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# A modern reconstruction of the original Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre" or the "New Globe Theatre," opened in 1997.
 
# A modern reconstruction of the original Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre" or the "New Globe Theatre," opened in 1997.
  
== The original Globe ==  
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Shakespeare's company erected the storied Globe Theatre circa 1598 in London's Bankside district. It was one of four major theatres in the area, along with the Swan, the Rose, and the Hope. The open-air, octagonal amphitheater rose three stories high with a diameter of approximately 100 feet, holding a seating capacity of up to 3,000 spectators. The rectangular stage platform on which the plays were performed was nearly 43 feet wide and 28 feet deep. This staging area probably housed trap doors in its flooring and primitive rigging overhead for various stage effects.
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In 1613, the original Globe Theatre burned to the ground when a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII ignited the thatched roof of the gallery. The company completed a new Globe on the foundations of its predecessor before Shakespeare's death. It continued operating until 1642, when the Puritans closed it down (and all the other theatres, as well as any place, for that matter, where people might be entertained). Puritans razed the building two years later in 1644 to build tenements upon the premises. The Globe would remain a ghost for the next 352 years.
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The foundations of the Globe were rediscovered in 1989, rekindling interest in a fitful attempt to erect a modern version of the amphitheater. Led by the vision of the late Sam Wanamaker, workers began construction in 1993 on the new theatre near the site of the original. The latest Globe Theatre was completed in 1996; Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the theatre on June 12, 1997 with a production of Henry V. The Globe is as faithful a reproduction as possible to the Elizabethan model, seating 1,500 people between the galleries and the "groundlings." In its initial 1997 season, the theatre attracted 210,000 patrons.
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==The original Globe==  
 
The original Globe was an [[Elizabethan theatre]] which opened in Autumn 1599<ref>Nagler 1958, p. 7.</ref> in [[Southwark]], on the south bank of the [[Thames]], in an area now known as [[Bankside]].  It was one of several major theatres that were located in the area, the others being the [[The Swan (theatre)|Swan]], [[The Rose (theatre)|the Rose]] and The [[Hope Theatre|Hope]]. The Globe was the principal [[playhouse]] of the [[Lord Chamberlain's Men]] (who would become the [[King's Men (playing company)|King's Men]] in 1603). Most of Shakespeare's post-1599 [[play]]s were staged at the Globe, including ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Othello (play)|Othello]]'', ''[[King Lear (play)|King Lear]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]''.
 
The original Globe was an [[Elizabethan theatre]] which opened in Autumn 1599<ref>Nagler 1958, p. 7.</ref> in [[Southwark]], on the south bank of the [[Thames]], in an area now known as [[Bankside]].  It was one of several major theatres that were located in the area, the others being the [[The Swan (theatre)|Swan]], [[The Rose (theatre)|the Rose]] and The [[Hope Theatre|Hope]]. The Globe was the principal [[playhouse]] of the [[Lord Chamberlain's Men]] (who would become the [[King's Men (playing company)|King's Men]] in 1603). Most of Shakespeare's post-1599 [[play]]s were staged at the Globe, including ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Othello (play)|Othello]]'', ''[[King Lear (play)|King Lear]]'' and ''[[Hamlet]]''.
  
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Like all the other theatres in London, the Globe was closed down by the [[Puritan]]s in 1642. It was destroyed in 1644 to make room for [[tenement]]s. Its exact location remained unknown until remnants of its foundations were discovered in 1989 beneath [[Anchor Terrace]] on Park Street. There may be further remains beneath Anchor Terrace, but the 18th century terrace is [[listed building|listed]] and may not be disturbed by archaeologists.<ref name = Mulryne>{{cite book |last=Mulryne |first=J R |authorlink= |coauthors=Shewring, Margaret |title= Shakespeare’s Globe Rebuilt|year=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location= |isbn=0521599881 }}</ref>
 
Like all the other theatres in London, the Globe was closed down by the [[Puritan]]s in 1642. It was destroyed in 1644 to make room for [[tenement]]s. Its exact location remained unknown until remnants of its foundations were discovered in 1989 beneath [[Anchor Terrace]] on Park Street. There may be further remains beneath Anchor Terrace, but the 18th century terrace is [[listed building|listed]] and may not be disturbed by archaeologists.<ref name = Mulryne>{{cite book |last=Mulryne |first=J R |authorlink= |coauthors=Shewring, Margaret |title= Shakespeare’s Globe Rebuilt|year=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location= |isbn=0521599881 }}</ref>
  
== Layout of the Globe ==
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==Layout of the Globe==
 
