Upcoming plays
Here we have selected some of the featured plays coming up and playing currently at Shakespeare's Globe in London. We've provided the best summaries available for your convenience!
ALL FEATURED PLAY EXPENSES:
£5 standing [$7.67 US]
£16 - £43 seats (English versions) [$24.55 - $65.99 US]
£16 - £39 seats (Chinese versions) [$24.55 - $59.85 US]
ALL FEATURED PLAY EXPENSES:
£5 standing [$7.67 US]
£16 - £43 seats (English versions) [$24.55 - $65.99 US]
£16 - £39 seats (Chinese versions) [$24.55 - $59.85 US]
The Merchant of Venice
By William Shakespeare
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The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in 16th century Venice must default on a large loan provided by an abused Jewish moneylender. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.
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Richard II
By William Shakespeare
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Richard II, written around 1595, is the first play in Shakespeare's second "history tetralogy," a series of four plays that chronicles the rise of the house of Lancaster to the British throne. (Its sequel plays are Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2, and Henry V.) Richard II, set around the year 1398, traces the fall from power of the last king of the house of Plantagenet, Richard II, and his replacement by the first Lancaster king, Henry IV (Henry Bolingbroke). Richard II, who ascended to the throne as a young man, is a regal and stately figure, but he is wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choice of counselors, and detached from his country and its common people. He spends too much of his time pursuing the latest Italian fashions, spending money on his close friends, and raising taxes to fund his pet wars in Ireland and elsewhere. When he begins to "rent out" parcels of English land to certain wealthy noblemen in order to raise funds for one of his wars, and seizes the lands and money of a recently deceased and much respected uncle to help fill his coffers, both the commoners and the king's noblemen decide that Richard has gone too far.
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As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
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As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the First Folio, 1623. In As You Like It, a ruling brother named Oliver, despises his own brother with a passion. After his brother, Orlando, challenges and defeats a champion wrestler from the court of Duke Frederick, he flees to Ardenne after hearing news Oliver plans to kill him. The Duke's daughter and her friend Rosalind, who fell in love with Orlando after the fight, disguise themselves and leave for Ardenne to seek him. The duke becomes angry with his daughter's leave and orders Oliver to lead a manhunt for the women After purchasing a decent cottage, they meet a lovesick Silvius pining for a shepherdess named Phoebe. Rosalind, dressed as a man named Ganymede, catches Phoebe's attention and she instantly falls in love with her. Miraculously, Ganymede finds an equally lovesick Orlando and promises to help him overcome love sickness by pretending he is Rosalind to woo her. One day, waiting for Orlando, Ganymede discovers Oliver talking to Celia, who is now Aliena, After meeting, they immediately fall in love. Orlando, who now arrives, is tired of pretending Ganymede is his dear Rosalind and Ganymede decides to end the charade. He arranges a grand wedding for all the couples; Silvius and Phoebe, Celia and Oliver, and an additional couple, Touchstone and Audrey. Hymen, the god of love, weds them all, including Rosalind and Orlando.
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Measure By Measure
By William Shakespeare
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Measure by Measure was written by William Shakespeare in 1603. It takes place in the city of Vienna in which the Duke has left the city, disguised as a friar, to see how the city behaves without him. The city of Vienna misbehaves in such a way where the Duke has to take action, but is still disguised and considered "gone". What results is that the temporary leader, Lord Angelo, has already arrested someone and attempts blackmailing their sister.
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King John
By William Shakespeare
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King John, a historic play by William Shakespeare, dramatizes the reign of John, King of England, son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England.
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The Heresy of Love
By Helen Edmundson
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In a convent in Mexico, one of the brightest women of her generation strives to reconcile her love for God with her desire for learning and acclaim. Her gift for writing plays and poetry is celebrated by the Court, but her success creates alarm and jealousy within the Church. Persecuted by a zealous archbishop and betrayed by those closest to her, Sister Juana's fragile world threatens to crumble around her as everything she holds dear is cruelly destroyed by dangerous ambition and illicit desires.
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Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
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Leonato, a kindly, respectable nobleman, lives in the idyllic Italian town of Messina. Leonato shares his house with his lovely young daughter, Hero, his playful, clever niece, Beatrice, and his elderly brother, Antonio (who is Beatrice's father). As the play begins, Leonato prepares to welcome some friends home from a war. Don John, Don Pedro’s illegitimate brother, is part of the crowd as well. Don John is sullen and bitter, and makes trouble for the others.
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Macbeth
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Featured in Cantonese
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By William Shakespeare
Two generals of King Duncan, named Macbeth and Banquo, have won two different armies. After the battle, they encounter these 3 witches who tell Macbeth he will soon be King of Scotland. They also tell Banquo he will beget a line of scottish kings. They are both still uncertain if they should believe the witches, but Macbeth hurries off to tell his wife, Lady Macbeth the news. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan so Macbeth will be king for sure. When people find out about Duncans death, Duncans son, Malcom seeks revenge. Macbeth becomes afraid of someone taking his place in becoming King so he kills Banquo and his son. He also kills Macduffs family. When Macduff finds out, he is filled with rage and joins Malcoms army to defeat Macbeth! Lady Macbeth begins to see things in her sleep and ends up killing herself. Macduff was able to kill Macbeth because he was ripped from his mothers womb, which we now call "C section." Malcolm now becomes king!
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Romeo & Juliet
By William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is the most unique play ever written by William Shakespeare because it combines the idea of comedy and tragedy. In this tale, there is a rivalry between two families; Capulet and Montague. The son and daughter of the two rival families fall in love with each other at first sight when he sneaks into a Capulet party. Love, what seemed so innocent, was soon to be followed by death, misfortune, and tyranny.
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Richard III |
Featured in Mandarin
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By William Shakespeare
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After a long civil war between the royal family of York and the Royal family of lancaster, England enjoys a period of peace under King Edward IV and the victorious Yorks, but Edward's younger brother, Richard, resents Edward's power and the happiness of those around him. Malicious, power-hungry, and bitter about his physical deformity, Richard begins to aspire secretly to the throne and decides to kill anyone he has to in order to become king.
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The Oresteia Trilogy
By Aeschylus
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Oresteia is the ancient Greek trilogy consisting of “Agamemnon”, “The Libation Bearers”, and “The Eumenides.” Agamemnon describes how King Agamemnon of Argos returns from the Trojan War along with his concubine, Cassandra. His wife Clytemnestra, however, had been planning his homicide alongside her lover. Aegisthus. She seeked vengeance for sacrificing her daughter, Iphigenia, to please Artemis. Furthermore in The Libation Bearers, Agamemnon’s children, Electra and Orestes, unite to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus for revenge. Lastly, in The Eumenides, Orestes is pursued by the blood-thirsty Erinyes for killing his own mother and is on trial before Athena and the Athenians to decide his fate.
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