Attending The Globe Theatre

When we first arrived in London, we visited the Globe Theatre - the very precise reproduction of the theatre that Shakespeare's plays were originally performed in London.  The tour we took was wonderful and definitely piqued our interested to see a performance there - especially as a "groundling" standing in the pit.  Grounding tickets only cost 5 pounds but you are not allowed to sit, use folding chairs or anything of the sort.

Deb and Bob attempted to get tickets for all of us to go to a show but everything was sold out the entire week they were here.  They did, luckily, secure two tickets for us to go see "Anne Boleyn" this past Tuesday night.   It is not a Shakespeare play but fits right in as it has similar humor and is a fascinting historical drama about Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII who urged him to break with the Pope in Rome.   It was highly entertaining and highly interesting - really made history come alive.

The play was absolutely fantastic - superb acting.  We had great places to stand right near the "run way" which projected out from the stage.  The place was packed - even the restricted view seats were taken.

We barely noticed we were standing the entire time, although we did sit on the concrete floor during the intermisison.  Of course, the cast got a standing ovation from the groundlings :)