Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

While the Shakespeare plays do sell out in advance, there is opportunity to queue up for returned tickets or standing room an hour before the show. While standing for three and a half hours can be a tad uncomfortable, the ability to lean on the front of the stage in Shakespeare’s Globe (for just £5) and watch something amazing like “Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” is absolutely a dream come true. The surroundings are thoroughly authentic and I can assure you this is an experience you won’t soon forget. If you are standing be aware that you are in the open and will get wet if it rains!

Unfortunately we have yet to visit London during the summer months so have only been able to "do the tour" and visit the museum which we thoroughly enjoyed. The section where one can listen to different actors presenting the same Shakespeare speech was particularly interesting. E.g. comparing Olivier, Gielgud, Burton, Jacobi and others giving the "To be or not to be" speech from Hamlet - fascinating.

Last August we had the pleasure of going to the Globe as tourists and to see a production of HELEN. I'm glad that we took the time to go see this wonderful piece of history. We considered getting tickets on the floor to experience the mob atmosphere, but we ended up getting tickets in the gallery. The view was great though the seating was hard. I highly suggest sucking up the pound and renting a cushion for the duration of the play. This was one of those experiences that I will never forget!