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Britney Spears gets the Pop Sonnets treatment. 

Britney Spears gets the Pop Sonnets treatment. 

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Can we believe what a man says about himself when he cannot tell the truth to...

We asked Georghia Ellinas, Head of Learning why we have chosen to stage Othello for this year’s Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bankproduction."In Othello Shakespeare presents us with one of his most...

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Word of the Week: 'Recreant'

The Word of the Week is ‘recreant’, an adjective used frequently by Shakespeare meaning ‘unfaithful or disloyal to a belief’, or ’craven or cowardly’.It appears in no less than eight Shakespeare works....

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What’s on at the Globe 20-26 October 2014

Now that we are staging performances all year round across two theatre, in addition to continuing to provide learning, discovering and community events we’ve decided to create a weekly blog on what...

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What's on at the Globe, 27 October - 2 November 2014

Here’s a handy round-up of what we’re getting up to this week. For further details, please visit the website: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/calendarOpening this weekShakespeare Untold, the opening...

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Today we’re listening to…’Stars, Night, Music and Light’ by Judith Weir....

Today we’re listening to…’Stars, Night, Music and Light’ by Judith Weir.Join us in the Playhouse with The Master of the Queen’s Music Judith Weir. Experience her ‘addictive, scintillating music’ (The...

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We’d like to soundtrack this post with Right Said...

We’d like to soundtrack this post with Right Said Fred’s ‘I’m Too Sexy’ for it seems our poster design is just to hot for the underground. What do you think of our 'Tis Pity She's a Whore poster? See...

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Video about Moliere’s La Malade Imaginaire

Post by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.At the Globe on the 3 & 9 November. For more details please go...

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Word of the Week: 'Tarry'

The Word of the Week is ‘tarry’, a verb used by Shakespeare in no fewer than 22 plays meaning to ‘stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place’.To pick out just one quote, from Brutus in Julius...

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'Tis Pity She's a Whore production photos. © Simon Kane.For full...

'Tis Pity She's a Whore production photos. © Simon Kane.For full cast list and booking details go to:http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/sam-wanamaker-playhouse/tis-pity-shes-a-whore 

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'Tis Pity She's a Whore opening night audience reactions. Are...

'Tis Pity She's a Whore opening night audience reactions. Are you featured?More details on the play here: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/sam-wanamaker-playhouse/tis-pity-shes-a-whore

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Looking for some Halloween costume inspiration? Here are...

Looking for some Halloween costume inspiration? Here are some characters from our goriest/scariest productions this year. Who would you go as? 

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Via globefanWe’ve never quite seen The Tempest look like...

Via globefanWe’ve never quite seen The Tempest look like this. The Tempest is now screening in cinemas across the US. Find your nearest screening here:...

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New official souvenir guide now available for £5 in our Shop

New official souvenir guide now available for £5 in our Shop : the_globe’s photo on InstagramThe perfect accompaniment to your visit, or a gift for someone far from London. Includes beautiful...

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Today we’re listening to Laura Doggett. Laura’s...

Today we’re listening to Laura Doggett. Laura’s beautifully haunting voice will  filling the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 19 January 2015. can you imagine how beautiful it will be with the candles lit. A...

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Launched today! Globe Player Rent or Buy full length HD films of...

Launched today! Globe Player Rent or Buy full length HD films of over 50 Shakespeare productions from the Globe, PLUS hours of free interviews about Shakespeare with top actors such as Ewan McGregor,...

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We received a lovely note from Georgia of Latymer Prep School...

We received a lovely note from Georgia of Latymer Prep School who visited us last year."When I stepped foot in the Globe it was time shifting, I stared at the same sky William Shakespeare would’ve 400...

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The Gunpowder Plot and Shakespeare's Macbeth

Macbeth © Ellie Kurttz 2010It is often said that Macbeth is a comment on The Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Our Research Team have done some investigating and have found some interesting connections that...

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We have a lovely new Access Guide, as modelled here by Cordi. If...

We have a lovely new Access Guide, as modelled here by Cordi. If you’d like to know more about Access at the Globe, including assisted performances or our Access Scheme please visit the website at the...

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#Didyouknow World Hamlet facts

#didyouknow we travel with our whole set? Props & costumes fit in 16 trunks- which themselves become part of the set. pic.twitter.com/BcXZ6j6uFi— GlobetoGlobe Hamlet (@WorldHamlet)November 5,...

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