Shakespeare's Globe Author:Toby Forward Come actors, playwrights, and groundlings to Shakespeare's Globe to brush up on history and perform some famous scenes from the Bard's greatest plays. Break a leg! — Welcome to the Globe, the greatest theater in the world! The year is 1612, and leading Shakespearean actor Richard Burbage is conducting a backstage tour of everything from th... more »e pit below the stage to the grand ceiling painted to resemble the heavens. Take a peek inside this marvelous miniature theater to find:
? A 3-D pop-up model of the Globe Theatre
? A book of fascinating inside facts on the theater's history, design, and legendary performances
? 10 sheets containing a total of 20 press-out, standup characters
? Two booklets ? one for you and one for a friend ? featuring popular scenes from 12 Shakespearean plays, including A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, ROMEO AND JULIET, TWELFTH NIGHT, AS YOU LIKE IT, and more
In SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE ? approved by the Globe Theatre itself ? you'll find everything you need to stage your own performances of the most memorable scenes in theater history.« less