Working In The Theatre: The Globe

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"Human evolution is something that is continuous, and Shakespeare was very tapped into that.” - Dr. Farrah Karim-Cooper, Head of Higher Education and Research at Shakespeare’s Globe. In 1599, after the dismantling of the first theatre in England (aptly called The Theatre) where Shakespeare worked, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was built in 1599. Persevering fire and pressure of public opinion, the Globe withstood closures to ultimately be revived through the work of American actor and director Sam Wanamaker. Today, the Globe stands as a reconstructed theatre akin to its original 1599 architecture. Find out more about the history of The Globe, its architecture, today’s audience, and so much more.
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[@Maniwraps]

I really love theater. I appreciate how they go back into time to talk about theater and what happened during the Civil War

[@marissahicks2515]

I really liked how they talked mostly about the Globe and explained while highlighting all the positive aspects of it like how it was reconstructed to make a Shakespeare monument. It was built with natural materials from the 16th century. There is also no roof on the globe which causes everything to be all natural. All natural lighting due to the no lighting design, nothing to make them louder. It was simply just the actors which really creates the whole meaning of true art in theater.

[@adisongarza5810]

I really love how incredibly innovative theatre can be. Obviously the globe is a very innovative way to do theatre and its complicated and different from other theatre. It allows the actors to feed off the audience because they are surrounding them and the meet their level. Its truly enriching theatre.

[@nathanator6450]

I like how she described that because they didn't really have much set design or changeable light they "only had their bodies and Shakespeares language to play with." It really got the point across.

[@jackheil3704]

i appreciate the historical accuracy of this documentary.

[@kingjulian7022]

I appreciate the history on Shakespeare.

[@kymytran326]

I love how the talk about how of an incredible writer Shakespeare was and how they also mentioned what happened during the civil war.

[@nolanmarinaraboiiiiii9654]

I like the information provided in the video. The fact that the Globe was created from the timbers of Shakespeare's old theatre is interesting. It seems like it'd be very sentimental because of that, and it could sort of symbolize how Shakespeare and his troupe didn't let failure and/or troubles stop them from doing what they loved. It kind of represents the will of people, in a way

[@jackheil3704]

bro you pulling up to Alexis's house lmao

[@nolanmarinaraboiiiiii9654]

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[@kymytran326]

I appreciate how people are still charishing Shakespeare's work. Dr.Farrah even said that those characters that he wrote about were unique because they felt "real."

[@lifeoftraevon7088]

I like how they go through the history of Shakespeare and the history of the globe

[@justintaisenchoy]

excellent documentary

[@waqarali9734]

We went as a bunch of friends with standing tickets for 'Much a do about nothing'. It was my first Shakespeare Play ever and it was fun. it was our tour guide who was our taxi driver from waterloocars.co.uk really made our trip here fantastic, David was brilliant.

[@yifeizhang07]

impressive

[@oldglobe7533]

Wow

[@amaxamon]

Scored by Tangerine Dream...???

[@oldglobe7533]

Hi

[@eternalgray59]

anyone here from drama class?

[@abrahamdavidlavitt]

NOT ONE OF THE BETTER ONES