The Globe Theatre, a faithful reproduction of the original Elizabethan playhouse, stands as a testament to Shakespearean theatre, offering a glimpse into the entertainment and social practices of London during that era.
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let's visit the Globe Theatre in London
The Globe Theatre which you can see here
and visit today is in fact the third
Globe Theatre the first Globe Theatre
was built in about fifteen ninety-eight
and it opened for its first production
in 1599 it was one of four important
theaters in this area the other three
were the Hope the Swan and the Rose the
original globe was not built precisely
on the same spot as the modern-day globe
at that time the River Thames was wider
and the yard would have been in the
river the original site is close by just
200 yards away the foundations of the
globe were rediscovered in 1989 and the
site is marked by a plaque hopefully one
day they will be properly excavated to
reveal more of their secrets theaters
were generally built on the south bank
rather than on the north bank of the
River Thames in the times of Elizabeth
the First Bank side as the area was
known was the place Londoners would come
for entertainment the bear gardens where
bear or bull baiting took place were
very popular even with the Queen herself
theater-going was a favorite pastime of
all classes and walks of life the public
would travel over the river to the
theaters on little ferry boats if they
could afford it or by walking over the
London Bridge the only bridge across the
river at that time theaters would
advertise the fact that they were going
to put on a performance by raising a
flag over the theatre which could be
seen from the north bank so the first
row was open for performances in 1599
and it would host some of Shakespeare's
greatest works over the next 10 years
it saw the death of Queen Elizabeth and
the accession to the throne of James the
first the first robe burnt down in 1613
in a dramatic accident a cannon which
was fired to create special effects
during a performance of Henry the
eighth's Shakespeare's last play set
fire to the roof of thatch and the whole
theater burnt down the second globe was
built on the same site just one year
later in 1614 it survived until 1642
when the Puritans closed down all
theatres as well as all other forms of entertainment
