If you’re interested in the real story of Shakespeare in London and you have an iPhone or iPad, then a new app might be of interest to you.
The iPhone app entitled “Shakespeare’s London” helps the user track down all the areas of London which had significant connections to the bard, even though many of these have now vanished into the history books.
The Globe theatre does of course now exist again, although only after a huge amount of effort from various actors including American actor Sam Wanamaker.
Many others aren’t even marked such as The Swan theatre which had a capacity of around 3000 people which is hugely more than you could get into any London theatre today, or the Blackfriars theatre which was used in Winter as a replacement for the Globe (due to its open roof).
For someone as important as Shakespeare to world litterature, it seems that only Stratford-upon-Avon (where he was born) really commemorates him. This is slightly odd considering he did most of his actual writing and plays in London, not Stratford.
Shakespeare’s London in the Apple store costing £1.79.
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Editorial note: Before anyone asks, I can not vouch for the quality of the app as I don’t have an iPhone and am a long way from London even if I did, but this was published in the Guardian and looked useful so I’m passing it on without warranty, etc etc.
