book cover of Shakespeare\'s Globe
 

Shakespeare's Globe

(2005)
A Picture Book by

 
 
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 the 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.


Genre: Children's Fiction

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