Determined To Prove a Villain

Today we traveled back to the Globe for a performance of King Richard III. The difference between this performance and the last one is that we were "Groundlings". What does this mean? It means we stand for three hours in front of the stage, so close that the actors can touch us, which they did several times throughout the performance. At As You Like It, the actor playing the fool kissed a Groundling girl, but no one was kissed today. Instead, we were encouraged to cheer for the king and were made fun of by the actors (I was apparently one of the "blessed wives" of the older gentleman standing next to me).

Posters for both "As You Like It" and "Richard III" outside the Globe. Needless to say, we enjoy Shakespeare's comedies more than his historical plays. 

Barty Crouch from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire played the Duke of Buckingham. The whole performance was enjoyable, though it was an all-male cast (very strange when it comes to Richard wooing).
Tomorrow we are watching "The Mystery of Charles Dickens" for the Dickens class.