The Globe's shape and size have been pieced together by scholarly inquiry over the last two centuries. The evidence suggests that it was a three-story, 100-foot (30.5m) wide, open-air [[amphitheatre]] that could house around 3,000 spectators.  The Globe is shown as a round building on a contemporary engraving of London.  On this basis, some assume the building was [[circle|circular]], while others favour a [[polygon]]al shape. Archaeological evidence suggests the playhouse had twenty sides.<ref name = Mulryne>{{cite book |last=Mulryne |first=J R |authorlink= |coauthors=Shewring, Margaret |title= Shakespeare’s Globe Rebuilt|year=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location= |isbn=0521599881 }}</ref>
 
The Globe's shape and size have been pieced together by scholarly inquiry over the last two centuries. The evidence suggests that it was a three-story, 100-foot (30.5m) wide, open-air [[amphitheatre]] that could house around 3,000 spectators.  The Globe is shown as a round building on a contemporary engraving of London.  On this basis, some assume the building was [[circle|circular]], while others favour a [[polygon]]al shape. Archaeological evidence suggests the playhouse had twenty sides.<ref name = Mulryne>{{cite book |last=Mulryne |first=J R |authorlink= |coauthors=Shewring, Margaret |title= Shakespeare’s Globe Rebuilt|year=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location= |isbn=0521599881 }}</ref>
  
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* Heavens ceiling height: 26 ft. 9 in. (8.15m) (to the height of the upper gallery floor)
 
* Heavens ceiling height: 26 ft. 9 in. (8.15m) (to the height of the upper gallery floor)
  
== The modern Globe ==
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==The modern Globe==
 
 
 
At the instigation of [[Sam Wanamaker]], a new Globe theatre was built according to an [[Elizabethan]] plan. The design team comprised [[Theo Crosby]] of [[Pentagram (design studio)|Pentagram]] as the architect, [[Buro Happold]] as structural and services engineers and Boyden & Co as quantity surveyors.<ref>[http://www.mccurdyco.com/globepm.html].</ref> It opened in 1997<ref>[http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/information/abouttheglobe/].</ref> under the name "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre" and now stages plays every summer (May to October). [[Mark Rylance]] was appointed as the first [[artistic director]] of the modern Globe in 1995.  In 2006, [[Dominic Dromgoole]] took over.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/information/latestnews/20061030/3524/|title= Dominic Dromgoole appointed Artistic Director|accessdate=2007-03-19 |format= |work=The Shakespeare Globe Trust }}</ref>
 
At the instigation of [[Sam Wanamaker]], a new Globe theatre was built according to an [[Elizabethan]] plan. The design team comprised [[Theo Crosby]] of [[Pentagram (design studio)|Pentagram]] as the architect, [[Buro Happold]] as structural and services engineers and Boyden & Co as quantity surveyors.<ref>[http://www.mccurdyco.com/globepm.html].</ref> It opened in 1997<ref>[http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/information/abouttheglobe/].</ref> under the name "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre" and now stages plays every summer (May to October). [[Mark Rylance]] was appointed as the first [[artistic director]] of the modern Globe in 1995.  In 2006, [[Dominic Dromgoole]] took over.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/information/latestnews/20061030/3524/|title= Dominic Dromgoole appointed Artistic Director|accessdate=2007-03-19 |format= |work=The Shakespeare Globe Trust }}</ref>
  
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The reconstruction was carefully researched so that the new building would be as faithful a replica as possible. This was aided by the discovery as final plans were being made of the site of the original Globe itself. Modernisations include the addition of [[sprinkler]]s on the roof to protect against fire, and the fact that the theatre is partly joined onto a modern lobby, visitors centre and additional backstage support areas. Due to modern Health and Safety regulations 1,300 people can be housed during a show,{{Fact|date=June 2007}} under half the estimated 3,000 of Shakespeare's time.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
 
The reconstruction was carefully researched so that the new building would be as faithful a replica as possible. This was aided by the discovery as final plans were being made of the site of the original Globe itself. Modernisations include the addition of [[sprinkler]]s on the roof to protect against fire, and the fact that the theatre is partly joined onto a modern lobby, visitors centre and additional backstage support areas. Due to modern Health and Safety regulations 1,300 people can be housed during a show,{{Fact|date=June 2007}} under half the estimated 3,000 of Shakespeare's time.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
  
=== Replicas ===
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===Replicas===
 
[[Image:Schwaebisch hall 03.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Globe-Theater, Schwäbisch Hall, Baden, Germany]]
 
[[Image:Schwaebisch hall 03.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Globe-Theater, Schwäbisch Hall, Baden, Germany]]
 
A number of replicas of the Globe have been built around the world:
 
