Before the performance, Mr Obama was given a brief tour of the theatre by Patrick Spottiswoode, director of Globe Education, whom he congratulated for “doing a great job”.
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U.S. President Barack Obama attended a performance of scenes from Shakespeare’s works, including the famous “To be or not to be?” from Hamlet, at the Globe Theatre, a reconstruction of a 16th-century part-open-air theater. The stop at the Globe, a replica of the circular open-air playhouse that Shakespeare had designed in 1599, rounded out a prince-filled week for the president.
He reportedly clapped loudly, then joined the actors on the outdoor stage.
Focal points for the celebrations include Shakespeare’s family home in Stratford, where it is assumed he was born in 1564, and the Holy Trinity Church, where he was buried. ‘Let me shake hands with everyone. The visit was something of a pilgrimage for the 44th President of the United States who has named Shakespeare’s tragedies as among the top three books that have inspired him.Non-English speaking audiences were provided with synopses and translators, with memorable performances taking place in Somaliland, Dromgoole said, remembering the cast being followed by trucks full of “boys with AK47s”.
It’s the bard’s 400th birthday on Saturday, and what a better way to celebrate than with Lego?
The actors performing were from a company of 16 who embarked on a two-year tour in 2014 playing to more than 100,000 people in 197 countries.
“Shakespeare’s genius captivated and changed the world and men and women across England continue to do that today”, Prime Minister David Cameron said.
Yesterday was believed to be the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death.
“His words about this nation “this precious stone set in the silver sea” remain as potent as the day he wrote them”, Cameron said, quoting from Richard II.
“Science and technology moves on”.
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“He gives you life, and anything that gives you life rather than takes it away is always going to be popular”, Dromgoole said in an interview on Friday.
