A few years ago I was given a private tour of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London and I had special permission to photograph the space. I felt very privileged to be able to wander around with my camera, free to capture the changing light across the seating, beams, stage and even backstage area.

It has an wonderfully intimate atmosphere and it somehow felt smaller while I had the entire playhouse to myself than when the crowds started their tours, towards the end of my photo shoot.

As it’s William Shakespeare’s birthday today, I thought it would be nice to share some of my photographs.