London: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Operating Hours:Exhibition and Tours: Daily 10:00 - 17:00. Performances (Main Stage): April - October, evenings and matinees
The Vibe:Elizabethan theatre, rebuilt and under the open sky.
A faithful reconstruction of Shakespeare's 1599 theatre stands on the South Bank, 200 metres from where the original once stood. Open-air summer performances put audiences on their feet in the yard, as Elizabethans would have been.
Timber beams and thatched eaves enclose a three-tiered wooden O; daylight falls into the open yard. Actors project without microphones; groundlings stand close enough to catch a sleeve.
- • Opened in 1997 as a meticulous reconstruction of the 1599 original
- • The only thatched roof permitted in central London since the 1666 Great Fire
- • Performances run April to October on the open-air main stage
- • Houses the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, a candlelit indoor Jacobean theatre
Persona Fit
- 👨👩👧 Families: Tours make Elizabethan theatre accessible for older kids
- 💕 Couples: Candlelit performances at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
- 👵 Seniors: Covered tiered seating; step-free lower gallery
- 📸 Photographers: The thatched roof and timber O look distinctive in afternoon light
Highlights
- The Globe main stage — open-air playhouse with £5 'groundling' standing tickets
- Sam Wanamaker Playhouse — candlelit Jacobean indoor theatre for winter performances
- Guided theatre tour — 40 minutes through the reconstruction
- Globe Exhibition — Elizabethan theatre history, costumes and props
- Educational workshops — rhetoric, stage combat, period dance — Hidden Gem
- Riverside café and walk — Thames-side setting with Millennium Bridge in view
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