Globe theatre (1597-1598) Public Playhouse Week Four Public Playhouse http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william- shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm

The Original Globe Theatre The original Globe Theatre was situated on the South bank of the river Thames in Southwark, London, England It was also reputed to be a brothel and gambling house It was named as Globe Theatre because of the shape looks like a globe Built between 1597-1598 and opened in1599 Peter Street was the carpenter/contractor hired to construct the Globe Week Four

The Second Globe Theatre (1614) A second Globe Theatre was rebuilt on the same site by June 1614 (called The Hope) Although the second Globe had a non-flammable tile roof, it was torn down in 1644 after a fire of another sort, Puritan zeal, closed all theatres Puritans were strict Protestants who favored strait-laced living and opposed theatre performances After the Globe was razed, tenements replaced it Between September 2 and 5, 1666, the Great Fire of London–which destroyed more than 13,000 dwellings and more than 80 churches– consumed the foundations and whatever else was left of the Globe. Week Four

The New Globe Theatre (1997) It is also known as Shakespeare’s Globe and rebuilt in 1997 Modern recreations are based on the educated guesses and on a surviving drawing of a rival theatre It is approximately 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre, on the South bank of the river Thames in Southwark Week Four

The model of the Globe Theatre The front side of the Globe Theatre Week Four The interior of the Globe Theatre The view of the stage

Motto “Totus mundus agit histrionem” (The whole world is a playhouse) This phrase was slightly re-worded in the William Shakespeare play As You Like It It was a translation of one of Shakespeare's most famous lines: All the World's a Stage. The line can also be translated as All the world plays the actor    Week Four

Structures Three-storey, open-air amphitheatre approximately 100 feet (30 m) in diameter that could house up to 3,000 spectators Rectangle stage platform, also known as an 'apron stage', thrust out into the middle of the open-air yard The stage measured approximately 43 feet (13.1 m) in width, 27 feet (8.2 m) in depth and was raised about 5 feet (1.5 m) off the ground On this stage, there was a trap door for use by performers to enter from the "cellarage" area beneath the stage Large columns on either side of the stage supported a roof over the rear portion of the stage. The ceiling under this roof was called the "heavens," and was painted with clouds and the sky Week Four

A trap door in the heavens enabled performers to descend using some form of rope and harness The back wall of the stage had two or three doors on the main level, with a curtained inner stage in the centre and a balcony above it 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 Week Four

Productions Quite sophisticated stage productions: i) The use of massive props such as fully working canons ii) Special effects such as smoke effects, the firing of a real canon, fireworks (for dramatic battle scenes) and spectacular 'flying' entrances from the rigging in the 'heavens' iii) The stage floor had trap-doors allowing for additional surprising incidents iv) Music was another addition to the Globe productions Week Four

Plays Hamlet (1600-1601) Twelfth Night Or What You Will (1601) Richard II (February 7th 1601) Troilus and Cressida (1601-1602) All’s Well That Ends Well (1602) Timon of Athens (1604) King Lear (1605) Macbeth (1606) Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607) The Tempest(1610) The Two Noble Kinsmen(1611) Week Four

The Structure of the Globe Theatre Week Four

Week Four The current Globe Theatre is approximately 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre, on the South bank of the river Thames in Southwark, London.

Replica of William Shakespeare's Globe Theater at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas Week Four

The Globe Theatre in Rome is an exact replica of the famous Shakespeare's Globe venue in London Week Four