Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tour

Enjoy fast-track entry to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, the reconstructed historic 16th-century playhouse where Shakespeare worked.

    £27.00
    /person normally
The Globe
Shakespeares Globe Theatre Tour
Shakespeares Globe Theatre Tour
Shakespeares Globe Theatre Tour
Shakespeares Globe Theatre Tour
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What you'll do

Take a Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Tour with Go City®

  • With us, there are no entry fees on the day – all you've got to do is show your pass.
  • A fascinating, guided introduction to the world-famous Globe Theatre and life in Shakespeare's London.
  • Discover how shows were produced in Shakespeare's time to how the space is used today.
  • Tour sheets are available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.

The iconic Globe Theatre is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse in which Shakespeare worked, and for which he wrote many of his most famous plays!

Their expert guide-storytellers provide a fascinating 50-minute tour of the Globe Theatre auditorium, vividly recreating colourful stories of the 1599 Playhouse, the London Shakespeare would have known and the Globe reconstruction process in the 1990s. Their guides will also bring the theatre to life for visitors, exploring how the ‘wooden ‘O’’ works today as an imaginative and experimental space for performance.

You’ll hear stories of the 1599 Globe, learn all about its reconstruction process in the 1990s, and find out how the building works today as an experimental theatre space. Take a seat, listen, absorb and ask questions as the secrets of the Globe unfold.

Tours are available in English only, with written information available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, or Simplified Chinese.

Did You Know

  • The open-air theatre has a framework constructed using traditional techniques and held together using 9,500 wooden pegs.
  • The two big pillars on the stage are one oak tree each – builders had to research and measure a lot of trees to find the right dimensions.
  • Shakespeare's Globe Theatre holds 1,500 people, which is approximately half the number of the original Globe Theatre.
  • William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets during his lifetime, which works out to an average of 1.5 plays a year as he started writing in 1589.
  • Shakespeare had a curse inscribed upon his grave in Stratford-upon-Avon to discourage potential grave robbers from digging up his remains.
  • The original Globe theater burnt down in 1613 because of a miss-fired cannon during a Henry VIII performance. The only casualty was a man whose breeches had to be put out with a bottle of ale.


Where you'll be

Operating hours

Monday
Tours depart every 15 minutes from 10am to 12PM, then every 30 minutes from 12:30PM to 4PM

Tuesday to Saturday
Tours depart every 15 minutes from 10AM to 12PM

Sunday
Tours depart at 9.30AM, 10AM, 10.15AM, 10:30AM & 11AM

For the most accurate tour times on the day of your visit, please check the Shakespeare Globe’s website.

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