Walking the Shakespeare Way

Set off 17th March 2007 - for updates on the progress of the walk please scroll down to the bottom of this section.

In celebration of Shakespeare's Globe Friends coming of age I will be leading a keen group of walkers along all 146 miles of The Shakespeare Way, from Stratford-Upon-Avon to Southwark.  Our goal is to raise £21,000 to enable us to continue our commitment to providing 700 £5 tickets per performance and launch a series of ambitious projects across theatre, education and the exhibition.  But with no annual government funding we need your help more than ever!

Join us on our adventure at any point, for just a day or even the whole stretch and ask your friends and family to support you by donating to this site.  Contact me on 020 7902 5970 or jo@shakespearesglobe.com for more information.

Walked (a part) of the route:

Jo Matthews

Sue Landaw

Linda Bee

Bob Barker

Anne Rowley

Veronica Shaw

Sarah Sullivan

George Gibbs

Pete Matthews

Martin from Questors Theatre

Samir Savant

If you can't make it, join us in spirit by donating to this page today and watch the thermometer rise!

It will only take a pledge of £3 from each Friend to reach our target of £21,000.  That's the price of a pint on a Friday night or a Cappuccino at Starbucks or  less than the cost of a Groundling Ticket.  How can you resist?

Donating online is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: The Shakespeare Globe Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

You can even email the link to this page to your friends and family or include it in your email signature to spread the word and help even more people donate easily and support our projects.  Every penny counts!

Our adventure will begin Saturday 17th March at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-Upon-Avon and end at the Globe two weeks later. 

Click here to see to see our route and the places we will visit: http://www.shakespearesway.org/index_files/Page330.htm

If you want more information about Shakespeare's Globe, go to;

http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/

Many thanks for your support!

Jo

Shakespeare's Globe Friends Manager

Day 14     (30/3/07)

This is the final day of the walk, Jo is now really close to the Globe. Today at 15.30 Jo will arrive at the gates of the Globe Theatre, were Dominic Dromgoole will welcome Jo and her fellow walkers and congratulate them on their achievement.

If you would like to come and congratulate Jo, you can join us at 15.30 at the gates and have some tea and cake afterwards!