HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES
Course, workshops and residencies for universities & drama schools
We work with higher education institutions from around the world, offering a set selection of workshops for those looking to sample our spaces and teaching, and intensive actor training residencies, ranging from one day to an entire semester.
ONE-DAY COURSES
Choose from one or more of our workshops, allowing your students to explore the history of the Globe as a theatre, the challenges and opportunities of performing in this unique space, and the language used in Shakespeare’s plays. Suitable for students studying accounting to acting, and hosted in our purpose-built rehearsal studios (our practical performance session can also take place on the Globe stage, if desired).
We only take bookings for Weekdays (Mon-Fri) and do not take bookings on Bank Holidays. If all 3 sessions are booked together you’ll receive a discount of 15%.
Globe Performance Practice
This practical workshop will focus on approaches to performing in the Globe Theatre. Students will have the chance to explore the unique actor-audience-architecture relationship found in the amphitheatre, and how this impacts upon our understanding of Shakespeare’s texts. This workshop can take place on the Globe stage for an additional fee (£800).
Max. 18 students. 2 hours including tour of the Globe Theatre (£600).
Understanding the Theatre Spaces
Learn about the historic 1599 Globe theatre and its twentieth-century reconstruction from a member of our in-house academic faculty. This engaging lecture (with Q&A) takes your students on a journey through the theatreland of Shakespeare’s London, and shows how playhouse design has been a shaping influence on the creation of Renaissance drama.
Max. 80 students. 90 mins including tour of the Globe Theatre (£600).
Text and Language
Take a closer look at Shakespeare’s use of language and metre in a session designed according to your students’ needs. This specialist practical workshop will focus on understanding Shakespeare’s text and how it relates to our unique playhouses. It will introduce students to the basics of verse and prose while exploring practically Shakespeare’s use of rhetorical devices.
Max. 18 students. 2 hours including tour of the Globe Theatre (£600). Only bookable for groups who have also booked one of our other courses (Globe Performance Practice and/or Understanding the Theatre Spaces).
Booking Information
Workshop Room Availability
All year round, we accommodate your group in our workshop rooms between:
Morning Slot 9.00am and 11.00am
Afternoon Slot 2.00pm and 10.00pm
Globe Stage Availability
Bookable between November to March in the same time slots as above.
Sessions can be delivered on the Globe Stage in the Summer Season on a case-by-case basis; however, availability is limited.
Subject to availability, we may be able to deliver your Globe Performance Practice workshop on the Globe Stage This upgrade costs £800 per session.
BESPOKE COURSES
If you’re interested in a longer engagement at the Globe, we can work with you to develop a bespoke course tailored specifically to your needs. Students will explore the relationship between the audience, actor, and architecture in our unique spaces, and discover how this impacts our understanding of Shakespeare’s texts. Courses can last from a few days to 6 months, with the option for intensive courses to culminate in a private presentation on the Globe Stage or in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Students on longer courses will have access to our Library and Archive to support them with any recommended or required reading that has been set. We can also work to your own institution’s guidelines for the setting and grading of written assessments – performance reviews, critical surveys, or reflective journals, for example.
Our courses are taught by a pool of Shakespeare’s Globe scholars and faculty – many of whom have professional experience working in our playhouses, and extensive experience of teaching at leading UK universities and drama schools.
