Ford Supports the Shakespeare Globe's First Tour in 400 Years

BRENTWOOD, Essex, 1 August, 2007 – This summer Shakespeare's Globe is embarking on its first tour in 400 years with an exciting version of Romeo and Juliet – helped along the way by Ford.

The loan of two Ford Transit vans, a Ford Transit minibus and a Ford Fiesta helps the troupe of actors and crew of Romeo and Juliet transport themselves and the production around the tour's collection of castles, parks and gardens across Britain. The tour set off from the Globe in June and ends with a performance at the "home of cricket", Lords Cricket Ground, on 2 September.

The Globe’s relationship with Ford began before the Globe Theatre was completed in 1997, with a gift which enabled the building of the famous Bankside Gates. Since then, Ford has sponsored individual theatre productions, including The Merchant of Venice (1998), The Comedy of Errors (1999) and The Tempest (2000) - which starred Vanessa Redgrave in an acclaimed performance as Prospero. From 2001, Ford supported Globe Education's summer programme of curriculum-based and continuing education activities for five years.

Samir Savant, Development Director, Shakespeare's Globe said: "We are thrilled that Ford is supporting the Romeo and Juliet tour this summer. This continues their long-standing association with Shakespeare's Globe. As we receive no core funding from the government, we are dependent on our family of supporters for our continued growth and success."

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For a list of dates and venues, please see www.shakespeares-globe.org


Notes:

* Shakespeare's Globe theatre season, Renaissance + Revolution, includes Shakespeare’s Othello, The Merchant of Venice and Love’s Labour’s Lost and two pieces of new writing, Holding Fire! (by Jack Shepherd)and We The People (by Eric Schlosser). Tickets are available on 020 7401 9919 / 020 7087 7398 or via www.shakespeares-globe.org and range in price from £5 to £32.
* Globe Education Globe Education's mission is to inspire teaching and learning through an exploration of the sprit of Shakespeare's Globe and to celebrate the crafts and disciplines that inform the making of a play. Globe Education currently provides classes for over 90,000 people at the Globe every year and for many more thousands via distance learning and outreach programmes.
* Shakespeare’s Globe Exhibition is open daily – May to September from 9am to 5pm and October to April from 10am to 5pm. Admission includes a guided tour of the Theatre. For further information, telephone 020 7902 1500.
* The Shakespeare Globe Trust is a registered charity No.266916. The Globe receives no public subsidy.


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