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Shakespeare's Globe | The Rose Theatre Bankside

 

Shakespeare's Globe

Open all year round, Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition is the world’s largest exhibition devoted to Shakespeare and the London in which he lived and worked. The exhibition brings Shakespeare’s world to life using a range of interactive displays and live demonstrations.

·         View the history of Bankside and its development as London’s first theatre district.

·         Explore the remarkable story of Sam Wanamaker’s struggle to rebuild the Globe.

·         Find out how stage effects were produced in Shakespeare’s time.

·         Discover how actors are dressed in Elizabethan clothing

·         Join the cast and add your voice to a scene played by Globe actors.

·         See Elizabethan style instruments and listen to the music they produce.

·         Watch a sword-fighting display or a costume demonstration.

·         Learn about the materials and methods used to reconstruct the Globe.

A visit also includes a tour of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, let one of our guides bring this extraordinary space to life.

 


Tours begin every 15-30 minutes during opening hours. An exhibition visit and theatre tour lasts about one and a half hours. Reduced rates are available for groups of 15 or more. Groups should book in advance. For information or to book a tour, call 020 7902 1500.

 During matinee performances in the theatre guided tours of the Globe are not possible. Visitors can instead join a Bankside History Tour which includes exclusive access to the nearby site of Bankside’s first theatre: the Rose, built in 1587. It was at this playhouse that Shakespeare’s early plays were performed and for which Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kydd wrote their greatest works. The Rose is the only Elizabethan playhouse that has been excavated on a large scale by archaeologists and this site provided vital information for the final design of the Globe Theatre.


Shakespeare’s Globe
21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London SE1 9DT

General Enquiries
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7902 1400
Fax: +44 (0)20 7902 1401
Email enquiries: info@shakespearesglobe.com

Website: http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/

 


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