
• The cast and creative team has been announced
• The new cast will feature Colm Gormley as Geppetto and Lee Braithwaite returns as Pinocchio

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast and creative team for the return of its family musical Pinocchio.

Returning to the cast is Lee Braithwaite as Pinocchio, Kerry Frampton as Fox, Ed Gaughan as Franzini, Lizzy Ives as Ensemble/Swing, and Kody Mortimer as Ensemble/Swing. Bartolomeo Bartolini joins Aya Nakamura and Andrea Sadler as puppeteers.

The new cast will comprise Liv Alexander as Ensemble/Swing, Amy Booth-Steel as Giacomo Cricket/The Coachman/Cat, Luke Brady as Carpenter/Rabbit Prince Charming, Gabrielle Brooks as Blue Fairy, Josh Butler as Ensemble/Swing, and Colm Gormley as Geppetto.

Based on Carlo Collodi’s original stories, this charming family production follows the story of the wooden puppet who wanted to be a real boy.

After premiering in 2025, Pinocchio will be directed by Shakespeare's Globe's Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes, with book and lyrics by Charlie Josephine, and music and lyrics by Jim Fortune.

Check back for tickets for Pinocchio on LondonTheatre.co.uk

Photo Credit: Courtesy of the production (Photography by Johan Persson)