Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre
Comprehensive Facts and information about the Globe Theatre
THE MOVE TO THE GLOBE THEATRE!
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The lease of the
original 'Theatre' where Shakespeare and the Chamberlain's
men performed, expired
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Burbage tried to
re-negotiate the lease with the owner Giles Allen. Allen was
a strict Protestant, a Puritan, who totally disapproved of
Theatres and Actors! He refused to allow them to extend the
lease
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Burbage,
Shakespeare and the company of actors had no alternative but
to move out of the 'Theatre' and set up at the nearby
Curtain Theatre
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All negotiations
for a new tenancy agreement failed with Giles Allen. He had
decided to pull the 'Theatre' down and use the materials to
build a new property. The company of actors had different
ideas!
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Apparently a
clause in the original agreement allowed them to dismantle
the Theatre and make use of the building materials
themselves!
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This is exactly
what they did! The players decided to demolish the Theatre
and transport the timber to a their new site on Bankside in
Southwark
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Giles Allen was
furious! But he could do nothing and the timbers and other
material from the old Theatre were used to build the new
Globe Theatre
THE GLOBE THEATRE!
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The Globe
theatre was built by a carpenter called Peter Smith together
with his workforce
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They started in
1597 and it was finished in 1598
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The Globe was
built in a similar style to the Coliseum, but on a smaller
scale. Never-the-less it still had an audience capacity of
over 1500 people and this amount increased to 3000 when
people mingling outside the grounds
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To announce the
opening of the new theatre, the Chamberlain’s Men flew a
flag featuring the figure of Hercules carrying a Globe on
his shoulders
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Colour coded
flags were used to announce all other performances
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A black flag
announced a tragedy , white a comedy and red a history
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A white flag
announced a comedy
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A red flag
announced a history
THE STRUCTURE OF THE GLOBE
THEATRE!
Shakespeare and
the Globe Theatre
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