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There have been several Globe Theatres in London.- The original Shakespeare Globe Theatre (see below).
- There was a Globe Theatre (possibly named after the original Shakespeare Theatre) in Newcastle Street, that opened in 1868 and was demolished about 1902. Globe Theatre, Newcastle Street, Strand. A compact little theatre, with a semi-circular salle half below ground. It has passed through too many vicissitudes, and has been under too many different managements, to have acquired any specialty. Also known as Royal Globe Theatre and Globe Theatre Royal. See Globe Theatre - Arthur Lloyd site
- Prior to the opening of the new Globe theatre in 1997 there had also been a West End Globe Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. It was renamed the Gielgud Theatre in 1995, after John Gielgud. Formerly it was the Hicks Theatre (1906-1909) and the Globe Theatre (1909-1994).
- New Shakespeare Globe Theatre - 1997
1 Shakespeare's Globe Theatres
The original Globe Theatre was an Elizabethan theatre, built about 1598, in London's Bankside district. It was one of four major theatres in the area, the others being the Swan, the Rose, and the Hope. Several of William Shakespeare's plays were originally staged there.
The Globe burned to the ground in 1613, apparently set on fire by a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIIIHenry VIII was one of William Shakespeare's last plays. The play is referred to as All is True in contemporary documents, and the title Henry VIII does not appear until its publication in the First Folio of 1623. Stylistic evidence indicates that the play that ignited the thatched roof of the gallery. It was rebuilt immediately, this time with a tiled roof, and reopened in July of the following year.
Like all other theatres, it was closed down by the PuritanThe Puritans were members of a group of radical Protestants which developed in England after the Reformation. Terminology The word puritan is now applied unevenly to a number of Protestant churches from the late sixteenth century to the early eighteenth cs in 1642Events January 4 Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. Beginning of English Civil War. March 1 Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine) becomes the first incorporated city in America May 17 S, and it was destroyed in 1644Events February to August Explorer Abel Tasman's second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. April A popular Chinese rebellion led by Li Zicheng sacks Beijing, prompting Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dyn to make room for tenements.
2 The modern Globe
At the instigation of Sam WanamakerSam Wanamaker ( June 14, 1919 December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director. Born in Chicago, Wanamaker left the States in the late 1940s because he thought he might be blacklisted due to his leftist convictions see McCarthyism). He settled in Eng, a new Globe theatre was built according to an Elizabethan plan. It opened in 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t.
The new theatre is 200 yards from the original site, and was the first thatched roof building permitted in London since the Great Fire of London of 1666. The original plan was modified by the addition of sprinklers on the roof, to protect against fire.
As in the original, both the stage and the audience are outdoors. Plays are put on during the summer, and in the winter the theatre is used for educational purposes, and tours are available.
