BBC News – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside
7 January, 2014 by Discover Fine Acting
Sam Wanamaker’s vision for two theatres comes to fruition – the indoor theatre has now joined the famous Globe, and opens this month with Gemma Arterton as The Duchess of Malfi (by John Webster).
Candlelit performances, companies of boys, a radio programme and various historical titbits can be found here:
BBC News – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse: A Jacobean theatre on Bankside
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