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Boudica Cast AnnouncedGina McKee will play the title role in our...
Boudica Cast AnnouncedGina McKee will play the title role in our production of Boudica, a new play which charts the story of one of Britain’s most famous warrior queens.The full cast: Bethan Clark,...
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Dinesh’s Letters Now On Display“My dear brother,I have received...
Dinesh’s Letters Now On Display“My dear brother,I have received your letter yesterday morning. Death may not be an adventure to me but I take it as the blessing of god…”Based on the true story of her...
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Who Was Dinesh Gupta?Based on the true story of her great uncle...
Who Was Dinesh Gupta?Based on the true story of her great uncle and freedom fighter Dinesh Gupta, Lions and Tigers is the world premiere of a new play by leading playwright Tanika Gupta. The production...
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Gina McKee Will Play BoudicaThis week we announced the cast...
Gina McKee Will Play BoudicaThis week we announced the cast for Boudica. Gina McKee will be playing the title role in Eleanor Rhode’s forthcoming production which charts the story of one of Britain’s...
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Dinish Gupta’s Letters: An ExtractFreedom fighter Dinesh Gupta...
Dinish Gupta’s Letters: An ExtractFreedom fighter Dinesh Gupta is the subject of a new play Lions and Tigers which opens here this month. We’ll be sharing quotes from Dinesh’s letters on Twitter...
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The Woman in the Moon: CastCasting has been announced for The...
The Woman in the Moon: CastCasting has been announced for The Dolphin’s Back’s The Woman in the Moon, which plays in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Friday 18 and Saturday 19 August 2017.Mixing astrology,...
View ArticleWe’re Officially In Festival Mode!Today marked the start of our...
We’re Officially In Festival Mode!Today marked the start of our Telling Tales Festival - events are happening all weekend and there’s loads to get involved with for families with children of all ages....
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The Woman in the Moon: Interview with Bella Heesom Can you name...
The Woman in the Moon: Interview with Bella Heesom Can you name the largest female role in any professional play before the theatres closed in 1642?It isn’t Rosalind, Shakespeare’s largest, with 26% of...
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Who was John Lyly? This August sees two plays by John Lyly come...
Who was John Lyly? This August sees two plays by John Lyly come to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The Woman in the Moon, an astrological sex comedy, plays by candlelight for three performances only,...
View ArticleNew Much Ado About Nothing TrailerYou have until Sunday 15...
New Much Ado About Nothing TrailerYou have until Sunday 15 October to catch Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s classic tale of antagonistic romance and madcap humour set in 1914 Mexico.Buy tickets...
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Much Ado About Nothing: In PhotosMuch Ado About Nothing is now...
Company in performance Martin Marquez (Leonato) and Lucy Brandon (child soldier) Matthew Needham (Benedick) Sarah Seggari (Margaret) and Ammara Niwaz (Ursula) Ewan Wardrop (Dog Berry), Martin Marquez...
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Twelfth Night - Backstage at Shakespeare’s Globe As Emma...
Twelfth Night - Backstage at Shakespeare’s Globe As Emma Rice’s Twelfth Night came to a close, Helena Miscioscia was ready to capture these moments behind the scenes. (Image credits: Helena Miscioscia)
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Research Coordinator Jen Edwards considers what it means to trust the senses in King Lear…Our senses, you will find, did first provideThe idea of truth, they cannot be denied[…]In what then should we...
View ArticleAs You Like It: In Rehearsal
Not sure what to expect from our OUDS production in the Playhouse? We caught up with the director, Christopher White, to talk about their creative process…After four weeks of rehearsal, it still feels...
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OUDS As You Like It: In ProductionThis glittering production of...
OUDS As You Like It: In ProductionThis glittering production of As You Like It has been brought to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse by Oxford University Dramatic Society. Directed by Christopher White and...
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King Lear: In PhotosKing Lear is now playing in the Globe...
Kevin R McNally (Lear) and Burt Caesar (Gloucester) Loren O'Dair (Fool) Kenton Thomas (Ensemble) Anjana Vasan (Cordelia) Kevin R McNally (Lear) Sirine Saba (Regan) Joshua James (Edgar) Saskia Reeves...
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An inspiring yearMax Kinder has been working in our Education...
An inspiring yearMax Kinder has been working in our Education team for the last year with our Youth Theatre Company. In his last blog for us he talked about his busy last few months…It’s been a very...
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Tristan Bernays on BoudicaIt’s unusual to start a Monday...
Tristan Bernays on BoudicaIt’s unusual to start a Monday morning at work watching Gina McKee cut out someone’s tongue - but that’s what’s happening as I write this blog, and I couldn’t be happier. Gina...
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The Woman in the Moon: In RehearsalRehearsals began this week...
The Woman in the Moon: In RehearsalRehearsals began this week for The Dolphin’s Back’s The Woman in the Moon, which comes to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this August. Mixing astrology, myth, magic and...
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Important notice: online bookings and email down-timePlease note...
Important notice: online bookings and email down-timePlease note that on Sunday 20 August 2017 we have important system updates planned at Shakespeare’s Globe. This means that during the hours of 7pm...
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