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Globe Education's AROUND WEEKEND COURSES are a unique opportunity to explore and interact with the plays in the Globe's 2008 theatre season.

Centred around a performance of the play, each weekend will provide you with both a practical understanding of the play, and insights into the creation of our production.

Over the course of each weekend you will meet directors, scholars, actors and critics through a series of engaging discussions, workshops and presentations. A pre-performance talk will prepare you for the play, and you'll share your views about the production afterwards.

Each weekend will culminate in a staged reading of a source for the play and a screening of a wonderful cinematic interpretation.

Whether you are a casual Shakespeare fan or a dedicated enthusiast you will find something in these stimulating weekends for you.

AROUND THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

“Let the sky rain potatoes”
8 - 10 August

Shakespeare's brilliantly constructed farce is his only comedy set in England. Is it also the first ever sit-com?
Find out over the weekend which will include a discussion with the production's director Christopher Luscombe, and a story-telling performance of the source play Il Pecorone by the acclaimed Saul Jaffe and Danny Scheinmann.

The Merry Wives of Windsor schedule - updated 23/04/2008

AROUND A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

“Now am I dead”
5 - 7 September

Shakespeare's ultimate summer delight glitters on the surface, but have you glimpsed the magic underneath?
Around the performance in the Globe will be a discussion with the production's director, Jonathan Munby, a post-show discussion with the cast, and your chance to write a review of the play with critic Heather Neill.

Other than tickets reserved for Around Weekend participants, availability for A Midsummer Night's Dream performances is very limited.

A Midsummer Night's Dream schedule - updated 23/04/2008

AROUND TIMON OF ATHENS

The Man-Hater
19 - 21 September

Why is Shakespeare's Timon of Athens such a rarely seen jewel?
Highlights of the weekend will include a discussion with the production's director Lucy Bailey, who directed the overwhelming and enormously popular Titus Andronicus at the Globe in 2006, and a unique staged reading of Thomas Shadwell's 1677 version of the play.

Timon of Athens schedule - updated 23/04/2008

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Content and Booking

Tickets for each weekend include all talks and lectures, a theatre ticket, show programme, and lunches on both Saturday and Sunday.

All Around Weekend Courses take place at Shakespeare’s Globe. Each weekend will begin on the Friday evening from 7.00pm, and end on Sunday evening at 6.30pm. The film screening will start on Sunday evening at 7.00pm.

Tickets:
£175 (£150 fosg/student/concs) includes a £27 ticket for the performance.
£170 (£145 fosg/student/concs) includes a £20 ticket for the performance.
£160 (£135 fosg/student/concs) includes a £5 groundling ticket for the performance.