Step inside our iconic wooden O for a Pride Guided Tour of the Globe Theatre, bringing to life the queer stories and characters from Shakespeares life and times. What would life have been like for the queer community during Shakespeares lifetime? And how exactly are they linked to the theatre? Take a deep dive into an important era in LGBTQ+ history, from rebellious icons down in the yard to nobility in the galleries, and even the intimate letters between King James I and his favourite the Duke of Buckingham. Discover vivid records of diverse sexualities and gender identities in the writing of the time, including Shakespeares own Sonnets, and explore the queer relationships between characters in some of his most famous plays. This unique tour is packed with fascinating people, both real and fictional, and their unexpected stories.
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Address : Shakespeare's Globe
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside
London
SE1 9DT
Telephone : 02074019919
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- 01 Jan – E. M. Forster (1879–1970), English novelist & short story writer
- 01 Jan – James Hormel (1933–2021), American philanthropist, LGBT activist & former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
- 01 Jan – Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
- 01 Jan – Martine Rothblatt (1954–), American lawyer, author, entrepreneur, business executive & CEO of United Therapeutics
- 02 Jan – William Haines (1900–1973), American film actor & interior designer
- 02 Jan – M. Carey Thomas (1857–1935), American educator, linguist & women’s suffragist
- 04 Jan – Michael Stipe (1960–), American singer
- 04 Jan – Gianni Vattimo (1936–2023), Italian philosopher, politician & MEP
- 04 Jan – Dot Jones (1964–), American actress & arm wrestler
- 06 Jan – Gábor Szetey (1968–), Hungarian politician & former Secretary of State
- 06 Jan – Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French writer, philosopher & activist
- 06 Jan – Kate McKinnon (1984–), American actress & comedian
- 06 Jan – Nancy Ruth (1942–), Canadian Senator
- 07 Jan – Christian Louboutin (1963–), French footwear designer
- 07 Jan – Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American poet, librettist & translator
- 07 Jan – Michael Sam (1990–), American football player, first publicly gay player drafted by the NFL
- 08 Jan – Jack Andraka (1997–), American inventor, scientist & cancer researcher
- 08 Jan – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale (1864–1892), English royalty
- 08 Jan – Winnaretta Singer (1865–1943), American heiress
- 10 Jan – Sal Mineo (1939–1976), American actor
- 11 Jan – Eva Le Gallienne (1899–1991), English actress, producer & director
- 12 Jan – Kieron Richardson (1986–), English actor
- 12 Jan – Edith Cooper (1862–1913), English poet
- 12 Jan – Patsy Kelly (1910–1981), American actress
- 13 Jan – Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), American actor, comedian & director
- 13 Jan – Edmund White (1940–), American author
- 13 Jan – Nate Silver (1978–), American statistician, journalist & writer
- 13 Jan – Charlotte Charke (1713–1760), English actress, playwright, novelist & transvestite
- 14 Jan – Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), English fashion & portrait photographer
- 14 Jan – Holland Taylor (1943–), American actress
- 18 Jan – Cary Grant (1904–1986), English actor
- 18 Jan – Mike Michaud (1955–), American Democratic congressman (Maine)
- 18 Jan – Seamus O'Regan (1971–), Canadian broadcast journalist & politician
- 18 Jan – Maulik Pancholy (1974–), American actor
- 19 Jan – Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), American novelist & short-story writer
- 19 Jan – Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American rock singer-songwriter
- 21 Jan – Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer
- 21 Jan – Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
- 22 Jan – Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist & author
- 22 Jan – Lord Byron (1788–1824), British poet & leading figure in Romanticism
- 22 Jan – Elaine Noble (1944–), American politician & LGBT activist
- 23 Jan – Luisa, Marquise Casati Stampa di Soncino (1881–1957), Italian aristocrat, muse & patron of the arts
- 24 Jan – Hadrian (76–138), Roman Emperor
- 25 Jan – W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright, novelist & short story writer
- 25 Jan – Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), English writer
- 25 Jan – Aya Kamikawa (1968–), Japanese politician & writer, first openly transgender politician in Japan
- 26 Jan – Ellen DeGeneres (1958–), American actress & stand-up comedian
- 27 Jan – Eric Radford (1985–), Canadian pairs figure skater, 2015 World Champion
- 28 Jan – Colette (1873–1954), French novelist
- 28 Jan – Marnie McBean (1968–), Canadian rower, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
- 29 Jan – Greg Louganis (1960–), American Olympic diver & author
- 29 Jan – Gia Carangi (1960–1986), American model
- 29 Jan – Sara Gilbert (1975–), American actress & talk show co-host
- 30 Jan – Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), American politician, Republican congressman (Connecticut)
- 30 Jan – Howard Sturgis (1855–1920), English writer
- 31 Jan – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (1863–1922), British politician
- 31 Jan – Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968), American actress
- 31 Jan – Portia de Rossi (1973–), Australian actress
- 31 Jan – Patricia Velásquez (1971–), Venezuelan actress & model
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