Shakespeare

Before I even start this Shakespeare page, I am not the Shakespeare scholar of this duo so please take that into account. Here are some pictures of the currently existing Globe Theatre (version 3). The first picture is from the Millennium Bridge, affectionately known as the wobbly bridge. Apparently, when it was first built, it swayed so much that it gave its

passengers quite an uncomfortable sensation… However (sadly), it has been reinforced and it feels very sturdy now.



The next picture is a closer up shot. And then there are some interior shots taken from the stage, including one of the ceiling (the heavens). You may notice a certain Shakespeare scholar in several of the shots. The stage shots are her work… She has been to the Globe without me on several occasions. Research, I am told…

My encounters with Shakespeare and the globe have been comparatively few. The first was Macbeth on 21 September 2007 starring Patrick Stewart. He received rave reviews and I enjoyed the show immensely (although I prefer a more self-doubting portrayal in my Macbeth, but that is me and my untrained unstudied opinion). My next encounter was at the Globe Education Centre, which has a small indoor theatre. It was two boys’ companies performing two John Marston (a contemporary of Shakespeare) plays. According to my resident Shakespeare scholar, there was a genre of boys’ (as opposed to men’s) company plays at the time. The boys’ performance was incredible. I think there is a certain abandonment when boys engage in risk taking behaviour that is that adds a vitality to the performance that you don’t get with adults. Anyway, that has been it for me so far.