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The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is located on our site in London, next to the Globe Theatre. Named in honour of our founder, the Playhouse is based on indoor candlelit theatres known to Shakespeare and his contemporaries. It’s not a reconstruction of a specific venue, but it echoes the Blackfriars Playhouse, used by Shakespeare’s theatre ...
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Suggested. Celebrate ten years of London’s only candlelit theatre, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, with a season of intensely intimate and powerfully compelling drama, all told by the beautifully beguiling glow of candlelight. Plus, look back at a decade of unparalleled performance and exploration in the Playhouse in a variety of enlightening ...
Discover things to do and watch from Shakespeare's Globe in London. Accessible plays, performances, guided tours, family events, talks and courses all take place in our two iconic theatres – the Globe Theatre and Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Antony & Cleopatra 6 August - 15 September 2024- Photo of two actors onstage in Shakespearian costume. White text says "The Comedy of Errors"
- Photo of a woman wearing a tiara and a sash, leaning out of a mirror, making a "shh" gesture. White text says "Princess Essex".
- Lively photo of three people and a dog gathered around a magical cauldron. White text says "Rough Magic"
- A group of people dressed in coats and scarves stand in a circle listening to a man speak. St Paul's Cathedral is visible in the background.
- Children interacting with each other with text that read " Macbeth Family Workshop 9–12 Years)
- A group of young actors on the Globe Stage, one stepping forward while delivering a speech
- Nadia Nadarajah as Cleopatra against a bright red background. Overlaid text reads Antony & Cleopatra Study Day.
- Stylised cartoon of a castle, with writing saying "Research In Action: A Game at Chess at 400"
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is an indoor theatre forming part of the Shakespeare's Globe complex, along with the recreated Globe Theatre on Bankside in Southwark, London. Built by making use of 17th-century plans for an indoor English theatre, the playhouse recalls the layout and style of the Blackfriars Theatre (which also existed in Shakespeare's time), although it is not an exact ...
Samuel Wanamaker, CBE, (born Samuel Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He began his career on Broadway, but spent most of his professional life in the United Kingdom, where he emigrated after becoming fearful of being ...
Jun 28, 2023 · Marking a decade since the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse opened, Shakespeare’s Globe is thrilled to announce the 10th Anniversary Season, running from November 2023 to April 2024.
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Sep 15, 2024 · Globe Theatre - Rebuilding, Shakespeare, London: The Globe was pulled down in 1644, two years after the Puritans closed all theatres, to make way for tenement dwellings. In 1970 the American actor Sam Wanamaker, who was driven by the notion of reconstructing a replica of the Globe, established the Shakespeare Globe Playhouse Trust. Seventeen years later a groundbreaking ceremony was held on a ...
