Pinocchio

The Globe has been staging outdoor Christmas shows for some years now, and this adaptation of Pinocchio feels like the boldest expression of that: a full scale, full length musical that will ran outdoors through the darkest, coldest months of 2025 and is back for 2026 (admittedly the shows generally start a little earlier than standard). It’s written by Charlie Josephine – they of controversial bio-drama I, Joan – with songs by Jim Fortune. The musical is, of course, an adaptation of the story of Pinocchio, albeit explictly the batshit mental original Carlo Collodi version as opposed to the admitedly still pretty wild Disney take that represents its most famous incarnation. Sean Holmes directs.