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Shakespeare’s Globe Theater. By: Anna Wildner, Jon Galaydick Lizz Melliand, and Robin Lewis. Shakespeare’s Globe . It is the most famous playhouse of its time. It is located near the Thames River in a district called Southwark.
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theater By: Anna Wildner, Jon Galaydick Lizz Melliand, and Robin Lewis
Shakespeare’s Globe It is the most famous playhouse of its time. It is located near the Thames River in a district called Southwark. Constructed out of oak, deal (especially fir or pine planks), and stolen playhouse frames. It cost 1 penny to stand in the open courtyard and 2 pennies to sit in the galleries and watch the plays.
Characteristics Open courtyard Octagonal amphitheater Diameter of 100 feet Seating capacity of 3,000 people Three stories high Stage was 44 feet wide and 26 feet deep The stage was 5 feet off the ground Trap door on the stage On the back wall there was a balcony famously known for the scene from Romeo and Juliet
History • During the performance of Henry VIII in 1613 a cannon was shot and made the thatched roof catch fire. • It burned to the ground but was later reconstructed a year later • The new Globe operated until 1642 • In 1642, because it was a source of entertainment, the Puritans closed it down • The Puritans later destroyed the Globe and built tenements on its foundation
History continued • For the next 352 years, the Globe Theatre was forgotten • In 1989, the foundations of the Globe were rediscovered • Construction of a new Globe Theatre began in 1993 under the vision of Sam Wanamaker near the original • The new Globe Theatre was completed in 1996 • On June 12th, 1997, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the new Globe with a production of Henry V
Plays Performed in the Globe • Julius Caesar (1599) • Hamlet (1600-1601) • Twelfth Night Or What You Will (1601) • Richard II (1601) • Troilus and Cressida (1601-1602) • All’s Well That Ends Well (1602) • Timon of Athens (1604) • King Lear (1605) • Macbeth (1606) • Pericles • Prince of Tyre (1607) • Possibly The Tempest (1610) • The Two Noble Kinsmen (1611) • Cardenio (1612) • Henry VIII (1613) • Romeo and Juliet
The Globe Today The new Globe continues to host plays and productions. In the year it opened, it attracted 210,000 people. Even though the new Globe is not on the same street it is in the nearby vicinity. Although the thatched roof was the cause of the demise of original Globe, it was still included in the replica.
Lord Chamberlain’s Men : Famous Actors Lord Chamberlain’s Men was not originally Shakespeare’s company, but joined him in 1594. Amazingly, the most famous actor was not William Shakespeare, but actually Richard Burbage. Thomas Pope was the co-owner of the famous playhouse as well as a comic actor. John Hemminges was a famous actor and later became the manager of Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1594.
Interesting FACTS The Globe’s motto is “Totus mundus agit histrionem” which means the whole world is a playhouse. Since there was no lighting in the playhouse the plays occurred in the early afternoon (2 pm till 4 or 5 pm) There were not any backdrops and hardly any props; therefore, the viewers had to use their imagination.
Works Cited “Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.” absolute Shakespeare.n.p., 2005. Web. 1 April 2012. “Shakespeare’s Globe.” Shakespeare Resource Center. n.p., 5 Feb. 2012. Web. 1 April 2012. “Shakespeare’s Theater.” Folger Shakespeare Library. n.p., n.d. Web. 1 April 2012.
