Open House Festival

In Shakespeare's footsteps

walk/tour

10 Southwark St, SE1 1TJ

In 1949, American actor Sam Wanamaker came looking for Shakespeare in London and could not find much, so decided to re-build the Globe Theatre. Join Lisa who holds a MA in Shakespeare Studies from the Globe Theatre and King's College London and walk in steps of Shakespeare -- and Wanamaker nearly 400 years later.

Getting there

Tube

London Bridge

Train

London Bridge

Additional travel info

End Point is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (New Globe Walk, London SE1 9EB)

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

This walking tour includes a variety of toilets along the route. It culminates at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre has access toilets.

What you can expect

This walking tour does not cover a large area, but it is around and goes into Borough Market as well along Bankside which is very busy.

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Activities

Sun 21 Sep

Walking tour

13:00–14:30

In Shakespeare's Footsteps

How to book

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About

In-Depth

This walk is led by Lisa Lu who received an MA in Shakespeare Studies from King's College London in conjunction with Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. In addition to examining the area that Shakespeare himself would have known. This walk covers in-depth history of the original Globe theatres as well as the current reconstruction.

Golden Key Academy

This tour is led by an alumnus of Open City’s Golden Key Academy - an eight-month course designed to train insightful and engaging guides who bring London’s rich stories to life.

Learn more about the Golden Key Academy here: open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy

Online presence

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