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Step into Shakespeare's Globe, a timber-framed, thatched-roof recreation of the original 1599 theatre on the South Bank. Watch his plays performed as Elizabethan audiences did, standing in the open-air yard or seated on wooden benches.
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Shakespeare's Globe was rebuilt in the 1990s close to the site of the original 1599 theatre, thatched roof and timber frame included, and continues the tradition of staging Shakespeare's plays much as Elizabethan audiences would have seen them, standing in the open-air yard or seated on wooden benches. Reviewers with a 4.6 rating enjoy the novelty of the format but also warn that the backless bench seating can be tough going over a two-hour-plus performance, so it rewards a bit of preparation.
It's less a passive sightseeing stop and more an experience to build an evening around, ideal for anyone wanting theatre with genuine historical texture rather than a conventional West End show.
Shakespeare's Globe was rebuilt in the 1990s close to the site of the original 1599 theatre, thatched roof and timber frame included, and continues the tradition of staging Shakespeare's plays much as Elizabethan audiences would have seen them, standing in the open-air yard or seated on wooden benches. Reviewers with a 4.6 rating enjoy the novelty of the format but also warn that the backless bench seating can be tough going over a two-hour-plus performance, so it rewards a bit of preparation.
It's less a passive sightseeing stop and more an experience to build an evening around, ideal for anyone wanting theatre with genuine historical texture rather than a conventional West End show.
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1h
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morning, afternoon or evening
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Moderate walking
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Tour was facinating and entertaining. Museum consolidated information from the guided tour, and shop has lots of Shakespeare goods to buy. Photos aren't encouraged when rehearsing but was lucky our visit avoided that so have capturedlovely memories.
M Hurst
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