Norwich ― When a plan to build a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater and surrounding performing arts campus fell through in Stratford last summer, state arts and tourism officials steered the group.
Action on Shakespeare Theatre redevelopment in Stratford could come this summer
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Tom Evans and Jim Warren (left and right) pose next to a statue commonly referred to as “the thinker” on the grounds of the former Shakespeare theater in Stratford, Conn. May 18, 2021. The theater was destroyed by fire in 2019. The two men are planning to build a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe theater on the grounds.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Shakespeare theater, in Stratford, Conn. burned to the ground early Sunday morning, Jan. 13, 2019. Opened in 1955 as the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre, the building had stood vacant for many years.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less