About the Exhibition

/ Theatre Tours

Theatre Tours »
Guided tours inside the Globe
Included with your entry to the Exhibition and the highlight of any visit to the Theatre.


/ Costume

Costume »
Costumes for Shakespeare’s stage
Designing, making and fitting costumes - at a dressing see an actor transformed into a Shakespearean heroine.

/ Music

Music »
What are those weird instruments?
Music is very important on the Globe stage, find out about the unusual instruments and how they're used.

/ Special Effects

Special Effects »
Cutting edge theatrical effects
Elizabethan audiences loved gore and magic, and similar simple but spectacular effects continue today.

/ Printing

Printing »
The journey from stage to page
Printing was a new phenomenon in Shakespeare's time - without the 1623 First Folio we wouldn't have many of his greatest plays.

/ Rebuilding the Globe

Rebuilding the Globe »
The Globe returns to Bankside
The remarkable story of the rebuilding of the Globe Theatre in the 1990s.


/ Special Events

Special Events »
Special events inside the Exhibition
Information on events in the exhibition, including special displays and demonstrations.




You are welcome to download our Exhibition Activity Book which contains material to provide you with pathways through the Exhibition.
Exhibition Activity Book »

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