Come actors, playwrights, and groundlings to Shakespeare's Globe to brush up on history and perform some famous scenes from the Bard's greatest plays. Break a leg!
Welcome to the Globe, the greatest theater in the world! The year is 1612, and leading Shakespearean actor Richard Burbage is conducting a backstage tour of everything from the pit below the stage to the grand ceiling painted to resemble the heavens. Take a peek inside this marvelous miniature theater to find:
-- A 3-D pop-up model of the Globe Theatre
-- A book of fascinating inside facts on the theater's history, design, and legendary performances
-- 10 sheets containing a total of 20 press-out, standup characters
-- Two booklets -- one for you and one for a friend -- featuring popular scenes from 12 Shakespearean plays, including A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ROMEO AND JULIET, TWELFTH NIGHT, AS YOU LIKE IT, and more
In SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE -- approved by the Globe Theatre itself -- you'll find everything you need to stage your own performances of the most memorable scenes in theater history.
