Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Went to see Cymbelline there and it was totally naff. We left halfway through. They all wore the same white pyjama outfits and ballet shoes. A friend suggested that I try again with a play that I know. Hmm, maybe.

I’ve lived in London my whole life.

It’s a bit shameful that I’ve never been, really.

But I suppose that’s the same everywhere.
People never tend to go and see things that are within easy travelling distance.
They’d rather go to Florida or something :)

If you’re a huge Shakespeare fan like I am then I highly suggest you visit it! I went on the guided tour which was onlye 9quid (roughly 18 american), but it was totally worth it. That night I also saw the Twelfth Night there for a few quid. You only get that good of a deal though if you’re a groundling-meaning you have to stand the whole time. It was still fun though!

I went with a group of people for a program that we had over seas. When we went, they were rehearsing for Antony and Cleopatra, but the actress who was playing Cleopatra was suppose to fall off the balcony but she was afraid to try it because she didn’t think the harness she had on was safe enough. After that we went to the gift shop where we got alot of good souveniours. Out of all the places we stopped at the gift shops, I would have to stay that that shop was still my favorite.

Lovely and enchanting and everything a Shakespeare fan could want, but do make sure to visit the Tate Modern Museum as well! It’s only a short walk from the Globe. Also, Southwark gave me the impression of being sort of creepy at night. Go with friends.

A must see since I am a huge shakespearean fan..
My fav’ Macbeth and the tragedy of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet…The very first performances in history,
in this..
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

When i was in london, the globe was just being rebuilt- i would like to go back and see it finished. My family and i donated some money and have our names there. it would be nice to see that.

I’m a little disappointed that the play season only runs from May to September, but I took a tour with Nick Hutchison and he’s amazing, very witty and knowledgable. It was a lot of fun!

dont go it is shit

I was watching Coriolanus at the Globe on the afternoon of September 11, 2001. The first half of the play was one of the most rewarding theatrical experiences of my life—amazing acting, inventive staging, and all performed on a stage that you can lean on while drinking your beer, mere inches from the performers.

During the intermission I got a call from my brother, whom I was visiting in London, telling me that planes had hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Slightly stunned and confused, I reentered the theater to watch the second half while I figured out what to do.

When the players reassembled on stage, they had clearly heard the news: they all looked upset, and a few were ashen. The company’s artistic director, Mark Rylance, stepped to the front of the stage and read a short wire news item detailing what was known at that time. (It’s easy to forget that nobody really knew what was happening or if this was just the beginning of a much larger attack.) He said that the cast would of course completely understand if people had to leave, and then said, ‘We will play on.’

He went on to explain that Coriolanus is the last play in the Folio, and that therefore the last word in Coriolanus is the last word in the collected works of Shakespeare. That word, he said, is ‘peace,’ and he dedicated the performance that day to the hope of peace throughout the world. It was one of the most moving and meaningful moments I have ever experienced in the theater. The second half of the play was of course just as good as the first, but made even more so by the circumstance.

I have been back to the Globe since and have never been disappointed; it’s one of my few must-sees in London. Obviously, most people don’t have the associations with it that I do, but it’s far more than just a tourist trap with a cool gift store.