History:
The Globe is especially famous for William Shakespeare`s plays that were produced there. It is also considered the most famous Elizabethan theatre.
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Shakespeare’s theatre is located just outside of London, England.
The original Globe opened in 1599. It was built on the southern shore of the Thames.It burnt down in 1613 and was immediately rebuilt. It was closed by the Puritans in 1642.Now, 200 yards from its original site, after almost 400 years, the Globe Theatre has been opened to the public again: the rebuilt playhouse was officially inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on Thursday 12 June 1997.
1599 1613 1642 1997
William ShakeSpeare
The Globe TheaTre
Theatre Week organised by IES Pedro Jiménez Montoya 2011
Spectators sat in the ga-llery around the edgeIf they were very wealthy they may have even sat on the stage! Poor people stood in front of the sta-ge. These people were ca-lled groundlings.
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1.There was no scenery2. Young boys played the women’s parts (girls were NOT allowed to become actors!)3. Plays were performed in daylight, from 2 o’ clock in the af-ternoon until the evening.3. A flag was raised to show that a play was being performed4. A trumpeter announced to the people that the performance was starting. 5.Colour coding was used to advertise the type of play to be performed - a black flag meant a tragedy , white a comedy and red a history.6. The trapdoors above and below the stage might be used for special effects.
William ShakeSpeare
Theatre Week organised by IES Pedro Jiménez Montoya 2011