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Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition
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Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition |
New
Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7902 1500
Fax: +44 (0)20 7902 1515
E-mail:
Web: www.shakespeares-globe.org |
The first Globe was built in Southwark in 1599. The Globe was at the heart of
Shakespeare's London, the Elizabethan equivalent of Shaftesbury Avenue or Broadway and the
main theatrical entertainment ('red light') district of London. Unfortunately, the theatre
was burnt down in 1613 when a prop cannon shot an ember into the thatched roof during a
performance of Henry VIII.
Now, nearly 400 years later, Shakespeare's Globe is a
reconstruction of the original Southwark theatre. The Shakespeare Globe Centre is an
educational, cultural and entertainment centre which includes a museum under the theatre,
research facilities and an exhibition of Elizabethan London.
Shakespeare's Globe Trust is dedicated to the experience and international understanding
of Shakespeare in performance. Uniquely its work celebrates the fact that the greatest
dramatic poet in the English language lived and worked in London and that the cradle of
English theatre was on Bankside by the River Thames.
In 1996, Shakespeare's Globe was voted the best attraction
in Europe and it was awarded the European Tourism Initiative Golden Star Award by the
European Federation of Associations of Tourism Journalists. |
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TRAIN: London Bridge, Cannon Street, Blackfriars, Waterloo.
UNDERGROUND: Mansion House, Monument or Cannon Street ( District and Circle
Lines): cross Southwark Bridge, walk down steps at south end of bridge then west for
a short distance along the river Thames. London Bridge (Northern Line) : walk to Southwark Cathedral then
westward along the river Thames.
BUS: 149, 344, P11 - to Southwark Street; 45, 63, 172 - to Blackfriars
Bridge; 15 , 17 - to Cannon Street; 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 76 - to Mansion
House
BOAT: from Westminster Pier and Tower Pier to Bankside Pier every 20 minutes.
On the south bank of the Thames, a short walk from the
Globe are the Tate Galley of Modern Art, The Rose Theatre Site, The Anchor Pub, Southwark
Cathedral, the Clink and the London Dungeon. |
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Contact the attraction
direct for details. |
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There are a host of special
events and of course plays by William Shakespeare. The Tempest, Hamlet, The Two Noble
Kinsmen etc.. can be seen during 2000.
Internet bookings via
Ticketmaster Telephone bookings. For
reservations and credit card bookings. 0207 316 4703 Ticketmaster 24 hrs (no
booking fee)
Shakespeare's Globe Box Office, Tel: 0207 401 9919 Fax 0207 902 1475 Monday to
Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
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