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The Comedy of Errors. 16 - 27 October. Globe Theatre. Our ★★★★★ production of Shakespeare’s hilarious tale of long-lost siblings and mistaken identities triumphantly returns to the Globe this summer. Globe Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes and 2023 Globe Resident Associate Director Naeem Hayat co-direct. CAP.
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The Globe Theatre you see today in London is the third Globe. The first opened in 1599 and was built by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the company that William Shakespeare wrote for and part-owned. We think that the first play Shakespeare wrote for the original Globe was Julius Caesar in spring 1599. Later that year he also wrote As You Like It ...
The modern Shakespeare's Globe was founded by the actor and director Sam Wanamaker, and built about 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre in the historic open-air style. It opened to the public in 1997, with a production of Henry V. Michelle Terry currently serves as artistic director.
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.
- The Globe Theatre History
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- Getting to The Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 using timber from another theatre which had been built by actor Richard Burbage’s father in Shoreditch. This earlier theatre, called ‘The Theatre’, was claimed by the landowner when the Burbage lease ran out. However, Burbage had the materials taken to a new spot across the Thames reconstructing the theatre as ‘T...
Today, with its 20 sides, green oak pillars and thatched roof, you can visit Shakespeare’s Globe in its modern incarnation besides the River Thames. The new theatre puts on regular performances of Shakespeare’s classic plays, such as ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and ‘As You Like It’, with the cheapest tickets being those in the pit or ‘yard’. Beside...
Located along the banks of London’s River Thames, you can easily find The Globe or Shakespeare’s Globe when walking through Southwark. Otherwise, Southwark Bridge Stop BC on bus line 344 is only 3 minutes walk to the theatre or the Thames ferries RB1, RB2 and RB6 all stop just outside at Bankside Pier.
Sep 15, 2024 · Globe Theatre, famous London theatre in which after 1599 the plays of William Shakespeare were performed. Early in 1599 Shakespeare, who had been acting with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men since 1594, paid into the coffers of the company a sum of money amounting to 12.5 percent of the cost of building the Globe. He did so as a chief shareholder ...
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1. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was built 400 years after the original, just yards away. Completed in 1997, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is the third Globe Theatre to have been built on the Southbank of the Thames. The original Globes were located just a street further back from the river.
