SHAKESPEARE's GLOBE |
A replica of the original theatre of Shakespeare
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Visitor Information |
Shakespear's Globe Exhibition is open daily from 10am to 5pm. Tours
begin every 15-30 minutes. Entry costs £10.50 for adults, £8.50
concessions and £6.50 children.
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Shakespeare’s Globe is
a replica of the original theatre of Shakespeare, dating back to 1600.
The present Globe was founded by the pioneering American actor and
director Sam Wanamaker. Sadly he was never to see the finished globe as he died during its construction.
Sam Wanamaker
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As
in the original Globe, the wooden, circular structure is open in the
middle, leaving the majority of the audience exposed to the elements.
Three tiers of steeply raked wooden bench seating allow audiences to
experience performances as you would have done in Shakespeare’s day.
Part of the stage and roof
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Did You Know?
On June 29, 1613, the original Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth.
A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired, igniting
the wooden beams and thatching. According to one of the few surviving
documents of the event, no one was hurt except a man who put out his
burning breeches with a bottle of ale.
A performance at the Globe
Plays
are put on during the summer months, with the theatre used for
educational purposes during winter. Visitors are welcome all year round
and the Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition explores the
life of Shakespeare, the London where he lived, and the theatre for
which he wrote. You can find out about extravagant Elizabethan
costumes, Renaissance instruments and how they were used, the dramatic
stories of the first Globe crossing the Thames, and the new Globe being
reconstructed on Bankside.
William Shakespeare
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Did You Know?
At the base of the stage, there was an area called the pit, where, for
a penny, people would stand and watch the performance. The new Globe
theatre has recreated the pit and allows 500 people to stand and watch,
which is about half the number of people in the pit in Shakespeare’s
day.
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