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Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse first built in 1599 for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays. Like the original, it is located on the south bank of the River Thames , in Southwark , London.
A modern reconstruction of the theatre, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in 1997, with a production of Henry V. It is an academic approximation of the original design, based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings, [30] and is located approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre. [2]
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 reconstru
London's iconic Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre has said it is facing closure because the coronavirus pandemic has had a "devastating" impact on its finances. In a stark submission to a UK ...
The Globe to Globe Festival ran at Shakespeare's Globe from 23 April to 9 June 2012 as part of the World Shakespeare Festival, [1] itself part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The festival's director was Tom Bird. [2] The Globe to Globe Festival hosted 37 productions of Shakespeare's plays in 37 different languages over a six-week period.
Nov. 13—Actors from the Texas Shakespeare Festival are hitting the boards this week at the Globe Theater at Odessa College performing for students and the public. Odessa Arts hosts the event ...
I, Joan is a 2022 British play that premiered at Shakespeare's Globe. Written by Charlie Josephine and directed by Ilinca Radulian, the play is a retelling of the story of Joan of Arc. [1] [2] It presents Joan of Arc as a non-binary person.
Michelle Terry (born 1979, Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is an Olivier Award–winning English actress and writer, known for her extensive work for Shakespeare's Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre, as well as her television work, notably writing and starring in the Sky One television series The Café.