Theaters around the world are closed. Thankfully it has become easier to access your favorite plays and musicals from home. The Globe Theatre is streaming Shakespeare’s greatest plays for free this month.
Spend your quarantine with Ophelia, Juliet, Lady Macbeth and other famous Shakespearean characters.As part of The Globe’s YouTube Premieres, one play will be available for free every two weeks, all accessible on its YouTube channel. Currently, you can stream the 2018 production of Hamlet. The 2009 production of Romeo and Juliet will be available beginning on April 20th.
There will be rotating titles available until the end of June, so there will always be something to choose from.
If you’d prefer to browse the whole library, you can rent other plays for a fee. Make an account at the Globe Player to check out its expansive library of prerecorded tapings of Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and others. Most are £5.99 (around $7 USD) to rent or £11.99 (around $14 USD) to buy.
—Jennifer Swartvagher
Featured photo: Shakespeare’s Globe via YouTube
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