Globe TheatreJenny Park

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Basic Information Reconstruction of the open-

air playhouse(1599) completed in June, 1997

The Open-air Playhouse used to be Shakespeare’s workplace where he wrote his plays (located in London)

Located in many places including London, USA, Germany, Italy

Said to be the heart of the Shakespeare’s Globe Centre

What is done in the Globe Theatre?

Such Shakespeare’s plays are performed this year King Lear A Midsummer Night’s

Dream Timon of Athens The Merry Wives of

Windsor The Front Line Liberty Hamlet The Burial at Thebes

Breif History of Globe Theatre Original Globe was destroyed by fire on June 29, 1613

(three years before Shakespeare’s death)

Several Globes were rebuilt after the original one

Rebuilt with modern technology, and as one of the most currently built theatre of the Globe Theatre, it opens on June, 1997 in London with the Play Henry V

Location of the Globe TheatreSouth bank of the River Thames (opposite of St.

Paul’s Cathedral) in London, England.

Globe Theatre’s Annual Season

Performances held during April 23, 2008 to October 5, 2008 this year

Architectural Information

Circular

Stage lies on one curved side of the theatre

Audience surrounds the stage

Bibliography"Globe Theatre :: Theatre." Shakespeare's Globe

Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London. 26 Aug. 2008 <http://www.sgc.umd.edu/>.

"Shakespeare's Globe Center (USA) Center for Globe Research -- Home Page." Shakespeare's Globe Center (USA) Center for Globe Research -- Home Page. 26 Aug. 2008 <http://www.sgc.umd.edu/>.