University students have been taking part in semester-length and short courses with Globe Education for twenty years. For the first ten years they worked in close proximity to the shell of what would become the third Globe; it is only in the last ten years that students have had the opportunity to discover the importance of the Globe Theatre space as a resource for learning about Shakespearean theatre history and contemporary Shakespearean performance.

Globe Education offers a variety of university courses from study days, to summer schools, to semester programmes. Each bespoke programme is created to meet the needs of the group. Existing courses have been devised to examine the relationship between early modern written texts, their performance on stage and Renaissance culture. Courses seek to demonstrate the historical and current value of Shakespeare’s plays through an examination of language, performance space, the materials of theatre practice, the cultural conditions in which Shakespeare’s plays were produced, and the unique relationship between the actors and audience at the Globe. Students engage with the processes of theatre practice by participating in workshops and performing in scenes while studying the texts of Shakespeare.

Students with previous exposure to theatre or performance studies manage to explore and develop new and innovative ways of performing within this unique space. It is our aim that each student finds their own journey through the Globe, and that each personal discovery is inextricably linked to their academic training.

Create your own course

If you are interested in creating your own university course with Globe Education, please contact Joanne Luck, either by email or by telephone on 020 7902 1464.