Shakespeare’s Globe reopening to visitors

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Shakespeare’s Globe is set to finally reopen its doors to visitors this week.

The venue will be reintroducing its guided tours from Friday, allowing up to six different tours per day. The participants of which will be able to, for the first time, step onto the Globe’s stage.

Also from Friday 21 August, they will be launching their first-ever digital festival, focusing on Shakespeare and race. This will include monologues from writers such as Nicole Lecky, Winsome Pinnock, and Amanda Wilkin, a documentary  about Romeo and Juliet, more from their hit podcast ‘Such Stuff’ and a new workshop promoting ideas of anti-racism to young people.

Alongside this, in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, actors Alfred Enoch, Rebecca Murrell, Sargon Yelda, and director Ola Ince will be discussing Shakespeare, race, beauty and mental health.

Other events taking place include a filmed panel discussion on the International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (23 August).

The chief executive of Shakespeare’s Globe, Neil Constable, said: “As an independent charity that currently receives no government subsidy, our hope is that any income raised from this festival will help support the Globe, artists and practitioners, as we all continue to look for new ways to share our work.

"After being closed for five months, reopening for our wonderful guided tours, giving access to the stage to our visitors for the first time, and the opening of our online shop and the Swan Bar and Restaurant are all ways in which we hope to welcome more and more people back through our doors to safely enjoy culture and experience in our iconic theatre before we are in a position to start performances again."

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