Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Shakespeare on demand: Globe puts plays online

FILE - In this Thursday June 12 1997 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, Patron of the Shakespeare Globe Trust, attend a special celebratory performance to mark the reopening of the Globe Theatre in London. The Queen and Duke were seated in the 3rd box from the right in the center row. Theater fans can now stream some Shakespeare, if they have the bandwidth for the Bard. Shakespeare's Globe, London’s a reconstructed Elizabethan playhouse, is making its productions available for download through a video-on-demand service. Globe Player will offer more than 50 filmed productions to rent or buy, including an acclaimed all-male "Twelfth Night" starring Mark Rylance, as well as interviews with Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Jude Law and others. (AP photo/pool, file) LONDON (AP) — Theater fans can now stream some Shakespeare, if they have the bandwidth for the Bard.



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