環球劇場推播放器 莎翁戲劇可點播

Shakespeare could be set to reach a new audience thanks to digital technology, with the Globe releasing its plays on demand.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors head to the Globe, the replica of Shakespeare’s theatre on the south bank of the River Thames, to see the dramatist’s plays performed in the open air.

Now viewers will be able to watch more than 50 Shakespeare productions either from the comfort of their living room on a desktop computer, mobile or tablet while on the move.

Plays, including the hit production of Twelfth Night with Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry, will be available to rent or buy from the Globe Player.

The theatre said it is the first in the world to make its plays available as video-on-demand.

The Globe’s artistic director, Dominic Dromgoole, said: “The Globe is always looking for bold new ways to take Shakespeare out into the world and share his astonishing plays with as many people as possible.

“Globe Player will allow us to reach brand new audiences and to make access to our productions simple and seamless for anyone with the internet. We are delighted to be the first theatre with its own dedicated video-on-demand platform.”

In recent years, theatres as well as opera and ballet companies have reached larger audiences by broadcasting their productions in cinemas live.

The open-air theatre runs productions from April to October. The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, a candle-lit, indoor recreation of a Jacobean theatre, opened earlier this year to allow productions to be staged on the Globe site throughout the year.

The Globe began filming its productions in 2009. Rentals cost up to £4 and it costs £8 to buy a download.多虧了數碼技術，環球劇場發佈了它的可供點播戲劇，使更多觀衆可以接觸到莎士比亞戲劇。

每年，成千上萬的訪客涌入這座位於泰晤士河南岸的仿造莎士比亞劇場——環球劇場，去欣賞露天表演的劇作家戲劇。現在，觀衆不論是在舒適的起居室裏使用臺式電腦，還是在移動中使用手機或平板電腦，都可以觀看超過50部莎翁作品。

包括由馬克·裏朗斯（Mark Rylance ）和斯蒂芬·弗萊（ Stephen Fry）主演的《第十二夜》在內的熱門戲劇，將可從環球劇場播放器上租賃或購買。

劇場表示，將戲劇做成可供觀看的點播視頻，在世界上尚屬首例。

環球劇場的藝術總監杜朗哥·德羅姆古爾（ Dominic Dromgoole）說道，“環球劇場一直在尋求大膽的新方式將莎士比亞帶給全世界，向儘可能多的人分享他令人驚歎的戲劇作品。”

“環球劇場播放器將允許我們吸引全新的觀衆，並使我們的產品通過網絡簡單無縫地呈現給任何人。我們很高興成爲第一座擁有自身專門視頻點播平臺的劇場。”

近年來，劇場也和歌劇和芭蕾舞公司一樣，通過在電影院現場播放它們的作品而吸引了更多觀衆。

露天劇場的演出從4月持續到10月。燭光照耀的室內劇院山姆·沃納梅克劇院（Sam Wanamaker Playhouse）是詹姆斯一世劇院（Jacobean theatre）的翻版，今年它比往年都更早開幕，以便戲劇產品在全年內亮相環球劇場網站。

環球劇場於2009年開始錄製產品。產品租價高達4英鎊，下載費用爲8英鎊。