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“The force of opposition was astonishing…”

Photo by John Tramper

Welcome to the new Shakespeare’s Globe blog!

We say goodbye…

I ended up in a small meeting room with the seven finely bearded members of King Porter Stomp and a Dictaphone to find out how they ended up on the Globe stage. Here’s what happened when they all chipped in….

We asked the audience what they thought of the show, watch the video to find out….

Making the trailer took a huge amount of preparation, hard work and humour, not to mention, late nights, a smoke machine and some very, very high heels! Read on to see how we did it…

Composer Alex Silverman has composed music for several Globe productions. He tells us how much fun it has been working with the band King Porter Stomp. Look out for an interview with the band themselves soon….

Good-bye Ellie….

Chris Hannan has written several plays, including his award-winning Shining Souls. He has won numerous prizes including a Time Out Award. In this post he explains how he came to write The God of Soho…

Raz Shaw has previously directed for Shakespeare’s Globe. In this post he tells how he got involved in The God of Soho and the process of directing a bold new play in this unique theatre…