Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
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The Globe Theatre
• Built in 1599 by
Cuthbert Burbage
• Destroyed by fire in
1613; rebuilt 19931997.
• Located on south side
of the Thames in
Southwark district
• 50% owned by
Cuthbert and Richard
Burbage
• 50% owned by the
Chamberlain’s Men
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The Globe Theatre
• The “hell” at the
bottom was a
space for devils
and others to
emerge.
• Roof, or
covering,” was
called “the
heavens.”
The Globe Theatre
• Pit, referred to as the
yard, was 80 feet in
diameter; platform
for the thrust stage
was 40 feet wide.
• Yard accommodated
800 “groundlings.”
• Gallery seated 1,500
theatre goers.
The Globe Theatre
• All actors were
men.
• Specific parts were
written for specific
actors.
Richard Burbage, the most
famous Shakespearean actor
of the Elizabethan Age
The Globe Theatre
• Performances were
conducted during the
mid-afternoon (2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.).
• Acoustics were poor.
• No background scenery
was used.