{"id":2760,"date":"2021-06-30T19:03:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T18:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/english\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2021-06-30T19:08:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T18:08:22","slug":"summer-2021-live-streams-from-the-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/english\/2021\/06\/30\/summer-2021-live-streams-from-the-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2021 live streams from the Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experience the Globe from the comfort of your own home.\u00a0<\/strong>The Summer 2021 live streams at the Globe (June \u2013 October) include: A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/strong>,\u00a0Romeo & Juliet<\/strong>,\u00a0Twelfth Night<\/strong>, and\u00a0Metamorphoses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During lockdown, people have turned more to social media, online theatre and the internet to stay connected.<\/p>\n

With the Globe Player attracting 2.7 million viewers worldwide and their subscriptions drastically increasing, the Globe suggests a greater demand for live streaming and online theatre experiences. The Globe Player is the digital platform for Shakespeare\u2019s Globe and offers over 130 professionally filmed plays.<\/p>\n

Digital theatre has developed during lockdown. Initially, large institutions such as the Globe simply offered free streaming of their pre-recorded productions. As time has progressed, an increasing number of original works of digital theatre have been created \u2013 live performances that are ticketed and paid for. Several theatres have since decided to stream live performances from their empty theatres.<\/p>\n

In lockdown, as well as sharing their past productions, the Globe has now created two digital festivals featuring entirely new pieces of work. The Globe has consequently transformed their Sam Wanamaker Playhouse into a broadcasting studio for their online \u2018Shakespeare and Race<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Shakespeare and Fear\u2019 <\/a>festivals.<\/p>\n

For their approaching Summer 2021 season<\/a>, the Shakespeare\u2019s Globe is now live streaming performances to offer their work to audiences world-wide. This includes live broadcasts of A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/strong>,\u00a0Romeo & Juliet<\/strong>,\u00a0Twelfth Night<\/strong>, and\u00a0Metamorphoses <\/strong>to experience in the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\n

Alongside these plays, the Globe is also offering a variety of digital activities, as well as encouraging further debate and discussion on current affairs. \u2018Anti-Racist Shakespeare: Perspectives on the Plays<\/a>\u2019 is an online series that explores the relationship between race, social justice and Shakespeare. In \u2018Behind Closed Doors<\/a>\u2019 the Globe takes their audience through a play\u2019s journey from page to stage, offering an informed look into the rehearsal room and beyond.<\/p>\n

Such developments suggest that lockdown could have a long-term impact on how we watch, read and study plays. Will regular ticketed live online streaming events continue after lockdown? Will lockdown help us better appreciate and understand plays by exploring them in different ways and from different perspectives?<\/p>\n

For more information about the Summer 2021 live streams from the Globe, please see: https:\/\/www.shakespearesglobe.com\/discover\/blogs-and-features\/2021\/06\/04\/how-to-watch-our-summer-2021-live-streams\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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