A number of replicas of the Globe have been built around the world:
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==References==
 
==References==
* {{cite book |author={{aut|Nagler, A.M.}} |authorlink= |year=1958 |title=Shakespeare's Stage |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven, CT |id=ISBN 0300026897}}
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*Nagler, A.M. ''Shakespeare's Stage'', Yale University Press, 1958. ISBN 0300026897
 
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*Schoenbaum, Samuel. ''Shakespeare's Lives'', Clarendon Press, 1991. ISBN 0198186185
* {{cite book |author={{aut|Schoenbaum, Samuel}} |authorlink=Samuel Schoenbaum |year=1991 |title=Shakespeare's Lives|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|id=ISBN 0198186185}}
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*Day, Barry. ''This Wooden 'O': Shakespeare's Globe Reborn'', Oberon Books, 1997. ISBN 1-870259-99-8
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*Rylance, Mark. ''Play: A Recollection in Pictures and Words of the First Five Years of Play at Shakespeares's Globe Theatre'', Shakespeare's Globe Publications, 2003. ISBN 0-9536480-4-4
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xGlobe.html#Globe Globe Theatre Study Guide]
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*[http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xGlobe.html#Globe Globe Theatre Study Guide]
* [http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre website]
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*[http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre website]
* [http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/shakespeare_globe_theatre.htm Entertainment at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre]
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*[http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/shakespeare_globe_theatre.htm Entertainment at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.508095,-0.096849&spn=0.001110,0.003404&t=k&hl=en Satellite photo of the rebuilt Globe Theatre]
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*[http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/globe/ 3D Model of Globe Theatre done by Wesleyan University's Learning Objects Studio]
* [http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk/ Rose Theatre Website]
 
* [http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/globe/ 3D Model of Globe Theatre done by Wesleyan University's Learning Objects Studio]
 
* [http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html Shakespeare's Globe at the Shakespeare Resource Center]
 
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2007/302.shtml Doctor Who Episode guide for 'The Shakespeare Code']
 
==Literature==
 
* Day, Barry: ''This Wooden 'O': Shakespeare's Globe Reborn''. Oberon Books, London, 1997. ISBN 1-870259-99-8.
 
* [[Mark Rylance|Rylance, Mark]]: ''Play: A Recollection in Pictures and Words of the First Five Years of Play at Shakespeares's Globe Theatre''. Photogr.: Sheila Burnett, Donald Cooper, Richard Kolina, John Tramper. Shakespeare's Globe Publ., London, 2003. ISBN 0-9536480-4-4.
 
  
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Globe Theatre
Southwark reconstructed globe.jpg
Building
Type Theatre
Architectural Style Replica Elizabethan
Structural System Wood
Location London, England
Construction
Completed 1997
Main Contractor McCurdy & Co. Ltd.
Design Team
Architect Pentagram
Structural engineer Buro Happold
Services engineer Buro Happold
Other designers McCurdy & Co. Ltd. (timber consultant)
Quantity Surveyor Boyden & Co
This article is about the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare (commonly known as Shakespeare's Globe Theatre) and includes information about both the original and its modern reconstruction. For other Globe theatres, see Globe Theatre (disambiguation).

The Globe Theatre normally refers to one of three theatres in London associated with William Shakespeare. These are:

  1. The original Globe Theatre, built in 1599 by the playing company to which Shakespeare belonged, and destroyed by fire on June 29 1613.[1]
  2. The Globe Theatre was rebuilt by June, 1614 and closed in 1642.[2]
  3. A modern reconstruction of the original Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre" or the "New Globe Theatre," opened in 1997.

Shakespeare's company erected the storied Globe Theatre circa 1598 in London's Bankside district. It was one of four major theatres in the area, along with the Swan, the Rose, and the Hope. The open-air, octagonal amphitheater rose three stories high with a diameter of approximately 100 feet, holding a seating capacity of up to 3,000 spectators. The rectangular stage platform on which the plays were performed was nearly 43 feet wide and 28 feet deep. This staging area probably housed trap doors in its flooring and primitive rigging overhead for various stage effects.

In 1613, the original Globe Theatre burned to the ground when a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII ignited the thatched roof of the gallery. The company completed a new Globe on the foundations of its predecessor before Shakespeare's death. It continued operating until 1642, when the Puritans closed it down (and all the other theatres, as well as any place, for that matter, where people might be entertained). Puritans razed the building two years later in 1644 to build tenements upon the premises. The Globe would remain a ghost for the next 352 years.

