London Theatre Direct

The Globe Theatre, founded by Sam Wanamaker, is a faithful reconstruction of the Elizabethan playhouse. Now, a second part of Sam’s great dream has been realised. Beneath the theatre is the vast UnderGlobe where every aspect of Shakespeare’s work is brought imaginatively to life using a combination of modern technology and traditional crafts. Explore Bankside, the Soho of Elizabethan London, follow Sam’s struggle to recreate an authentic Globe for the twentieth century and beyond, and take a fascinating guided tour of today’s working theatre.

The Rose Theatre was built in 1587, 12 years before Shakespeare's original Globe. It was in the heart of Bankside, an area rich in attractions of a dubious nature, including brothels, gaming dens, bear baiting arenas and taverns. Shakespeare probably worked at The Rose as an actor, and he staged his early plays there. The Rose also staged premieres of plays by Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and Thomas Kyd. A visit will bring to life Elizabethan Bankside, Shakespeare and his contemporaries in an exciting and stimulating theatrical experience, quite unlike any other.

GROUP RATES:
Group size: 15+
Adults £9.50, Seniors (aged 60+) & Students £8.00, Children (aged 5-15) £7.00

All Live Events

39 Steps | A Tale of Two Cities | A Walk On Part: The Fall Of New Labour | Abigail's Party | Afternoon Tea Cruise | Akram Khan - Desh | An Instinct For Kindness | Ballet Revolucion | Billy Elliot | Blood Brothers | Chariots of Fire | Chicago | Chicken | Classic Lunch Cruise | Democracy | Derren Brown: Svengali | Drag Divas | Dreamboats and Petticoats | Evening Dinner Cruise | GATZ | Ghost | Hay Fever | Horrible Histories | Jersey Boys | Julius Caesar | Jumpy | Les Miserables | Let It Be | Lion King | London Dungeon | London Eye | Long Day’s Journey Into Night | Madame Tussauds | Mamma Mia! | Mamma Mia! | Matilda The Musical | Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words | Mercury Fur | Mousetrap | Much Ado About Nothing | Naked Boys Singing | Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer LIVE! | Noises Off | One Man, Two Guvnors | Paul Merton Out Of My Head | Phantom of The Opera | Posh | Rambert Dance Company: Mixed Bill | Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Complete World Of Sports(Abridged) | Richard III | Rock Of Ages | Room On The Broom | San Francisco Ballet: Programme A | San Francisco Ballet: Programme B | San Franciso Ballet: Programme C | Shrek The Musical | Singin' In The Rain | Snowman, The | South Downs/The Browning Version | Step 9 (of 12) | Stomp | Sweeney Todd | The Bodyguard | The Duchess of Malfi | The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe | The Mystery Of Edwin Drood | The Sunshine Boys | Thriller Live | Tiger Who Came to Tea | Top Hat | Torch Song Trilogy | Travelling Light | Twelfth Night | Wah! Wah! Girls | Walking With Dinosaurs | War Horse | We Will Rock You | What The Butler Saw | Wicked | Wizard of Oz | Woman In Black | Written On The Heart | Yes, Prime Minister | ZooNation: Some Like It Hip Hop

 

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