Last night I saw the season opening performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre.
Over the weekend, Phil and I attended an open house at the Globe in honor of Shakespeare's birthday and the upcoming performance season. We went because I wasn't expecting to get to see a performance because Romeo and Juliet sold out and the next play was scheduled to begin after I left. So I was pleasantly surprised when I was able to get my hands and a ticket.
The performance was excellent even though it was opening night. The energy from the actors and the excitement from the audience was high. Romeo and Juliet was performed the exact same way it would have been back in Shakespeare's time. No mics, only shouting.
The Royal Shakespeare Company and all those would put time, money and effort into the rebuilding of the Globe Theatre did an incredible job. Watching the performance last night made me feel like I was watching the play in it's original form -- minus the planes flying overhead!
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