London Globe Theature and the V and A

On a trip to London I went to the globe theatre to see the space in which the plays where performed and to gain a better understanding of the time period because the building is very historical and authentic. Unfortunately there was a staging of Mcbeth on so there were no tours going round. However though got some went to the globe a few years previously and went on a tour. And the theatre is a very clever piece of engineering as no microphones are used it is all acoustics , and apparently the architect had philological issues after building it and was imprisoned in Bethlehem Hospital. The theatre was also smaller then I expected and thinking about how many people went there it would have been very cramped. And as a consequence of the teatre being so cramped and small , on hot days the theare would get very warm and audience members would and still faint due to the heat. Particularly in the standing areas. The stage itself is also quite small too but is can be seen clearly from all angles and it called thrust stage.  It was good to know that plays are still being performed there as they would have been in the 1500-1600 . It really help develop peoples understanding and able to feel the impact of Shakespeare's work. Also in an V and A exhibition there were Shakespearean costumes , there is a huge amount of crafting that goes into making to cloths and the flamboyance of them really echos the time period and the styles. The colours and shapes used in them too is fascinating as they are very expressive and would communicate things for example that the character to have wore this would have been rich. There was also a small model of the inside of the globe.