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Founded by the pioneering American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare’s Globe is a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare’s work and the theatre for which he wrote. From modest beginnings, Shakespeare’s Globe has become one of the most popular visitor destinations in the UK, at the heart of the regeneration of London’s Bankside. Shakespeare’s Globe is a UK registered charity and continues to operate without annual government funding.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole, the Globe Theatre has gained an international reputation for performance excellence, welcoming over one million visitors annually.

Pitcairn is one of four new plays to be staged in 2014, with Doctor Scroggy’s War by Howard Brenton, Holy Warriors by David Eldridge and Simon Armitage’s The Last Days of Troy.

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse This year saw the completion of the new indoor Jacobean theatre, which opened with The Duchess of Malfi and which will continue to stage Jacobean dramas, new plays, opera and candlelit concerts.

Globe to Globe The Hamlet tour opened at the Globe on 23 April 2014 – the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. Over the course of the two-year project, the company will travel to hundreds of unique, atmospheric venues across seven continents by boat, sleeper train, jeep, tall ship, bus and airplane. As part of the Globe’s ongoing commitment to the international celebration of Shakespeare the Bankside theatre hosted All’s Well That Ends Well in Gujarati in May, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in British Sign Language in June.

Globe Education Each year, more than 100,000 people of all ages and nationalities participate in Globe Education’s programme of public events, workshops and courses. Globe Education also runs an extensive programme in the Southwark community and creates national and international outreach projects for students and teachers.

Globe Exhibition & Tour Open all year round, the Globe Exhibition & Tour provides an opportunity for all ages, families and groups to learn more about Shakespeare, his London and the theatre for which he wrote. Live demonstrations explore stage-fighting, Elizabethan clothing, and printing on a traditional press.

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