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Globe Theatre, London playhouse, built in 1598, where most of Shakespeare's plays were first presented. It burned in 1613, was rebuilt in 1614, and was destroyed by the Puritans in 1644. A working replica opened in 1997.
BibliographySee J. C. Adams, The Globe Playhouse (1945); J. Orrell, The Quest for Shakespeare's Globe (1983). Globe TheatreLondon theatre in which the plays of William Shakespeare were performed after 1599. It was built by two brothers, Cuthbert and Richard Burbage; half the shares were kept by the Burbages, and the rest were assigned equally to Shakespeare and other members of the Chamberlain's Men. The wooden theatre, built in the shape of an O with no roof over the central area, was destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and finally pulled down in 1644. Reconstructed (beginning 1987) near the site of the original theatre, the new Globe Theatre inaugurated its first regular season in 1996. Globe Theatre playhouse where Shakespeare’s plays were performed. [Br. Lit.: NCE, 1094] See : Theater How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Invaders from the Vikings onwards have camped here over the centuries, and Shakespeare's Globe theatre and the parks and gardens of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries also developed here, outside the one-time north bank. At the end of 2005, the 45-year-old actor-director will step down from his position as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, the Thames-side London playhouse known for replicating Shakespeare productions as they would have been staged during the playwright's life. To lend a note of authenticity, director Pat Avery is constructing a mock-up of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre stage that will enable the actors to perform almost in the audience's laps. |
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