How exactly do you take a production on a 197-country tour? AK Bennett-Hunter chats to the team behind Shakespeare’s Globe’s mega tour of Hamlet.
The next time you consider turning down a tour because of a split week between Hull and Taunton, think about the Shakespeare’s Globe Hamlet tour. Over two years it visited almost 200 countries, performing mostly one-night stands.
Talking to company stage manager Becky Austin in the cafe at the Globe – a building that she refers to as the “mothership” – I began to realise that the whole idea and execution of the tour was not just an amazing logistical exercise, but an extraordinary journey for audiences and performers alike.
“The tour was divided... Keep reading on The Stage
The next time you consider turning down a tour because of a split week between Hull and Taunton, think about the Shakespeare’s Globe Hamlet tour. Over two years it visited almost 200 countries, performing mostly one-night stands.
Talking to company stage manager Becky Austin in the cafe at the Globe – a building that she refers to as the “mothership” – I began to realise that the whole idea and execution of the tour was not just an amazing logistical exercise, but an extraordinary journey for audiences and performers alike.
“The tour was divided... Keep reading on The Stage