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Elizabethan Theatre

Elizabethan Theatre . By: Kaitlyn Clabaugh. From bing.com. The globe theatre was the very first theatre in London Many plays written by William Shakespeare were performed here The design of the globe theatre is similar to the designs of the old roman amphitheaters

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Elizabethan Theatre

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  1. Elizabethan Theatre By: Kaitlyn Clabaugh From bing.com

  2. The globe theatre was the very first theatre in London Many plays written by William Shakespeare were performed here The design of the globe theatre is similar to the designs of the old roman amphitheaters The theatre can hold up to three thousand people Plays were only preformed in the summer when it was warm because it was an out door theatre Peter Smith and his workers built the first globe theatre in a year spanning from 1597 to 1598 The second globe theatre was built in1614 The Globe Theatre

  3. Elizabethan Inn-Yards • Inn-Yards provided a place to stay as well as a show for the audience • They could hold up to 500 people • The plays were preformed in the cobble stone yards • These Inn-Yards were most popular from 1576 to 1594 • Some Inn-Yards were converted to Play Houses

  4. Elizabethan Amphitheatre • It had a very similar structure to the globe theatres • James Burbage built the first Amphitheatre in 1576 after the success of plays in Inn-Yards • Can hold up to 3,000 people • Similar amphitheatres were built for bear beating and bull beating • The first Amphitheatre took six months to build

  5. These were the first indoor theatres • They were small and private • They held up to 500 people • These theatres cost 2 to 26 pennies to attend while others only cost 1 to 3 pennies • Food and drinks were served during intermissions Elizabethan Play House

  6. Other Theatre Facts • Many people enjoyed the theatre ranging from the highest class to the lowest class • They were as popular then as the movies are today • Many theatres were built around London • Theatres were also used for bear beating and bull beating gambling and other informal purposes • Music was added to the plays in the 1600’s to make them more entertaining • A trumpet would sound to tell the audience that the play was starting soon • Plays were an exciting inexpensive form of entertainment

  7. Citations All pictures are from Bing.com Alchin, L. K.. "Elizabethan theatre." Elizabethan era. May 16, 2005. , Web. January 16, 2012.

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