The Bard hits the big screen at the Old Globe again, as the Balboa Park theater presents free Monday night showings of Shakespeare-minded movies.
The film series runs in tandem with the Globe’s summer Shakespeare Festival, which this year takes in the now-running “Richard II” (closing this Saturday), and “Hamlet” (running Aug. 6 to Sept. 10).
Here are the movies headed your way:
- Director Peter Brook’s groundbreaking take on “King Lear, 7 p.m. this Monday (July 17) on the indoors Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage.
- Al Pacino in the “Richard III”-minded documentary “Looking for Richard,” 7 p.m. Aug. 7, Shiley stage.
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann’s modernized “Romeo + Juliet,” 8 p.m. Aug. 28 in the outdoors Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.
Seating is first-come; first-served; the line starts one hour before show time.
Shakespeare on Film
When: July 17 to Aug. 28.
Where: Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park.
Admission: Free.
Phone: (619) 234-5623
Online: theoldglobe.org.
Twitter: @jimhebert