The foundations of the Globe were rediscovered in 1989, rekindling interest in a fitful attempt to erect a modern version of the amphitheater. Led by the vision of the late Sam Wanamaker, workers began construction in 1993 on the new theatre near the site of the original. The latest Globe Theatre was completed in 1996; Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the theatre on June 12, 1997 with a production of Henry V. The Globe is as faithful a reproduction as possible to the Elizabethan model, seating 1,500 people between the galleries and the "groundlings." In its initial 1997 season, the theatre attracted 210,000 patrons.

The original Globe

The original Globe was an Elizabethan theatre which opened in Autumn 1599[3] in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, in an area now known as Bankside. It was one of several major theatres that were located in the area, the others being the Swan, the Rose and The Hope. The Globe was the principal playhouse of the Lord Chamberlain's Men (who would become the King's Men in 1603). Most of Shakespeare's post-1599 plays were staged at the Globe, including Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear and Hamlet.

The modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, in London.

The Globe was owned by many actors, who (except for one) were also shareholders in the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Two of the six Globe shareholders, Richard Burbage and his brother Cuthbert Burbage, owned double shares of the whole, or 25% each; the other four men, Shakespeare, John Heminges, Augustine Phillips, and Thomas Pope, owned a single share, or 12.5%. (Originally William Kempe was intended to be the seventh partner, but he sold out his share to the four minority sharers, leaving them with more than the originally planned 10%). These initial proportions changed over time, as new sharers were added. Shakespeare's share diminished from 1/8 to 1/14, or roughly 7%, over the course of his career.[4]

The Globe was built in 1599 using timber from an earlier theatre, The Theatre, that had been built by Richard Burbage's father, James Burbage, in Shoreditch in 1576. The Burbages originally had a 20-year lease of the site on which the Theatre was built. When the lease ran out, they dismantled The Theatre beam by beam and transported it over the Thames to reconstruct it as The Globe.[5]

On June 29, 1613, the Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth. A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired, igniting the wooden beams and thatching. According to one of the few surviving documents of the event, no one was hurt except a man who put out his burning breeches with a bottle of ale.[6]

Like all the other theatres in London, the Globe was closed down by the Puritans in 1642. It was destroyed in 1644 to make room for tenements. Its exact location remained unknown until remnants of its foundations were discovered in 1989 beneath Anchor Terrace on Park Street. There may be further remains beneath Anchor Terrace, but the 18th century terrace is listed and may not be disturbed by archaeologists.[7]

Layout of the Globe

The Globe's shape and size have been pieced together by scholarly inquiry over the last two centuries. The evidence suggests that it was a three-story, 100-foot (30.5m) wide, open-air amphitheatre that could house around 3,000 spectators. The Globe is shown as a round building on a contemporary engraving of London. On this basis, some assume the building was circular, while others favour a polygonal shape. Archaeological evidence suggests the playhouse had twenty sides.[7]

At the base of the stage, there was an area called the pit,[8] (or, harking back to the old inn-yards, yard) where, for a penny, people (the "groundlings") would stand to watch the performance. Groundlings would stand and eat hazelnuts during performances — during the excavation of the Globe nutshells were found preserved in the dirt[7] — or oranges.[9] Around the yard were three levels of seating, which were more expensive than standing: the first two were called the Twopenny Rooms and the top level was called the Penny Gallery.

The stage of the modern Globe Theatre.

A rectangular stage platform, also known as an 'apron stage', thrust out into the middle of the open-air yard. The stage measured about 43 feet (13.1m) in width, 27 feet (8.2m) in depth and was raised about 5 feet (1.52m) off the ground. On this stage, there was a trap door for use by performers to enter from the "cellarage" area beneath the stage. There may have been as many as four smaller trap doors around the stage.[10] Often the area beneath the stage is also called "hell," since supernatural beings (such as the ghost in Hamlet) enter and exit the stage from this area.

Large columns on either side of the stage supported a roof over the rear portion of the stage. This ceiling was called the "heavens," and was probably painted with images of the sky.[citation needed] A trap door in the heavens enabled performers to "fly" or descend using some form of rope and harness.

