Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is a faithful reconstruction of the open air playhouse designed in 1599, where Shakespeare worked and wrote most of his greatest plays. The Globe's theatre season runs from April to October.
Shakespeare's Globe also houses the biggest exhibition of it’s kind devoted to the world of Shakespeare from Elizabethan times to the present, situated beneath the Globe theatre itself. Explore Bankside, the Soho of Elizabethan London, follow Sam Wanamaker’s struggle to recreate an authentic Globe for the 20th century and take a fascinating tour of today’s working theatre. Prices shown are for entry to the exhibition. Tickets for performances vary, so check on the Shakespeare’s Globe website.
Globe Education provides workshops, lectures, courses and evening classes for all age groups and nationalities.
Opening hours for 2012:
- 1st January - 5th February (Out of Season): Monday - Sunday Exhibition & Globe Theatre Tour 10h - 17h00
- 6th February - 22nd April (Out of Season): Monday - Sunday Exhibition & Globe Theatre Tour 09h - 17h00
- 21st April - Early October (Theatre Season):
- Monday: Exhibition & Globe Theatre Tour 09h - 17h00
- Tuesday - Saturday Exhibition & Globe Theatre Tour 09h - 12h30 Exhibition & Rose Tour 13h00 - 17h00
- Sunday: Exhibition & Globe Theatre Tour 09h - 11h30 Exhibition & Rose Tour 13h00 - 17h00
- Late October to 31st October (Out of Season) Monday - Sunday Exhibition & Globe Theatre Tour 09h - 17h00
- 1st November - 31st December (Out of Season): Monday - Sunday Exhibition & Globe Theatre Tour 10h - 17h00 Closed 24th & 25th December
Prices:
- Individual - Valid from 1st Nov - 31st March 2012
- Adult £12.50
- Child £8.00
- Student (16yrs+) £11.00
- Senior £11.00
- Individual - Valid from 1st April 2012 - 31st March 2013
- Adult £13.50
- Child £8.00
- Student (16yrs+) £11.00
- Senior £12.00
