SHAKESPEARE HOUSE

RESTAURANT: Bard's Restaurant
The Waterfront, Stratford-upon-Avon. CV37 6xx
combining stylish surroundings with traditional English and Continental Cuisine.

VISIT THE SHAKESPEARE PROPIETIES:

Shakespeare's Birthplace
New Place/Nash's House
Hall's Croft
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Mary Arden's House

SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY AND THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE.

If you are interested, you can take a TOUR:

Shakespeare Tours
16 Rushbrook Road Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 7JW Tel: 44 (0)1789 204083
Shakespeare Tours provides an executive taxi service across the UK and an airport taxi collection/delivery service linking Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and The Cotswolds to the UK’s major international airports and railway stations. Mob: 44 (0)7767 487266
Cotswolds Village Tours
1 Shottery Road Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9QA Tel:+44(0)1789 266006
Excursions to Shakespeare's Stratford and the Cotswold Villages - whilst staying Stratford-upon-Avon, take time out to explore the surrounding countryside. We offer excursions through the beautiful Cotswold Countryside. Indeed as small group tour specialists in the Stratford area we can suggest half-day trips to include Warwick and Kenilworth Castles or Coventry Cathedral. Alternatively full-day excursions can take in Oxford, Blenheim Palace and Bladon.

Country & Town Tours
Moreton in Marsh Gloucestershire. Tel: 07968 763379
John Luker is the owner of Town & Country Taxis and has lived in the area all his life. I established Town & Country Taxis and Tours in 1999 I am always pleased to help tourists, visitors and locals alike. Whatever your preference, taxi, tours or travels arrangements, you can be sure of our immediate attention.
Coopers Executive Travel
9 Crompton Close, Little Haywood, Stafford. Tel 0044 (0)1889881461
Coopers provide chauffeur driven luxury 8 seater touring vehicle's for all your transportation needs, from meet and greet at the airport to tailor made guided tours of Britain.
Why not have a guided tour of THE COTSWOLDS whilst in Stratford? We offer half day and full day tours through to detailed itinerary trips. Whatever your needs we will try to fulfill them.
Chauffeur Driven
The Old School Alderminster Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 8NY. +44 (0)1789 450 833
We provide Chauffeur Driven luxury travel for all our clients in safety, comfort and with minimum delay with our comprehensive fleet of Mercedes-Benz luxury motor cars and people carriers. We specialise in corporate arrangements providing transfers to and from all UK airports, railway stations and seaports with a personalised ‘meet and greet’ service. In addition we provide a wide range of Chauffeur Driven services for all occasions including: conferences, meetings, restaurants, hotels, theatres, a variety of sporting events and Weddings.
Peter West Tours
The Garden Flat, 80 Goldhurst Terrace, London, NW6 3HS, +44.7973.22.22.44
Luxury personal sightseeing tours to Stratford-upon-Avon, from London with your own personal driver-guide.

You can find a high variety of SHOPS:

Antiques
Art, Crafts, Games & Toys
Bookshop, News, Stationery & Tobacconists
Fashion shopping in Stratford
Food Shopping in Stratford
Gift Shopping in Stratford
Shopping for the Home in Stratford
Jewellers in Stratford
Multi Media Shopping in Stratford

A TRIP TO STRATFORD UPON AVON

You left Sabadell at 5:45 by train. You get the Catalan train to plaça Catalunya, which cost 1,80€. You will arrive there at 6:30. At that time you can get there a bus, that take you to the aeroport. You will be about 30 minuts going there, so you will arrive there at 7:00. ( You can buy a doble ticket which cost 7€. http://www.bcn.es/turisme/catala/turisme/mobilitat/ser_tra_fr11.htm

At 20:45 you left Barcelona with the following plane:

262,72 € --> price for the 2 ways.

1 pasajero - Precio de la aerolínea por pasajero (Gastos de gestión no incluidos)

IDA:
viernes 5 diciembre 2008

Barcelona (El Prat)
20:45
Londres (Stansted)
Reino Unido e Irlanda del Norte
22:05
Low Cost

Turista
0 escalas


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You will arrive there at 22:05.

You will stay at the following hotel: http://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?city=-2608939&error_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fcity%2Fgb%2Fstratford-upon-avon.html%3Faid%3D303946%3Blabel%3Dstratford-upon-avon-C48ljQqBO_t5XzQ5QmRVBwS450015863%3Bsid%3D770f3dc4abdac58f6223b73ecbc2a72a%3B&aid=303946&label=stratford-upon-avon-C48ljQqBO_t5XzQ5QmRVBwS450015863&sid=770f3dc4abdac58f6223b73ecbc2a72a&checkin_monthday=5&checkin_year_month=2008-12&checkout_monthday=8&checkout_year_month=2008-12&do_availability_check=on

Hunters Moon Guest House
150 Alcester Road, Stratford Upon Avon • Mostrar mapa
The Hunters Moon Guest House offers bed & breakfast, accommodation exclusively for adults wishing to have a break without children....… Más información

Precio para 3 noches
Single
£ 105

You will return with the following plane:

VUELTA:
lunes 8 diciembre 2008

Londres (Gatwick)
07:05
Barcelona (El Prat)
España
10:10
Low Cost

Turista
0 escalas


[ FOR YOUR STAY THERE YOU WILL HAVE MORE THAN 200€ ]

ENGLAND

ENGLAND is an european country which capital is London.

England is Shakespeare country and it's very interesting.

















