Books & DVDs
Books for Younger Readers
Book Reviews
The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-Cooper Book Review
This is a thoughtful and thorough exploration of how race appears and is made in Shakespeare’s works. With absolute love...
Shakespeare’s Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio by Chris Laoutaris Book Review
Laoutaris succeeds finding the entwined lives behind the First Folio. In short: there’s more to this book than just a...
Hagseed by Margaret Atwood Book Review
A theatrical retelling of Shakespeare’s Tempest, Hagseed will rip through you with ferocity, grief and love. This incredible tour-de-force had...
The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-Cooper Book Review
Shakespeare’s Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio by Chris Laoutaris Book Review
Hagseed by Margaret Atwood Book Review
Books, DVDs & Programmes
Books for Adults
From Shakespeare biographies & companions to Shakespeare in theory and new works of fiction and works that reimagine Shakespeare’s Classics. Our selection of books for adults is ever evolving. Everything that you see on our website is available in store too!
Books for Younger Readers
Shakespeare is available for all ages and reading levels with our selection of Shakespeare books for younger readers. Usborne Young Readers series of storybooks are retellings of Shakespeare’s classics in simple language, with engaging illustrations for young readers to enjoy. Classics in Graphics are perfect for reading age 9 and up and feature bold imagery and easy to follow dialogue. Manga Shakespeare features cutting-edge Manga illustrations and abridged text from Shakespeare’s original plays.
Play Scripts
From collector’s editions to academic texts, our selection of play scripts are chosen to appeal to students, actors, and Shakespeare-lovers alike! We keep stock in The Oxford Shakespeare, The Arden Shakespeare, New Cambridge Shakespeare, Chiltern Classics and more, available online and in store.
DVDs
For those who are not able to make it to our productions, or those who want to relive the fun of their last visit, production DVDs are a way for you to take the Globe home with you. Production DVDs are available for a variety of plays and new editions are added as they are made available.
Programmes
Throughout the year we stock programmes for all our current productions, these are available to purchase online and in store for the duration of the plays.
We offer a limited selection of older programmes from past performances at the Globe and the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in our From the Archive collection.
Shakespeare’s Globe Book Box
Our Shakespearean focus book boxes contain a different book and bookmark each month and either a second book or a related goodie from our shop. At the beginning of every month, we package our book boxes and begin sending these out across the globe to all our dedicated readers.
Book boxes are available to be purchased online only and can be bought as a one, three, size of twelve-month subscription.
