John Wolfson pledges priceless book collection

November 6, 2008
On Thursday 6 November 2008, at an event in New York, private collector John Wolfson pledged his priceless collection of early play texts, including Shakespeare quarto and first folio editions... » continue reading

Re-thatching the Globe Theatre

October 14, 2008
Shakespeare’s Globe will begin repair works to the roof of its iconic theatre on Monday 20 October 2008. In 1996, the theatre became the first thatched building in London since... » continue reading

Globe Education Conference

July 31, 2008
‘Outside In / Inside Out: Shakespeare, the Globe and the Blackfriars’ Globe Education Conference 24-26 October 2008 Globe Education at Shakespeare’s Globe is organising a major conference in October in... » continue reading

Sam Wanamaker Award 2008

July 7, 2008
Shakespeare’s Globe has awarded the 2008 Sam Wanamaker Award to Andrew Gurr, Professor Emeritus at the University of Reading, and until recently Director of Globe Research at Shakespeare’s Globe, London.... » continue reading

Decorating the Gentlemens Boxes

April 3, 2008
Work has now begun on decorating the Gentlemens Boxes. This is the first stage of the ongoing debate about if and how the Globe auditorium should be decorated. The Architectural... » continue reading

Globe Recommends books for children

November 23, 2007
Retellings of Shakespeare’s Stories in the bicentenary of the Lambs’ Tales It seemed such a simple idea. Two hundred years after the publication of Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and... » continue reading

Sam Wanamaker talks about Paul Robeson

October 31, 2007
In April 1987, Trinidadian author Ron Ramdin came to what was then the Globe Theatre building site, to record an interview with Sam Wanamaker for research into a biography he... » continue reading

Was this the face of Shakespeare at 14?

October 4, 2007
Every May, 14-year olds across England and Wales sit a test on Shakespeare, but what did Shakespeare himself look like at 14? To mark the launch of Globe Education’s winter... » continue reading

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