Globe to Globe Hamlet
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To celebrate Shakespeare's birthday we're visiting EVERY country in the world! Please back our project and be part of our journey.
Backers: 1561
Average Pledge Per Backer: £55
Funded: £85,343 of £200,000
Dates: Apr 14th -> May 14th (30 days)
Project By: Shakespeare's Globe
Backers: 1561
Average Pledge Per Backer: £55
Funded: £85,343 of £200,000
Dates: Apr 14th -> May 14th (30 days)
Project By: Shakespeare's Globe
£85,343
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 13 @ 14:30 -0400 GMT
42%
of goal
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Latest News
The show must go on 
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Rewards-a-plenty!
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Keep an eye on the rewards as we're adding new ones all the time. Want to own part of the set? After the tour one these amazing chests could be yours. Used for both moving other bits of set, costumes and props they themselves play an integral part in... (Read More)
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE – why the Globe is truly global and why reaching out to the Kickstarter community makes so much sense.
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
An English Theatre with an American DreamShakespeare’s Globe may stand in London but it was the vision of an American. Sam Wanamaker, actor, director and producer, visited London in 1949 and from then on made it his life’s work to realise the... (Read More)
Five day countdown...
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
These are nerve-wracking times. We have just five days to go to hit our target. We're spreading the word far and wide and adding new rewards all the time. The Globe itself was built through people power and that is how it is maintained today. We... (Read More)
A message from International Tour Associate, Malú Ansaldo
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
My name is Malú Ansaldo and I have been working with Shakespeare’s Globe since 2011. I first joined the team as Festival Producer for the 2012 Globe to Globe Festival. Once we finished the Festival I thought “ok THAT was the biggest theatrical... (Read More)
Globe to Globe Hamlet Campaign Struggles on Kickstarter
May 7th - via: crowdfundinsider.com
With less than a week left of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the Globe to Globe Hamlet is struggling to make its £200k goal. In celebration of William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, Globe Theatre opened the campaign for its most ambitious tour yet: a two-year world tour of Hamlet that will visit “every single country on earth.” (Read More)
Seven days to go. More rewards!
May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Over 700 backers! THANK YOU! We've been bowled over by your enthusiasm for our tour. With just seven days to go, we have added some extra rewards and beefed up a couple of levels to encourage more backers to support our project. NEW REWARD - £10.... (Read More)
The bark is ready, and the wind at help
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday the Globe to Globe Hamlet company set sail for Amsterdam. In scenes perhaps reminiscent of the departure of the Red Dragon from Tilbury in 1607 on which Hamlet was performed on-board off the coast of Yemen, family and friends waved off the... (Read More)
Miranda Foster shares her thoughts on the character of Gertrude
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Miranda Foster was born within the sound of Bow Bells and is the daughter of renowned stage and screen actor Barry Foster and singer Judith Shergold. Although her parents discouraged her from following in their footsteps, Miranda was bitten by the... (Read More)
We know what we are, but not what we may be.
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Ophelia's words never rung more true for our intrepid company. Tonight is the first of three performances of Globe to Globe Hamlet on the Globe stage. From here the the company start their two-year journey. Who knows what experiences they will have... (Read More)
Happy Birthday Shakespeare... And thank you
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Whilst we celebrate Shakespeare's birthday today at the Globe, Rawiri Paratene tells us about his own Globe journey.
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Rawiri Paratene is a New Zealand Māori with some Irish and English heritage mixed in. He was born in his tribal homeland of Hokianga in the Far North of Āotearoa, New Zealand before moving to Otara, in South Auckland. Rawiri began working with The... (Read More)
Meet Jennifer Leong, another of our intrepid Globe to Globe Hamlet company members
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Jennifer (Ophelia/Horatio/Rosencrantz) grew up in Hong Kong. She won a scholarship to study at Atlantic College in Wales, an international sixth form attended by young people from over 90 countries in the world. She then attended University of... (Read More)
Tom Lawrence talks about being in the cast of Globe to Globe Hamlet
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Tom Lawrence (Horatio/Laertes/Rosencrantz/Guildenstern) is the only cast member to have also appeared in both the 2011 and 2012 tours of this production, playing six different roles across nine countries. Tom is a founding member of the pioneering... (Read More)
Thank you. What a great start!
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU to everyone who has backed Globe to Globe Hamlet so far. The cast, crew, creative team and everyone at Shakespeare's Globe are so grateful. We're going to be posting updates throughout the course of this campaign so do check back. We... (Read More)
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