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Big Ben

The Clock Tower is the world's largest four-faced, chiming turret clock. The structure is situated at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It is often mistakenly called "Big Ben" — which is actually the main bell housed within the Clock Tower. The Clock Tower has also been referred to as St Stephen's Tower or The Tower of Big Ben or Big Tom. However, St Stephen's Tower is actually towards the middle of the Palace, and is the main point of entry for attendees of debates and committees.


















Buckingham Palace

Today, Buckingham Palace is not only the weekday home of the Queen and Prince Philip but also the London residence of the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The palace also houses the offices of the Royal Household and is the workplace of 450 people. Every year some 50,000 invited guests are entertained at garden parties, receptions, audiences, and banquets. The Garden Parties, usually three, are held in the summer, usually in July. The Forecourt of Buckingham Palace is used for Changing of the Guard, a major ceremony and tourist attraction (daily during the summer months; every other day during the winter).


















London bridge

Tower Bridge is a bascule bridge in London, England over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London and is sometimes mistakenly called London Bridge, which is actually the next bridge upstream. The bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the Corporation of London.


















London eye

The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. It is the tallest observation wheel in the world. It was opened by British Prime Minister Tony Blair at 20:00 GMT on December 31, 1999, although it was not opened to the public until March 2000 because of technical problems. Since its opening, the Eye, operated by Merlin Entertainments but sponsored by British Airways, has become a major landmark and tourist attraction.

OBAMA

Obama is the new USA president.

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The Globe

The first picture is a globe draw that I took from internet.
The second picture is my own draw of the globe.
The following hipervincle is a webpage which shows the structure of the globe.
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre-structure.htm

TUDOR LONDON

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A NEW THEATRE STYLE

With the reopening of the theaters in 1594, Shakespeare is associated with the companion of Lord Chamberlain. George Chapman joined the companion of Lord Admiral. It is a great opportunity to Shakespeare: in just over two years, write: Romeo and Juliet, The Dream of a Summer Night, Richard II, The Merchant of Venice, The amansiment of Fury. The government only allows the children's performances, but they end up taking a critical tone even more corrosive than those of adults. Shakespeare criticizes this atmosphere in one of the largest tragedies that writes, Henry IV, a play starring the sarcastic and relaxing Falstaff (a character that Shakespeare to recover the glory of Windsor waterfalls). Three works are for young players decided that, in the absence of sensible men, adopting the role of boys; Much ado about nothing, to your taste and Twelfth Night. The 1597 forced by the owner abandonan 'The Theater'. On the night of Christmas 1598 takes the wooden theater on the winged side of the Thames, built on 'The Glove'. The North translated that Thomas had just taken from Plutarch gives the historical material needed to carry endevant his new project.

A NEW THREATRAL STYLE

With the reopening of the theatre in 1594, Shakespeare associated with Lord Chamberlain's company, the queens cousin. Christopher Marlowe was assassinated, Robert Greene and Thomas Nashe died as consequence of a desease, George Peele was ill, Thomas Lodge and Jhon Lyly stoped writting and George Chapman moved to another company. It was a great opportunity for Shakespeare and in two years time he wrotte lots of amazing plays which the public loved and which were very popular.

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1. What was the name of the company Shakespeare belonged to ?

The Lord Chamberlain's Men.

2. How many companies were licensed to perform in London ?

Only 2.

3. Why did Shakespeare's company build the Globe ?

In 1599

4. What did Shakespeare's company use to build the Globe ?

Shakespeare's company only built the Globe because they could not use the special playhouse that their chief actor Richard Burbage's father had built for them in 1596, a roofed theatre inside the city, in Blackfriars. James Burbage had a long history as a theatrical entrepreneur. In 1576 he built the first successful amphitheatre, known as The Theatre, in a London suburb. Twenty years later, when the lease on The Theatre's land was about to expire, he built the Blackfriars as its replacement. But the wealthy residents of Blackfriars got the government to block its use for plays, so his capital was locked up uselessly.

5. Who built the Globe ?

The Globe was built by two brothers, Richard and Cuthbert Burbage.

6. When the Globe was built , there were two other theatres in Southwark already. Which ones ?

The Swan and The Rose.

7. When was it built ?

In 1598.

8. How and when was it destroyed ?

In 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII, the thatch of the Globe was accidentally set alight by a cannon, set off to mark the King's entrance onstage in a scene at Cardinal Wolsey's palace. The entire theatre was destroyed within the hour.

9. When was it rebuilt ?

By June 1614 it had been rebuilt, this time with a tiled gallery roof and a circular shape.

10. When was it finally pulled down ? Why ?

It was pulled down in 1644, two years after the Puritans closed all theatres, to make way for tenement dwellings.

11. Explain how acting at the Globe was like.

Acting at the Globe was radically different from viewing modern Shakespeare on screen.
The plays were staged in the afternoons, using the light of day. Therefore, all references to weather or time of the day had to be given to the audience through the text.
The audience surrounded the stage on all sides. No scenery was used, except for occasional emblematic devices like a throne or a bed. It was almost impossible not to see the other half of the audience standing behind the players. Consequently much of the staging was metatheatrical, conceding the illusory nature of the game of playing, and making little pretense to stage realism .

12.Complete this chart :

THEATRE

The Rose and the Fortune

the Theatre and The Globe

COMPANYLORD ALMIRAL'S MEN

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S MEN

PLAYWRITER

Christopher Marlowe

William Shakespeare

MAIN ACTOR

Edward Alleyn

Richard Burbage

MANAGER

Philip Henslowe

The Burbages

PATRON

Lord Charles Howard

Lord Chamberlain

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Love with Shakespeare

In this blog we are going to post information, images and all kind of things about Shakespeare.