Nanjing in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Nanjing, written and...
Nanjing in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Nanjing, written and performed by Jude Christian will be performed in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for four performances only. Part of Refugee Week.Photography:...
View ArticlePaul’s Boys met Edward’s Boys.As a Sixth Former at King Edward...
Paul’s Boys met Edward’s Boys.As a Sixth Former at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon, I took a group of fellow pupils to London to see the excavations and plans surrounding Sam Wanamaker’s...
View ArticleRemember Constance.Dr Farah Karim-Cooper is Head of Higher...
Remember Constance.Dr Farah Karim-Cooper is Head of Higher Education & Research at Shakespeare’s Globe. Farah is the author of several books and a well-respected scholar in the field of...
View ArticleSilencing Shakespeare. In 1940 the Russian actor Boris Livanov,...
Silencing Shakespeare. In 1940 the Russian actor Boris Livanov, who was rehearsing with Stanislavsky, was approached at a plush reception by a man who asked, “What is the Moscow Art Theatre working on...
View ArticleThe Winter’s Tale live cinema broadcast.We are very excited to...
The Winter’s Tale live cinema broadcast.We are very excited to announce that on the 4 October 2018, More2Screen, will be broadcasting our critically acclaimed production of The Winter’s Tale live from...
View ArticleGames and Sport in Children’s Indoor Performance. The first two...
Games and Sport in Children’s Indoor Performance. The first two decades of the seventeenth century was an exciting time for a London playgoer. For the first time in as long as ten years, a discerning...
View ArticleCast announced for Emilia.William Shakespeare. Kit Marlowe....
Cast announced for Emilia.William Shakespeare. Kit Marlowe. Emilia Bassano?In 1611 Emilia Bassano penned a volume of radical, feminist and subversive poetry. It was also the first published collection...
View ArticleOn being a Globe Education Assistant. Our Globe Education...
On being a Globe Education Assistant. Our Globe Education Assistant roles offer school leavers an exciting opportunity to gain invaluable experience working in a leading arts organisation. Through...
View ArticleWhen is theatre like football?In this guest blog, Playwright and...
When is theatre like football?In this guest blog, Playwright and actor Michael Wagg enjoys the football fever of our ‘Voter’s Choice’ tour, and cheers some casting goals…I will roar that I will do any...
View ArticleBelieve As You List cast. Our Read Not Dead series revives...
Believe As You List cast. Our Read Not Dead series revives forgotten plays. Actors meet in the morning, rehearse and perform, script-in-hand later that day. This cast will be performing Believe As You...
View ArticleOur Theatre. On the 12th of July the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse...
Our Theatre. On the 12th of July the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will be surrendered to a pair of warring Dukes; a flock of love-sick shepherds; some aristocrats with a penchant for cross-dressing; a man...
View ArticleCast announced for Love’s Labour’s Lost.Shakespeare’s rarely...
Dharmesh Patel Kirsty Woodward Paul Stocker Jade Williams Tom Kanji Leaphia Darko Charlotte Mills Jos VantylerCast announced for Love’s Labour’s Lost.Shakespeare’s rarely performed play, Love’s...
View ArticleOthello in rehearsal.Claire van Kampen directs Shakespeare’s ...
Othello in rehearsal.Claire van Kampen directs Shakespeare’s all too human story tale of jealousy and betrayal. The wasteland of death may be both Iago’s goal and his harvest, but the stage belongs to...
View ArticleThe Transformation of Juliet Capulet.In the run up to our...
The Transformation of Juliet Capulet.In the run up to our dramatic reading of Kill Shakespeare on Friday 27 July, co-creator and co-writer Conor McCreery has given us an insight into the development of...
View ArticleA defence of (contemporary) poetry.In preparation for her...
A defence of (contemporary) poetry.In preparation for her upcoming family workshop at Shakespeare’s Globe, poet Ankita Saxena has been reflecting on what modern day poetry means to her and why...
View ArticleHamlet as an action hero.Kill Shakespeare co-creator and...
Hamlet as an action hero.Kill Shakespeare co-creator and co-writer Anthony Del Col writes his case for why Hamlet is the underrated hero we all need in the run up to the dramatic reading of his popular...
View ArticleEmilia rehearsal pictures. Commissioned specifically for...
Emilia rehearsal pictures. Commissioned specifically for Shakespeare’s Globe, and with an all-female cast, this world premiere will reveal the life of Emilia: poet, mother and feminist. Find out more...
View ArticleQ&A with author Lauren St John. We got on the phone to...
Q&A with author Lauren St John. We got on the phone to children’s author Lauren St John to learn more about her writing process and why she loves animals. What do you enjoy most about being a...
View ArticleOthello: In production. Shakespeare’s all too human story...
Othello: In production. Shakespeare’s all too human story tale of jealousy and betrayal, Othello plays in the Globe theatre until 13 October. Directed by Claire van Kampen. Photography: Simon Annand
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