By Perry Williams, Griffin Joyce, and Wyatt Forlini

Shakespeare’s Theatre: The Globe

Shakespeare’s Playhouse

Shakespeare needs a new playhouse to rival the opposing theatres.

The Admirals Men have the Rose Playhouse

There was a lack of money to build the play house.

Paying for the Playhouse

The Lord Chamberlain’s men all chipped in for it.

James and Richard Burbage paid for 50% of it.

The rest of the 4 in the group each paid 12.5%

Opened in 1599

Location

It was built in an outlying district of London named Southwark.

It was built near the Thames River.

Southwark was not a place with a good reputation though.

It attracted people of all classes to it.

Construction

The Lord Chamberlain's Men acted in a theatre built by James Burbage in 1576.

So Giles Allen who was the landlord ended up taking all of the materials from the old theatre and making the dome with it.

Construction

They technically owned the land but their lease was up soon.

So they were going to buy a new property for theatrical use but then the renegotiated the lease with the landlord.

Design

The Playhouse was a circular three story building with a small straw roof covering a portion of it.

On the third level was a small house supported by columns from the stage where announcements were made and the playhouse's flag.

Held 2000 people but often has 3000 people attend the plays.

Watching the Plays

There were no backdrops, no lighting, and no props.

Women had to be accompanied by men no matter where they sat.

There was no artificial lighting so the plays generally occurred from 2P.M. to 4-5P.M.

The playhouse burnt down

On June 29, 1613 the playhouse was burnt down.

During a performance of Henry VIII A cannon ignited the playhouse.

It was rebuilt on the opposite side of the Thames River.

After Shakespear’s Death

Closed in 1642 because it was thought to be bigger then the church

The Puritan's then used the land to build tenements.

The theatre was torn down in 1664

Works Cited"Shakespeare Resource Center - Shakespeare's Globe." Shakespeare Resource Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2012.

"Shakespeare's Globe Theatre at AbsoluteShakespeare.com." Absolute Shakespeare - plays, quotes, summaries, essays.... N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2012.