Romeo and Juliet: Study Day
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Join academics and artists for an insightful, day-long exploration of Romeo and Juliet, inspired by our production in the Globe Theatre this summer.
From star-crossed lovers to long-standing feuds, deep dive into Shakespeare’s tragedy through a series of talks and seminars, led by an expert team of Globe researchers and academics. We will guide you through the theatrical and cultural landscape – then and now – of one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Plus, you’ll also have the unique opportunity to engage with theatre-makers including a Q&A with actors and artists sharing their experiences of bringing Romeo and Juliet to the stage, giving you first-hand insights into the creative process.
Whether you’re new to Shakespeare or looking for a fresh perspective, our Study Days are perfect for anyone looking to gain deeper insights and explore Shakespeare like never before.
This Study Day can be enjoyed on its own but is also a perfect introduction to our production of Romeo and Juliet, so why not round off your day with a ticket to the evening performance following the Study Day? Tickets for the performance are not included in the Study Day ticket price and must be purchased separately.
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Tickets
£100
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This event is on-site – please meet in the main foyer.
Running time 6 hours
Part of Research Events
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SCHEDULE
12.00pm
Welcome with Dr Hanh Bui (Head of Research, Shakespeare’s Globe)
12.15 – 1.15pm
Session 1: ‘Romeo! humours! madman! passion! lover!’, or How to Love Like an Elizabethan’ with Dr Emily Rowe (King’s College London)
This talk will place Romeo and Juliet and love in its early modern contexts, offering a guide on how to be as extravagantly, poetically, and disastrously in love as an Elizabethan. From the language of courtly love to the passions that governed the body and heart, this talk will explore the dramatic highs and lows of early modern romance.
1.15pm – 2.15pm
Break for lunch
2.15pm – 3.15pm
Session 2: ‘“And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss”: Staging Touch and Early Modern Intimacy’ with Dr Lily Freeman-Jones (Queen Mary University of London)
This session will explore the sense of touch in Romeo and Juliet—the sacred and the profane, the erotic and the violent. Moving from Shakespeare’s iconoclastic choreography to intimacy coordinators today, it traces how the role of touch has been configured in onstage and onscreen performance, and the broader relationships between self and world they suggest.
3.15pm – 3.30pm
Break
3.30pm – 4.30pm
Session 3: ‘Analysing Race in Critical Editions’ with Dr Hanh Bui (Shakespeare’s Globe)
This workshop will examine how different editorial choices shape the framing of race in Romeo and Juliet, focusing on how annotations reinforce or obscure racialised hierarchies in Shakespeare’s language.
4.30pm – 5.00pm
Tea break – provided
5.00pm – 6.00pm
Q&A with company members
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