Shakespeare's Globe, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - yard tickets

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“Are you sure that we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream.”

The first performances of the Globe's new season always have a magical atmosphere. This will be especially true now it's Shakespeare 400, the year celebrating four full centuries of his legacy.

Here, kicking off the 2016 season is "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Shakespeare's greatest comedy.

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It's perfect for open-air stages like the Globe's. Adding extra pizzazz to the antics of Puck and Bottom is the wow casting of Meow Meow as Tatiana.

A performance artist and singer, she joins a production that promises to be "naughty, tender, transgressive and surprising".

Expect rousing music, sensual dance and some serious comedy!

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PRICE / TIMING

Places available for the yard area in front of the stage.

You will be standing with a great view. It's incredible value. From the yard you can reach the stage and have one of the best views in the theatre.

Via the Globe - £5 plus £2.50 booking fee.

Total £7.50.

With us including booking fees and paypal - £6.75.

70 places for this event

Drinks are available throughout the performance and food at the interval.

Members will be able to stand together.

The performance finishes around 10.30pm, then drinks afterwards nearby.

NOTE - If you prefer a seat, we have them for this play, also 'The Taming of the Shrew' and 'Macbeth' at the Globe. All are in July / August. Click here for the event pages. (https://www.meetup.com/Lets-Do-London/) The average price for seats is £30-40.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

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The woods outside Athens are a busy place on this magical night!

Four runaway lovers find themselves smack bang in the middle of a dispute between the King and Queen of the fairies, and, as if that wasn’t enough, a troupe of amateur actors are trying to rehearse a play.

Between these unlikely groups flies Puck, armed only with a wicked sense of humour and a love potion capable of making anyone fall for the first person they set eyes upon. What could possibly go wrong?

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MEMBER GROUNDLINGS

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As groundlings in the yard, you'll find the atmosphere for these productions is electric. You can stand literally inches from the stage. On previous visits, groundlings from our group were invited onto the stage, and as a member of the standing crowd, you become a key part of the event as the actors mingle and wander through.

Comments from members in the yard:

'Outstanding performance… such an amazing night. Truly startled to be pulled up on stage by an off-the-wall but amazingly funny actor. Must be a new approach!'

'Excellent show. Looking forward to returning to the Globe again!'

'Loved every minute.'

THE GLOBE

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Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse in the London Borough of Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames that was originally built in 1599, destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then demolished in 1644. The modern reconstruction is an academic approximation based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings. It was built about 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre and opened to the public in 1997, with a production of Henry V.

MEETING INFO

• message from Antony, organiser (07765 263601)

Members who have booked will collect tickets directly from me. I will be available at our meeting point from 6.40pm. The performance starts at 7.30pm. To be available for latecomers, I will miss the part of the performance and wait until 7.50pm.

In this photo I will be stood on the pavement between the glass door of the main entrance and the street sign saying "New Globe Walk". I will be wearing a black cap and display a red/black Meetup sign.

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