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The Porter, Macbeth, 2010 (c) Ellie Kurttz

Was Shakespeare’s Macbeth inspired by The Gunpowder Plot? ….

© Maeve Rutten 2012

Was Shakespeare one extraordinarily talented man, or did he employ a little help from his friends? Kim Gilchrist finds out…

From a pamphlet 'Newes from Scotland' on the North Berwick Witch Trials

Happy Halloween! We’ve delved into the dark and murky world of witches in Shakespeare’s time. Don’t be scared now…

As You Like It (c) Fiona Moorhead

Globe regular Emma Holland tells us what she thought of the final Midnight Matinee of the season…

Mark Rylance as Olivia 2002 (c) John Tramper

Dr Farah Karim-Cooper delves into the world of ‘original practices’ as seen in this season Twelfth Night….

Samantha Spiro: Katherina, Sarah MacRae: Bianca. Img (c) Manuel Harlan

On Friday 3 August I attended the Midnight Matinee of The Taming of the Shrew with my friend Eva, here’s what we thought of it….

John Wolfson (c) Shakespeare's Globe

John Wolfson, the Honorary Curator of Rare Books at the Globe, presented his fifteenth annual lecture…

Trying to make a ‘play in a day’, in the Faraway Forest…

Henry V Midnight Matinee musicians (c) Jack Harris

On Friday, I watched my first Midnight Matinee performance of Henry V, after seeing it twice already this season. You won’t find any spoilers on here, so for those who haven’t seen it yet, don’t worry.

Henry V in English by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (c) John Haynes

The most direct connection between this production of Henry V and the other shows in the Globe to Globe season was the appearance on stage of a band of musicians who welcomed the audience and set the tone for the evening. …