The back wall of the stage had three doors on the first floor and a balcony on the second. The doors entered into the "tiring house" (backstage area) where the actors dressed and awaited their entrances. The balcony housed the musicians and could also be used for scenes requiring an upper space, such as the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. In addition, it could be used as the "Lord's Room," where higher-paying audience members could pay to be seated – more to be seen than to see the play, since they would have been behind the performers.[9] The dimensions of the original Globe:[11]

  • Diameter: 100 ft. (30.5m) surface to surface / 99 ft. (30.2m) centre to centre
  • Yard: 70 ft. (21.3m) between post centres / 69 ft. (21m) surface to surface
  • Stage: 49 ft. 6 in. (15.1m) across
  • Stage height: 5 ft. (1.52m)
  • Gallery Depth: 15 ft. 6 in. (4.72m) overall / 15 ft. 6 in. (4.72m) between post centres
  • Overall height: 36 ft. 6 in. (11.1m)
  • Overall heights from floor to floor: 15 ft. 6 in. (4.72m), 11 ft. 3 in. (3.42m) and 9 ft. 9 in. (2.9m) to the plates.
  • Balcony floor: 18 ft. 6 in. (5.64m) above the yard, 13 ft. 6 in. (4.11m) above stage
  • Front Scenae doors: 11 ft. (3.35m) tall
  • Heavens ceiling height: 26 ft. 9 in. (8.15m) (to the height of the upper gallery floor)

The modern Globe

At the instigation of Sam Wanamaker, a new Globe theatre was built according to an Elizabethan plan. The design team comprised Theo Crosby of Pentagram as the architect, Buro Happold as structural and services engineers and Boyden & Co as quantity surveyors.[12] It opened in 1997[13] under the name "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre" and now stages plays every summer (May to October). Mark Rylance was appointed as the first artistic director of the modern Globe in 1995. In 2006, Dominic Dromgoole took over.[14]

The new theatre is 200 yards (183m) from the original site, and was the first thatched roof building permitted in London since the Great Fire of London in 1666.[citation needed]

As in the original Globe, the theatre is open to the sky and has a thrust stage that projects into a large circular yard surrounded by three tiers of steeply raked seating. 700 tickets to stand (and you must stand, no sitting allowed) in the yard are available for every performance at 5 pounds each. The only covered parts of the amphitheatre are the stage and the (more expensive) seated areas. Plays are put on during the summer, usually between May and the first week of October. In the winter the theatre is used for educational purposes. Tours are available all year round.

The reconstruction was carefully researched so that the new building would be as faithful a replica as possible. This was aided by the discovery as final plans were being made of the site of the original Globe itself. Modernisations include the addition of sprinklers on the roof to protect against fire, and the fact that the theatre is partly joined onto a modern lobby, visitors centre and additional backstage support areas. Due to modern Health and Safety regulations 1,300 people can be housed during a show,[citation needed] under half the estimated 3,000 of Shakespeare's time.[citation needed]

Replicas

Globe-Theater, Schwäbisch Hall, Baden, Germany

A number of replicas of the Globe have been built around the world:

  • U.S.A.
  • Germany
    • Neuss am Rhein, Globe Neuss, built 1991
    • Rust, Baden, Germany (in German), Europa-Park (in German), built 2000
  • Italy
  • Czech Republic
  • Japan
    • Tokyo, Isozakia Arata's Panasonic Globe Theatre in Tokyo, built 1988

Replica of similar Elizabethan theatre:

  • Waseda University Tsubouchi Shoyo Memorial Library Theatre (a replica of The Fortune Theatre), built early 1900s

Notes

  1. Nagler 1958, p. 8.
  2. Encyclopædia Britannica 1998 edition.
  3. Nagler 1958, p. 7.
  4. Schoenbaum, pp. 648-9.
  5. Shapiro, James (2005). 1599—a year in the life of William Shakespeare. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-21480-0. .
  6. Globe Theatre Fire.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mulryne, J R and Shewring, Margaret (1997). Shakespeare’s Globe Rebuilt. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521599881. 
  8. Britannica Student: The Theater past to present > Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theater
  9. 9.0 9.1 Thomson, Peter (1991). Shakespeare's Theatre. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415051487. 
  10. Nagler 1958, pp. 23-24.
  11. Orrell, John, The Quest for Shakespeare's Globe.
  12. [1].
  13. [2].
  14. Dominic Dromgoole appointed Artistic Director. The Shakespeare Globe Trust. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  15. The Old Globe, San Diego.
  16. Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.
  17. Further Replicas (in German).
  18. Italy gets Globe Theatre replica.
  19. The Globe Theatre in Prague - More Information about the Disaster.

References
ISBN links support NWE through referral fees

  • Nagler, A.M. Shakespeare's Stage, Yale University Press, 1958. ISBN 0300026897
  • Schoenbaum, Samuel. Shakespeare's Lives, Clarendon Press, 1991. ISBN 0198186185
  • Day, Barry. This Wooden 'O': Shakespeare's Globe Reborn, Oberon Books, 1997. ISBN 1-870259-99-8
  • Rylance, Mark. Play: A Recollection in Pictures and Words of the First Five Years of Play at Shakespeares's Globe Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe Publications, 2003. ISBN 0-9536480-4-4

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