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Shakespeare's Globe by Bibi Salwa (188772)



SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE.


Shakespeare’s Globe, London, United Kingdom.

Shakespeare’s globe have been in my bucket list as long as I have been doing it. I have always wanted to go here ever since I was a little girl. I was exposed to the world of theatre by my father who enjoyed going to the local performing art centre. I remembered one evening during teatime we had a talk about things that I love and he brought up about this place. My father tell me about how this place was a reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre from the Elizabethan Era, which was associated with the infamous William Shakespeare.

So let me tell you a little bit of information regarding this place. The original theatre was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men which was later renamed to The King’s Men in 1603 when King James became the patron. Unfortunately in 1613 it was destroyed by fire but fret not it was immediately rebuilt and it was finished on June 1614. But in 1642, after nearly three decade of operation this place come to its end when the Puritans (English reformed protestant), who found theatre vulgar and intolerable, shut all theatres down. Anyhow after two years, the Globe was levelled to make way for tenement residences. What a bummer shutting down art centre just for this, but then people need places to stay.

There you go, that’s a bit of information regarding the original background of the Globe Theatre.  So now let’s talk about the Shakespeare’s Globe. Mind you this place is the reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre and there’s no information on how the original one looked like.

So Shakespeare’s Globe was founded by the actor and director Sam Wanamaker. He built about 230 metres from what was assumed as the original theatre side and it was opened to the public in 1997, with the first play production being Henry V by our beloved William Shakespeare. Apart from that, the place also includes the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, an indoor theatre which opened in January 2014. The playhouse is a smaller, candle-lit space based on the indoor playhouses of Jacobean London. Not to mention The Sackler Studios, an educational and rehearsal studio complex which situated just around the corner from the main site. There is also an exhibition about Shakespeare's life and work, and regular tours of the two theatres. As you can see there’s a lot of department within this site and no wonder it is a very popular tourist site in London.

In 1970, American actor and director Sam Wanamaker founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust and the International Shakespeare Globe Centre, with the objective of building a faithful recreation of Shakespeare's Globe close to its original location at Bankside, Southwark. This inspired the founding of a number of Shakespeare's Globe Centres around the world, an activity in which Wanamaker also participated. People tell him that it was impossible to achieve due to the complications and differences in the 16th century design which clashes with our modern fire and safety requirements. But Wanamaker persevered to his vision for over two decade that he can and he will built that theatre globe and in 1997 it finally come true! See people keep believing in your dream and it will come true!


The inside of the Shakespeare’s Globe.

There you have folks a little bit of information in regarding this wonderful place that I which to visit one fine day!


[BIBI SALWA BINTI SALLEH / 188772]

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