Bibliograph

Hamlet, Globe to globe, two years, 190,000 miles, 197 countries, one play, Dominic Dromgoole

Type

Label

Hamlet, Globe to globe, two years, 190,000 miles, 197 countries, one play, Dominic Dromgoole

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hamlet, Globe to globe

Oclc number

939426737

Responsibility statement

Dominic Dromgoole

Sub title

two years, 190,000 miles, 197 countries, one play

Summary

From performing in sweltering deserts, capital and remote cities, heaving marketplaces and on Pacific islands, and despite food poisoning in Mexico, the threat of ambush in Somaliland, an Ebola epidemic in West Africa, and political upheaval in Ukraine, the Globe's players tirelessly pushed on. They carried their own props, instruments, and costumes throughout the journey, and could construct an entire set in less than two hours. Dromgoole introduces this impressive cast of sturdy souls, recounting the highs and lows of their tour, paying witness to Shakespeare's power to transcend borders and bring the world closer together. -- amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Who's there? -- Honouring the upbeat -- Setting out through the Baltics -- Words and walls in Mitteleuropa -- Madness in Mexico City -- Polonius by the Red Sea -- God on a Pacific Island -- Murder and the rice fields -- Soliloquies in the Andes -- News from England -- Wittenberg in the desert -- The world in revolt -- Fighting for eggshells and revenge -- Mission control -- Friendship on the road -- Caesar in Zaatari -- Embattled theatre near the Great Rift Valley -- The rest is silence

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