"There is not one Juliet. There never has been"

Dr Sophie Duncan (@clamorousvoice) author of Searching For Juliet, gives us the history of Juliet.

THREAD 🧵 Racist backlash against Francesca Amewudah-Rivers's casting as Juliet has pretended to oppose "inaccurate" or "woke" casting, as if Shakespeare's Juliet were a real historical figure or a fixed point in theatrical tradition.

Are you joining us for Hamlet on YouTube this evening?Where in the globe are you watching from? ⭕🌍

We’d love to hear from you throughout the show – tweet us @The_Globe #Hamlet.

Here’s approx. timings for this evening's #Hamlet 💀

7.00pm Part One
7.35pm 10 min Interval
(Be sure to pause the YouTube video and press play again in 10 mins time if you’d like to join us for an interval)
7.45pm Part Two
9.45pm Ends

With #TheTamingoftheShrew officially opening this evening, we’d thought we’d delve in to the history of Shakespeare’s tricky, tempestuous comedy.

Here’s 10 Things You May Not Know About Shrew… As with most of Shakespeare’s plays, it’s difficult to assign a precise date to #TheTamingoftheShrew, but we believe it was written and performed between 1590 and 1592, making it one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies when he was but a youth.

There is no denying that history has been dominated by stories about men, and by men, and this winter, we’re shining a (candle)light on women and their stories. This autumn sees the centenary of two political milestones in the fight for gender equality – the election of the first female Member of Parliament, Nancy Astor, and the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act.

Our first panel at the #GlobeWomenPower symposium is about #Women, #Culture and #Art 🎭

We are very lucky to have @soulsister8, @ClairevkVan, @mogster and @Winsome_Pinnock reflecting on themes of #leadership, guided by our chair Professor Charlotte Scott. We first ask - what does #leadership mean to you?

See the responses from our panel below - and share your own answer too!