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The best drama, dance and opera - at home - for free

Amazing theatre, dance and opera in your sitting room. Culture was never so accessible... The National Theatre is sharing a fantastic season with us. If you are just joining them, start with their production of Jane Eyre  ... and maybe donate if you can? The Bolshoi Theatre has sumptuous productions which are glorious to watch. Join them tonight for the premiere of Boris Godunov New York's Metropolitan Opera is offering a nightly free concert. last week, they had the fantastic Siegfried and this week, a stunning stream of Aida. The sets alone are worth tuning in for. For anyone who has ever been lucky enough to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe , you will know the feeling of being transported back in time. Experience Shakespeare's plays as he saw them. This is a perfect way to introduce your children to the arts, without having to worry about them kicking the seat in front of them or asking loudly why the strange lady on the stage is shouting so much!

An afternoon at the Globe

Wrong play but my favourite epilogue. The world of the Globe is a very special one; detached from reality allowing you to luxuriate in the glories of Shakespeare. Bliss. Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. William Shakespeare From The Tempest , Act 4 Scene 1 To find out more about A Midsummer Night's Dream: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/a-midsummer-nights-dream-2013?utm_source=hp&utm_medium=customBlock&utm_campaign=Midsummer_hp