William Shakespeare in London: English Playwright,
Global Festival
Even though the Bard has been dead almost four hundred years, it is not difficult to
find evidence of William Shakespeare in London.
The plots of Shakespeare s plays
transcend nation,...
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William Shakespeare in London: English Playwright,
Global Festival
Even though the Bard has been dead almost four hundred years, it is not difficult to
find evidence of William Shakespeare in London.
The plots of Shakespeare s plays
transcend nation, culture and race.
There are few cultures that could not identify with
a tragic love story like Romeo and Juliet, or political subterfuge like Julius Caesar.
The
reconstructed Globe Theatre sits proudly on the south bank of the Thames; based
on the original Globe built in 1599 by Shakespeare s playing company, The Lord
Chamberlain s Men.
At present, the Globe is staging Globe to Globe, a festival of all
of Shakespeare s 37 plays in 37 foreign languages.
The festival involves 37 theater
companies from around the world.
Globe to Globe is just one of a number of events encompassed by the World
Shakespeare Festival, which began on 23 April and runs until November.
The Royal
Opera, Covent Garden, is staging Verdi s opera, Falstaff, based
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