Entering the Globe is a transformative experience. Even this new replica, built in 1997, maintains the feel of a place swarming with history. Although there is no way of knowing if this replica is accurate or not, (it was based on a poor sketch of the original by a dutch tourist) the atmosphere is made to feel centuries old. When you enter, the actors and workers are dressed in Elizabethan attire, still setting up for the play. A man walks out holding a paper, presumably the set design, and watches the crew setting up. 1600's townspeople are placed in the audience, chanting "Ceasar!" and encouraging you to join in. And then, suddenly, without a curtain speech or introduction, the play begins, and you become enamoured in the production, such that you don't even mind standing in the cold, rainy weather. I mean, at least the people around you bathe more than once a year.
So yeah, I really enjoyed Julius Caesar. If you go to London, please, please go to the globe.
After getting back to college, we had dinner and went to "Girl's Night," which was probably one of the best activities the program has had on-campus so far. We had face masks, manicures, movies, pictionary, and snacks (which we tried to catch in our mouths) . Photos below:
After getting back to college, we had dinner and went to "Girl's Night," which was probably one of the best activities the program has had on-campus so far. We had face masks, manicures, movies, pictionary, and snacks (which we tried to catch in our mouths) . Photos below: