2024 is nearly upon us! We have been delighted to visit schools and audiences with our shows during the Autumn term and have been busily taking bookings for Christmas. We have only a couple of Christmas dates available, so if you do want us to pay your school a festive visit, get in touch asap!

We have only limited dates available for the start of 2024, but we are very excited to once again be offering our ‘Text-Study’ shows on Shakespeare and other classic texts to schools for the entire school year, including our first tour to the Midlands in March (only limited dates still available so CONTACT US if you would like to see us!).

2023 got off to a roaring start!

We are nearly fully booked for the spring term, and our diary is filling up fast for the summer, so do get in touch if you would like The Globe Players to visit your school with some of our highly acclaimed shows.

AVAILABLE TO BOOK

MACBETH | ROMEO AND JULIET

WHAT YOU WILL (INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE)

AN INSPECTOR CALLS | JEKYLL AND HYDE

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

We are now taking bookings for Autumn Term 2022!

Regional Tour 2022/23

We’re in the process of organising our first regional tour! If you would love to have a visit from The Globe Players, but your school is outside our usual touring area (London and the surrounding counties) then please send us an email to register your interest.

We are proud and delighted to announce that Michael Rosen, writer, poet and all round inspiration, is now a patron of The Globe Players. He joins our current patrons, Hayley Mills and Jeremy Irons.

As with everyone, the challenges of the last few years have been difficult and this wonderful news gives us hope for an exciting and dynamic 2022!

All of us at The Globe Players remember the impact drama and literature had when we were at school. As a theatre company who work in schools day in, day out, we appreciate the extraordinary efforts of the teachers who gave and keep giving so much to allow the magic of theatre to blossom. Here Michael expresses it perfectly….

What did they think they were doing

those English teachers

staying on after school

to put on plays?

I was an ant in a play about ants.

Then I was a servant

in Much Ado About Nothing.

Hours and hours rehearsing

in winter classrooms.

My father did it too,

bringing home the problem

of how to make blood for Julius Caesar’s toga

and snakes for Cleopatra.

They got no money for it

these English teachers.

Sometimes headteachers were pleased

sometimes mildly irritated that the hall was out of action

for their assemblies.

We left school.

They retired.

They’re all gone:

Mr Jones, Mr Brown, my father.

There are one or two photos

blurred pictures of unbelievably young people

with too much make-up round the eyes;

some marked up play scripts,

the character’s name underlined in red,

stage directions – ‘move stage right’.

voice directions – ‘urgent’.

Did they know that we would carry the

memories

for decades?

60 years since ‘Much Ado’.

Did they know that it’d be easier to remember

the lines and the Leichner make-up

than how to do simultaneous equations

and the correct order of the cities down the

Rhine,

though I can be a red corpuscle

and describe my journey from the left ventricle

to my fingers and back

(it involves all four chambers of the heart).

Did they know that some of us

would do more and more and more

of things like saying words out loud

or writing words for others to say out loud

or just working with a few other enthusiastic people

to get something done.

Did they know that?

I once bumped into Mr Brown

on Russell Square Station.

He was in his 70s

I was in my 60s.

I had a lot to tell him.

He had a lot to tell me.

There wasn’t time.

We said, ‘Let’s meet up.’

We didn’t.

He died soon after.

He had an obituary in the Times.

They asked me to add a bit.

I wanted to say that those hours in the winter classrooms

being an ant mattered then mattered again and again

and still matter.

Well, they matter to me.

But did he know that?

Did he know that they would go on mattering?

And if he knew that, where did he and Mr Jones and my father

learn that the kids in their plays

would go on thinking about being ants and servants

for the rest of their lives?

Michael Rosen

Now available to tour to your school hall

MACBETH | ROMEO AND JULIET | AN INSPECTOR CALLS

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

WHAT YOU WILL (INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE)

This November, our popular production of Desperate Glory will be streamed online, enabling as many schools as possible to experience the show from their own classrooms.

Touring to Schools:

We continue to tour to schools this term with a variety of fascinating shows for Primary and Secondary schools.

‘Text- Study’ productions for Secondary schools

These productions bring to life key scenes of each text, interspersed with fascinating narration and analysis, perfect for exam preparation.

MACBETH | ROMEO AND JULIET | AN INSPECTOR CALLS | JEKYLL AND HYDE

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

WHAT YOU WILL (INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE)

Christmas Show for Primary Schools

CHRISTMAS WITH DICKENS!

Thank you for welcoming us back into your school buildings.

We are now taking bookings from September 2021.

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Digital Event to Mark Remembrance Day

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 ‘How wonderful the performances were today – 160 pupils from a tricky inner city school were thoroughly enchanted for the day. It was magic. The actors were fabulous, very generous with their time and hugely engaging both in the performances and in the Q&As. It was pitched perfectly. We also really loved the fourth wall-breaking context lessons and explanations of key concepts and ideas!’ Oasis Academy, Croydon

For prices and more information, see our FAQ page!

The Play’s The Thing

Suitable for all ages, this introduction to Shakespeare brings to life scenes from some of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. Featuring Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and more, experience the fun, drama and magic of Shakespeare’s works.

“WE HAVE MARKED THIS DAY AS THE DAY THE GLOBE PLAYERS INTRODUCED OVER 400 OF OUR CHILDREN TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND BEGAN A LOVE FOR HIS WORKS THAT WILL LAST THEM A LIFETIME.” Dr Triplett’s School

Live streaming: 9.30am, Friday 23rd April.

Running time: 45mins + Q&A

The price to join our audience for each show is £150 per school. Each link is valid for seven days after the initial broadcast. Both shows can be accessed for £250 (+ VAT).

We are delighted that we can begin planning our return to schools and performing in your school hall! We have missed you! We are now taking bookings from 17th May 2021. However, we still have some digital productions coming up, live-streamed to wherever you are! See below for full details.

‘I just wanted to shoot you a quick message to say how wonderful the performances were today – 160 pupils from a tricky inner city school were thoroughly enchanted for the day. It was magic. The actors were fabulous, very generous with their time and hugely engaging both in the performances and in the Q&As. It was pitched perfectly. We also really loved the fourth wall-breaking context lessons and explanations of key concepts and ideas!’  Oasis Academy, Croydon (May 2019)

Of course, we will be mindful of any on-going restrictions or distancing measures. We know that we can offer our productions in a safe and exciting environment. Some of our shows can be offered as outdoor productions, performed in your school grounds. Check out the information below to find out what’s on offer.

Digital Shows Live On!

We can’t wait to visit your school again!

We are taking bookings from 17th May to perform in your school hall again. There really is nothing like live theatre, and our shows for primary and secondary schools are events that really will engage and excite your students, enhancing their learning experience.

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