Yesterday we watched a show at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre. I’d always imagined the theatre to be somewhere out near Greenwich somewhere, but lo and behold, it’s just tucked behind some trees right next to the Tate Modern. So from Waterloo it was a leisurely stroll along the Southbank, in surprisingly good weather, to get to the theatre.
Pics from Stroll along Southbank
We bought our tickets a week ago, and the only one’s available were yard a.k.a standing room, or where the poor people used to stand. But for £5 per ticket, and some achy ankles, it was definitely a worthy experience. On show was The Merchant of Venice. The theatre was surprisingly intimate, and the actors very frequently made their way through the yard crowd to get to the stage throughout the play - we were standing by the pier (it was venice after all).
Afterwards we took a leisurely stroll to St Pauls to catch a bus to Chinatown for a dose of wonton soup, roast duck, Chinese greens, and egg fried rice.
Post-show stroll (L-R): Ed and St Pauls, Cathedral entrance
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Bet that Merchant of Venice production had nothing on our high school version!! hahaha
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