All the river's a stage as a mini-Elizabethan theatre floats down the Thames Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Graeme RobertsonThe boat's destination was the Globe, which kicked off its new season with a performance of King Lear starring David Calder in the lead rolePhotograph: Christopher Furlong/GettyTourists snap the passing boatPhotograph: MATT DUNHAM/AP
Around the world, theatre lovers have been toasting Shakespeare's 444th birthday. The celebrations included more than 35 simultaneous performances of his playsPhotograph: Matt Dunham/APThe Globe's summer season includes A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merry Wives of WindsorPhotograph: Tim Ireland/PA
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