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Outside view of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, England.

Shakespeare’s original Globe theatre (known as ‘The Globe’) first opened in London in the year 1599. The open-air theatre staged some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays over the next 14 years. However in 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII, the entire theatre burnt down after a prop malfunctioned and set the thatched roof on fire. The second Globe was built within a year and operated until 1642 when it was closed by parliamentary decree. Today’s Globe Theatre is a reconstruction that…

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an ornately decorated building with blue and gold paint on the ceiling, pillars and doors

Is Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre tour on your bucket list? As a former theatre and acting teacher, this experience was certainly part of my list of things to do in London. However (and this is the part where you probably won’t like me), seeing another Shakespearean play performed is not on my list. That’s the reason...

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