The Globe – The Panoptic

October 28, 2017

Romantics Anonymous: Exuberant, Hilarious, and Decadent with a Hint of Awkward

As you enter the small, intimate space of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, you are greeted by enthusiastic actors dressed in black-and-white striped shirts and red neckerchiefs, immediately transporting you to France. You are presented with a piece of chocolate to be saved for the magical moment the play begins. Unless you’re me, who, unable to…

September 25, 2016March 28, 2018

Imogen – Shakespeare’s Globe

Yet, all three played a heavy role in Imogen, the ‘renamed and reclaimed’ adaptation of Cymbeline, on at the Globe right now. Director, Matthew Dunster ensured Imogen was the centre of the play, considering she had more lines than the titular character, and in doing so refocuses the narrative. Shakespeare’s tragicomedy is a production full…

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