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SHAKESPEARE AND FEAR

Join us this Halloween – if you dare – for a fearful programme of performances, events, exclusive content and workshops, filmed in the shadows of our candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse #ShakesFear

ONLINE PERFORMANCES

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Deep Night, Dark Night 2020

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A night of old, new and true tales that confront our doubts and fears at this time of profound uncertainty.
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Macbeth: A Conjuring

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Join Michelle Terry and Paul Ready as they reunite with the cast of Macbeth (2018) for a semi-staged reading of this eerie and powerful play.
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FREE TALKS

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In Conversation: Fear in our moment

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Dr Will Tosh and a panel of thinkers and writers explore how Shakespeare coped with political and personal fears and what theatre and literature can do now to comfort or galvanise in the face of our own fears.
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Thinking Through Crisis: Shakespeare and America

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In the aftermath of the American presidential election we examine the dynamic between Shakespeare and social justice, autocracy, race, fear and crisis.
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FILM SCREENINGS

Enjoy your favourite films in the Globe Theatre this November. Come along to Shakespeare on Screen, a weekend of socially-distanced, open-air screenings.

Shakespeare on Screen

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A weekend of socially-distanced film screenings in the iconic, open-air Globe Theatre. The Shakespeare-inspired films include The Lion King, West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet.
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GUIDED TOURS

Our new-format Globe Theatre Guided Tours commence again from 17 October

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Globe Theatre Guided Tour

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Step inside and hear our expert guides tell the story of the original 1599 theatre.
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PERFORMANCES AT THE GLOBE

The Comedy Store Players 2020

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Join the Comedy Store Players live in the Globe Theatre for a special socially-distanced performance featuring rambunctious sketches, songs and their trademark improvised ‘Shakespeare playlet’.
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ONLINE FAMILY EVENTS

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Secrets of the Stage

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Fun, interactive and hands-on workshop for families to learn the spooky secrets of the stage!
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Storytelling (5–12 years) 2020

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Join our practitioners on a playful journey into the woods for Shakespeare’s most sparkling comedy in this interactive online storytelling session.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Workshop (5–8 years) 2020

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Bring A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life in this fun and practical interactive online workshop.
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FAMILY EVENTS AT THE GLOBE

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Macbeth Story Tour (5-12 years) 2020

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Join our new immersive and interactive Story Tour this Halloween as the Globe transforms into the dark castles and wild Scottish woods of Shakespeare’s scariest story.
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Macbeth Family Workshop (5-12 years) 2020

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Visit the Globe and join in the hair-raising tale of Macbeth together as a family in this fun and practical workshop led by one of our experienced practitioners.
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TEENAGE EVENTS

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Othello Workshop (15+ years) 2020

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Bring Othello to life in this interactive online workshop for teenagers aged 15 and over.
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COURSES

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Online courses, workshops, coaching and events for professional actors registered with The Studio

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Small Group Coaching: Bring your own speech

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Join this online coaching session and be one of a group of four actors presenting and receiving feedback on a speech of their choice.
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Small Group Coaching: Cymbeline

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Lasting one hour, and with only four participants, this online session is structured to allow all four participants to present their choice of four speeches from Cymbeline and receive feedback from our Globe faculty member Philip Bird.
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Courses for teachers

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HIGHER EDUCATION

Courses, workshops, seminars, lectures and demonstrations for universities & drama schools available online and in person here at Shakespeare’s Globe.

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WATCH SHAKESPEARE PLAYS ON DEMAND

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GLOBE PLAYER

Buy and Rent dynamically filmed productions, broadcast from Shakespeare’s Globe since 2007. Over 130 films make up our video-on-demand collection of Shakespeare plays on Globe Player

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With so many of our activities still on hold, we need you more than ever to help secure our future.

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