Beyond The Globe

Many of Shakespeare’s greatest plays were presented in the original Globe theatre. But the bard’s work was also performed across England, by the playwright and his players and then through the following centuries. The BBC’s “Shakespeare on Tour” explores the places and performers who took the dramatist on the road. Here’s the BBC’s David Sillito with a preview.

Thanks to the Folger Shakespeare Library for permission to use the following work in the film: Artist Margaret Gillies (1803 – 1887) Miss Cushman and Miss Susan Cushman in the characters of Romeo and Juliet (London, Thomas McLean, 19th century, Source creator :Thomas Fairland 1804 – 1852) Folger Shakespeare Library, file 29506. Used by permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library.