HISTORICAL FACTS: Globe fac - Caught on Camera

Mother Courage and Her Children: Big, bold populist political theatre

4/5 Michelle Terry gives a bravura performance in this first staging of Brecht at Shakespeare’s Globe

Evening Standard · May 18

A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A winningly sunny show at the Globe

4/5 Director Emily Lim’s version is one full of audience participation and a playful spirit

Evening Standard · May 5

Central London pub faces sanctions for THIRD time after one man complains about noise

The Globe, opposite Baker Street station, last faced restrictions when the neighbour complained about hearing ‘faint giggles’ from customers

Evening Standard · Feb 17

Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe review: why is it set in the Wild West?

3/5 Lola Shalam is strident, standout Juliet - but the production could do without those massive white hats and all that shouting

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Actor sues Shakespeare's Globe theatre over response to 'abuse' disclosure

Athena Stevens says she was traumatised by Shakespeare’s Globe bosses’ response to her disclosure of ‘sexual abuse’

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2025

Performing Hamlet in GTA Online felt like going back in time to the Globe Theatre where 'people would just throw apples at you, or there were prostitutes coming and going,' say award-winning filmmakers

"The theater in Shakespeare's time was like that. It was popular entertainment. It wasn't a dark room where everyone had to be quiet."

PC Gamer · Dec 24, 2024

How the excavation of Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre has changed stage history

Recovery of stage foundations, which will be part of new London museum, has changed understanding of theatre development

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Antony & Cleopatra at Shakespeare’s Globe review: this bold sign language adaptation is thrillingly radical

Nadia Nadrajah is imperious as Cleopatra

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2024

OPINION - John Darlington on London Monuments: Vauxhall Gardens from racy arbours to Taylor Swift

Historically, the south side of the river, especially around Southwark, has always had a different vibe from the medieval and Tudor city across the Thames to the north. More relaxed, it was where London’s citizens went for entertainment away from the legal formality and puritanism of the city. It was…

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2024

Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe review: this sunkissed production is joyful and intelligent

Amalia Vitale and Ekow Quartey are arch and spirited as the central, wittily unwilling lovers

Evening Standard · May 4, 2024