Click on the following link and enjoy the virtual tour.
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/virtualtour/yard/
Now find out the following information on the same webpage:
What's on this season?
What is the seating price range?
Do all seats cost the same?
Are wheelchairs permitted?
Are people allowed to eat and drink during the performances as they were in Shakespeare´s times?
Are there guided tours everyday?
How can you get to the theatre?
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WHAT'S ON THIS SEASON?
This summer there is an extension of the global reach.Two scaled-down touring shows take to the road this summer: a revival of last year’s hit production of Romeo & Juliet and a new production of The Winter’s Tale. Both plays come to the Globe stage for one day only. If you can’t make it to Shakespeare’s Globe then pack the sun cream and picnic rugs and head for another stunning open-air setting.
WHAT IS THE SEATING PRICE RANGE?
All seats are priced according to visibility.
DO ALL THE SEATS COST THE SAME?
No, the price depends on the gallery(upper, middle and lower) where the seat is situated. The seats cost between 12 and 33 pounds in each gallery.
ARE WHEELCHAIRS PERMITTED?
Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition is fully wheelchair accessible. All display cases and interactive screens are placed at a low level. If you would like to bring a large group of wheelchair users to the exhibition, please note that a maximum of three wheelchair users can be accommodated within the Exhibition at any given time.
ARE PEOPLR ALLOWED TO EAT AND DRINK DURING THE PERFORMANCES AS THEY WERE IN SHAKESPEARE'S TIMES?
Yes. Plastic drink containers only, glass bottles are not allowed.
ARE THERE GUIDED TOURS EVERYDAY?
The guided tours are available during the theatre season (April- early October) the first guided tour is at 9.30am. Tours leave every half-hour and last between 30 and 40 minutes each. On days when there are matinee performances, the last tour into the Globe is at 12.30pm (11.30am on Sundays); after this tours will go to the nearby archaeological site of Bankside's first theatre: the Rose.
From October to April, the exhibition is open between 10.00am and 5.00pm, with tours running every half hour from 10.30am.
Availability of the tour and exhibition can be subject to change.
HOW CAN YOU GET TO THE THEATRE?
there are many options:
On foot
Shakespeare's Globe is best accessed on foot. There are excellent footpaths along the river from Waterloo and from Southwark Bridge. The Millennium Footbrige is 25 meters from the Theatre.
By underground
The local stations are Mansion House on the District amd Circle Lines (10 minute walk), London Bridge on the Northern and Jubilee Lines (10 minute walk), Southwark on the Jubilee Line (15 minute walk), and St Paul's on the Central Line (15 minute walk).
By train
The major local stations are London Bridge (10 minute walk), Cannon Street (15 minute walk), Blackfriars (15 minute walk) and Waterloo (25 minute walk).
By bus
Local routes include:
45, 63, 100 to Blackfriars Bridge
15, 17 to Cannon Street
11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76 to Mansion House
381 to Southwark Street
344 to Southwark Bridge Road
RV1 to Sumner Street.
By car and taxi
Where possible, visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi.
There is an NCP car park on Upper Thames Street on the north side of Southwark Bridge. The car park closes at 7pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Parking is very limited around the Globe itself.
Limited parking is possible on New Globe Walk and the surrounding area on display of an orange disabled badge.
Black cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge and at the taxi rank to the west of Tate Modern. During the theatre season there is a regular supply of cabs outside the main foyer on New Globe Walk.
By boat
Bankside Pier is 10 meters from the Theatre.There is a setting down point on Southwark Bridge, with approximately 40 uneven steps leading to the riverwalk. Wheelchairs can access Shakespeare's Globe by taking Sumner Street on the right beyond the bridge and turning right into Emerson Street which leads into New Globe Walk.
1) This year there will be a performance of Shakespeare’s most searching tragedy, King Lear; his most wild and inventive comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; his most thrilling and savage satire, Timon of Athens, and his invention of a new form, the sit-com, in The Merry Wives of Windsor to celebrate the glorious unruly diversity of his work.
Moreover, they are premiering two expansive new works, Ché Walker’s ultra-modern, wild and panoramic look at London on a Saturday night, The Frontline, and Glyn Maxwell’s beautiful and engaging narrative from the French Revolution, Liberty
This summer there is also an extension of the global reach.Two scaled-down touring shows take to the road this summer: a revival of last year’s hit production of Romeo & Juliet and a new production of The Winter’s Tale. Both plays come to the Globe stage for one day only. If you can’t make it to Shakespeare’s Globe then pack the sun cream and picnic rugs and head for another stunning open-air setting.
2) The seats cost between 12 and 33 pounds in each gallery.
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3) No, the price depends on the gallery where you are sitting.
4) Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition is fully wheelchair accessible. All display cases and interactive screens are placed at a low level. If you would like to bring a large group of wheelchair users to the exhibition, please note that a maximum of three wheelchair users can be accommodated within the Exhibition at any given time.
5) Only plastic drink containers are allowed.
6) There is a guided tour of the Globe theatre throughout the year. Tours begin every 15-30 minutes during opening hours.
7) You can get to the theatre:
On foot: Shakespeare's Globe is best accessed on foot. There are excellent footpaths along the river from Waterloo and from Southwark Bridge.
By underground: The local stations are Mansion House on the District amd Circle Lines, London Bridge on the Northern and Jubilee Lines, Southwark on the Jubilee Line, and St Paul's on the Central Line.
By train: The major local stations are London Bridge, Cannon Street, Blackfriars and Waterloo.
By bus: Local routes include:
45, 63, 100 to Blackfriars Bridge
15, 17 to Cannon Street
11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76 to Mansion House
381 to Southwark Street
344 to Southwark Bridge Road
RV1 to Sumner Street.
By car and taxi: Where possible, visitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi.
There is an NCP car park on Upper Thames Street on the north side of Southwark Bridge. The car park closes at 7pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Parking is very limited around the Globe itself.
Limited parking is possible on New Globe Walk and the surrounding area on display of an orange disabled badge.
Black cabs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge and at the taxi rank to the west of Tate Modern. During the theatre season there is a regular supply of cabs outside the main foyer on New Globe Walk.
By boat: Bankside Pier is 10 meters from the Theatre.There is a setting down point on Southwark Bridge, with approximately 40 uneven steps leading to the riverwalk. Wheelchairs can access Shakespeare's Globe by taking Sumner Street on the right beyond the bridge and turning right into Emerson Street which leads into New Globe Walk.
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