All posts from: Shakespeare's Globe
Cymbeline
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In April 2011, after more than 50 years of violent struggle, the Republic of South Sudan became the world's newest country. The South Sudan Theatre Company's Cymbeline, the first ever adaptation of Shakespeare into Juba Arabic, draws on the performance traditions of the horn of Africa. Led by renowned writer Taban Lo Liyong, the adaptation draws on local accents, modern slang and myth, to create a show that resonates with contemporary life and politics in South Sudan. Director: Joseph Abuk & Derik Uya Alfred. Year: 2012.
King Lear
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King Lear’s tempestuous poetry is shot through with touches of humour and moments of heart-rending simplicity, as the notion of familial love is questioned and torn apart. Best known as Artistic Director of Shared Experience for 22 years and with numerous credits including the RSC and National Theatre, Nancy Meckler brings her charismatic style to the Globe for the first time. Director: Nancy Meckler. Year: 2017
All's Well That Ends Well
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All’s Well That Ends Well grinds the romantic against the realistic at every turn and brilliantly reverses all the usual expectations of Shakespearean comedy. And some of Shakespeare’s most inventive language gives life to not just his single-minded heroine and her churlish lover, but a fantastic cast of frauds, cynics, sentimentalists and buffoons. This was the first production of All’s Well That Ends Well at the Globe. Director: John Dove. Year: 2011
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Fusing music, dance and some serious comedy, Emma Rice’s first production as Artistic Director brings the Dream crashing into the Globe’s magical setting. Naughty, tender, transgressive and surprising, it promises to be a festival of theatre. Let the joy begin! Director: Emma Rice. Year: 2016
Such Stuff
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Your hosts Michelle Terry, Dr Farah Karim-Cooper and Imogen Greenberg, take you behind the scenes, into rehearsal rooms and onto our stages, sharing the incredible stories and experiences that come through our doors every day.