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VIDEO FLASH: Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series to Launch in June

| New York City |

June 2, 2011

Four productions from Shakespeare’s Globe in London will be screened in over 250 movie theaters throughout the U.S. as part of the Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series, which will launch with the comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor on June 27.

Over the summer, the Shakespeare’s Globe productions that will reach the screen are Henry IV, Part 1 (August 1), Henry IV, Part 2 (August 18), and Henry VIII (September 15). All of the productions were captured on video during their runs at the theater in during 2010.

In addition to the performance, the screenings will include a special 20-minute historical perspective on the Globe, the reconstruction process, the work of the Globe today, and a behind-the-scenes look at each production with interviews from the actors and creative team involved.

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