he globe theatre was a theatre in london and was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company. In the building of the globe, many thetres such as the Curtain Theatre, built in 1577and the Newington Butts Theatre, built in 1576 were closed because of the opening of the the globe. And during the Globe Theatre's time was the Red Bull and was built in 1604 and was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The demensions of the building are unknown but it had been assumed that the Globe Theatre had been an octagonal shaped building. The overall Layout was similar but far smaller version than the Coliseum in Rome. The cost to watch play was 2-5 pennys, pending on where and quality of a seat you wanted. Lighting was entirely supported by sunlight, a reason why they had plays in the afternoon. The acting company known as the
Chamberlain's Men. The theatre would put flags up on the outside to advertise which play would be playing that afternoon.
It would have been a fun and prodigious place to have spent time at. Were there any other plays performed at The Globe Theatre besides the ones Shakespeare wrote?
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2-5 pennys is not very much chinks. The Globe Theatre is prodigious, I wish i could have witnessed one of Shakespeare's plays there. Would they sometimes put plays on early in the morning for a play that sees fit?
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by "And during the Globe Theatre's time was the Red Bull and was built in 1604 and was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666." Many sentences are slightly confusing. Other than that, I did learn from this post, and I believe the Globe Theatre would be a wonderful place to be.
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