Famed Shakespeare’s Globe brings THE GLOBE ON SCREEN

Famed Shakespeare's Globe brings THE GLOBE ON SCREEN 1 Shakespeare’s Globe in partnership  with Arts Alliance Media will release three of its 2011 theatre productions to cinemas in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The Globe on Screen season will launch globally from September 26 and will include All’s Well That Ends Well, with screenings to commence in the US from October 11, Much Ado About Nothing, from October 23, and Doctor Faustus, from November 8.

Famed Shakespeare's Globe brings THE GLOBE ON SCREEN 2 Shakespeare’s Globe in partnership  with Arts Alliance Media will release three of its 2011 theatre productions to cinemas in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The Globe on Screen season will launch globally from September 26 and will include All’s Well That Ends Well, with screenings to commence in the US from October 11, Much Ado About Nothing, from October 23, and Doctor Faustus, from November 8.Shakespeare’s Globe in partnership  with Arts Alliance Media will release three of its 2011 theatre productions to cinemas in the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The Globe on Screen season will launch globally from September 26 and will include All’s Well That Ends Well, with screenings to commence in the US from October 11, Much Ado About Nothing, from October 23, and Doctor Faustus, from November 8.

Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe said “With the advent of new technology it is now possible to see and hear theatrical productions in the cinema with a wonderful sharpness and clarity.  We are delighted that these productions will be finding new audiences, who can experience Globe shows as if they were in the building.”

Olivier Award-winning actress Janie Dee (Me & Orson Welles) is a delight as the Countess of Roussillon in All’s Well That Ends Well, directed by John Dove as an uplifting romantic comedy. The orphaned heroine Helena (Ellie Piercey) will stop at nothing to win the proud young aristocrat Bertram (Sam Crane) who is forced to marry her but instantly abandons her. Sumptuous costumes, outstanding original music, and a fine ensemble of actors captured the spirit of Shakespeare’s complex Chekhovian comedy.

Shakespeare’s wittiest of comedies, Much Ado About Nothing, pairs Olivier Award-winning actress Eve Best (The King’s Speech, Nurse Jackie, Shackleton, The Shadow Line) and Charles Edwards (An Ideal Husband, Downton Abbey), as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick, and also features Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) as Leonato. Directed by Jeremy Herrin, this fearless display of Shakespeare’s wit and wisdom, in which words become weapons, comes to sparkling life.

Completing the Globe’s cinema season is a spectacular production of Christopher Marlowe’s tragedy Doctor Faustus, directed by Matthew Dunster. The legendary story of a man who sells his soul to the devil for power and pleasure is given a bright and brilliant interpretation with puppets, pyrotechnics and magic tricks. Arthur Darvill, whose screen credits include the movie Pelican Blood but is best known as Doctor Who’s sidekick in the cult British TV classic, plays Mephistopheles. Paul Hilton, whose big screen credits include Wuthering Heights and Klimt with John Malkovich, takes the title role.

Globe on Screen harnesses the magic that draws people to the home of Shakespeare year after year. The three titles in this limited season give cinema audiences around the world a thrilling, up-close experience of the Globe from the comfort of their seat.  For more information about the cinema season, visit the official website at www.globeonscreen.com

The Globe’s US Hamlet tour will be taking place this autumn:

Folger Theatre, Washington DC Sept 8 – 22

Pleasantville Campus, PACE University, New York NY Sept 28 – 30

Michael Schimmel Center, PACE University, New York NY October 2 – 6

Paramount Center, Emerson Colllege, Boston MA October 9 – 21

Mondavi Center, UC Davis, Davis CA November 1 – 2

Campbell Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA November 8 – 9

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA November 11

Broad Stage, Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica CA, November 15 – 25.

About Shakespeare’s Globe:

  • Globe Exhibition and Tour is open all year round. For more information visit www.shakespearesglobe.com/exhibition
  • Shakespeare’s Globe on film: The highly successful 2010 productions of Henry VIII and The Merry Wives of Windsor are now available on DVD from the Globe Shop, and will be available across the UK and internationally from July. DVDs of the award-winning productions of Henry IV, parts 1 and 2 are now on sale internationally and in the Globe Shop, and will be available across the UK August 1.
  • Indoor Jacobean Theatre: Shakespeare’s Globe is currently fundraising to build an indoor Jacobean theatre, opening in 2013. For further information please visit www.shakespearesglobe.com/indoorjacobeantheatre
  • Globe on Tour: The Globe’s productions tour the UK, Europe and America and the Globe is currently developing its touring schedule, as well as screening productions in cinemas. For more information www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/on-tour
  • Globe Education presents a programme of workshops, lectures, events and staged readings all year round. For more information this programme of events call Globe Education 020 7902 1438 or visit www.shakespearesglobe.com/education
  • Globe Shop stocks a variety of products, including theatre season specific merchandise. Shakespeare’s Globe is a registered charity and all profits from sales go towards supporting our educational mission. Items can be bought at the onsite shop or online at www.shakespearesglobe.com/shop
  • Swan Bar and Restaurant is open all year round. For reservations please call 020 7928 9444. www.loveswan.co.uk
  • The Shakespeare Globe Trust is a registered charity No.266916. Shakespeare’s Globe receives no public subsidy.

 About Arts Alliance Media:

Arts Alliance Media, based in London with offices in Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Oslo and Berlin, is Europe’s leading digital cinema provider, offering a complete range of digital cinema services, as well as VPF financing solutions. These services include installation, maintenance and support for digital cinema systems, software solutions developed in-house, management and delivery of content to cinemas, and alternative content and live events. The company’s strategic partnership with Arqiva allows exhibitors to benefit from satellite delivery of content. Currently AAM has over 3000 screens signed up in multiple territories, including many leading exhibitors across Europe, and has Virtual Print Fee agreements in place with all six Hollywood studios. The company’s digital cinema lab has mastered over 1500 titles to date. Arts Alliance Media was founded in 2003 by Thomas Høegh. More information can be found at www.artsalliancemedia.com.