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{{Infobox Theatre |
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|name = Shakespeare's Globe |
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|image = Southwark reconstructed globe.jpg |
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|caption = Shakespeare's Globe in May 2003 |
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|address = 21 New Globe Walk |
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|city = [[Southwark]], [[London]] |
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|country = [[UK]] |
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|architect = [[Pentagram (design studio)|Pentagram]] |
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|owner = The Shakespeare Globe Trust |
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|opened = 1997 |
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|website = www.shakespeares-globe.org |
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'''Shakespeare's Globe Theatre''', which officially opened in 1997, is a reconstruction of the [[Globe Theatre]], an Elizabethan playhouse in the [[London Borough of Southwark]], on the south bank of the [[River Thames]]. It is approximately {{convert|230|m|ft}} from the site of the original theatre. [[Jack Shepherd (actor)|Jack Shepherd's]] 'Prologue Production' of ''[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' starring [[Mark Rylance]] as Proteus, opened the Globe to the theatregoing public in August 1996, a year before the formal opening Gala. |
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==The original Globe== |
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The original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 by the [[playing company]], [[Lord Chamberlain's Men]], to which [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] belonged, and was destroyed by fire on [[June 29]], [[1613]]. The fire was caused by a accident with a cannon during a production of ''Henry VIII''.<ref>Nagler 1958, p. 8.</ref> The theatre was rebuilt by June 1614 (the exact opening date is not known), but was officially closed by pressure of [[Puritan]] opinion in 1642 and demolished in 1644 .<ref>{{cite book |
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| title = Encyclopædia Britannica: Globe Theatre |
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| date = 2008 |
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==History== |
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[[Image:Globe Galleries.JPG|thumb|left|180px|The modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, in [[London]].]] |
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In 1970 American actor and director [[Sam Wanamaker]], founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust, and International Shakespeare Globe Centre with the objective of building a faithful recreation of Shakespeare’s Globe close to its original Bankside, Southwark location. While many had said that the Globe reconstruction was impossible to achieve, he persevered for over twenty years, and eventually a new Globe theatre was built according to a design based on the research of historical advisor [[John Orrell]].<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = John Orrell, 68, Historian On New Globe Theater, Dies |
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| work =[[New York Times]] |
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| date =[[2003-09-28]] |
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The rest of the design team comprised Theo Crosby of [[Pentagram (design studio)|Pentagram]] as the architect, [[Buro Happold]] as structural and services engineers and Boyden & Co as quantity surveyors. The construction was undertaken by McCurdy & Co.<ref>[http://www.mccurdyco.com/globepm.html McCurdy & Co website]</ref> |
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The theatre opened in 1997<ref>[http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/information/abouttheglobe/ Information about the Globe].</ref> under the name "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre" and now stages plays every summer. [[Mark Rylance]] was appointed as the first [[artistic director]] in 1995 and was succeeded by [[Dominic Dromgoole]] In 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/information/latestnews/20061030/3524/|title= Dominic Dromgoole appointed Artistic Director|accessdate=2007-03-19 |format= |work=The Shakespeare Globe Trust }}</ref> |
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The new theatre on [[Bankside]] is approximately {{convert|230|m|ft}} from the original site, centre to centre,<ref>Measured using [[Google Earth]]</ref> and was the first [[thatched roof]] building permitted in London since the [[Great Fire of London]] in 1666.<ref>Staff. [http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761560022/globe_theatre.html Globe Theatre] [[Encarta]]. Accessed [[29 June]] [[2008]]</ref> |
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As in the original Globe, the theatre has a [[thrust stage]] that projects into a large circular yard surrounded by three tiers of steeply raked seating. |
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[[Image:Modernglobe.jpg|thumb|right|The modern Globe from the river [[Thames]].]] |
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The only covered parts of the amphitheatre are the stage and the (more expensive) seated areas. Plays are staged during the summer, usually between May and the first week of October, and in the winter the theatre is used for educational purposes. Tours are available all year round. |
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The reconstruction was carefully researched so that the new building would be as faithful a replica of the original as possible. This was aided by the discovery of the original Globe Theatre as final plans were being made for the site and structure. Performances are staged in a manner which is as close as possible to the original environment. There are no spotlights - the plays are staged during daylight hours and in the evenings (with the help of interior floodlights). There is no amplification - no microphones or speakers - the actors must project their natural voices into the theatre. All music is performed live on period instruments. The actors can see the audience, and the audience can see each other, adding to the feeling of shared experience and community event. |
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The building itself is constructed entirely of English oak - with mortise and tenon joinery. There is no structural steel anywhere. It is, in this sense, an "authentic" 16th century timber-framed building. The seats are simple benches (though cushions can be hired for performances) and the Globe has the first and only thatched roof in London since the Great Fire of 1666. The modern thatch is well protected by fire retardants, and [[sprinkler]]s on the roof ensure further protection against fire. The "authentic" theatre is joined with a modern lobby, restaurant, gift shop and visitors' centre for the public and has extensive backstage support areas for the actors and musicians. Seating capacity is 1,380,<ref>{{cite web |
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| title =Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London |
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| work =London's Theatres |
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| publisher =thisistheatre.com |
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| date =2007 |
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| url =http://www.thisistheatre.com/londontheatre/shakespearesglobetheatre.html |
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| accessdate = 2007-12-10 }}</ref>with a further 700 "groundlings" standing in the pit,<ref>{{cite web |
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| title =Shakespeare's Globe :: Seating Plan and Ticket Prices |
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| publisher =Shakespeare's Globe |
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| url =http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/theatre/boxoffice/seatingplanandticketprices/ |
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| accessdate =2009-08-02 }}</ref> making up an audience about half the size of a typical audience in Shakespeare's time. |
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==Other replicas== |
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[[Image:Schwaebisch hall 03.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Globe-Theater, Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany]] |
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Replicas and free interpretations of the Globe have been built around the world and in the virtual world: |
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*U.S.A. |
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** [[OSF Elizabethan Theatre]], [[Ashland, Oregon]], built in 1935, rebuilt 1947 and 1959 |
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**[[San Diego]], [[Old Globe Theatre]], built in 1935<ref>[http://www.theoldglobe.org/ The Old Globe, San Diego].</ref> |
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**[[Cedar City, Utah]], [[Utah Shakespearean Festival|Adams Shakespearean Theatre]] |
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** [[Dallas, Texas]], Old Globe Theatre, built 1936<ref>[[:de:Globe Theatre#Weitere Nachbauten|Further Replicas (in German)]].</ref> |
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** [[Odessa, Texas]], [http://www.globesw.org/home.html The Globe Theatre Of The Great Southwest] |
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** [[Williamsburg, Virginia]], Globe Theatre, built 1975 in the Banbury Cross section of [[Busch Gardens Williamsburg]] [http://www.buschgardens.com/bgw/as_haunted_lighthouse.aspx] |
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**There is currently an effort to create a Globe Theatre in New York City.<ref>[http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/Broadway-To-Get-Shakespeare-Globe-Theater www.Broadway.TV article "Broadway To Get New Globe?"]</ref> |
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*Germany |
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**[[Neuss|Neuss am Rhein]], [http://www.neuss.de/neuss/english/culture/institutions/globe.html Globe Neuss], built 1991 |
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** [[Rust (Baden)|Rust, Baden, Germany]], [[Europa-Park]], built 2000 |
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**[[Schwäbisch Hall]], Baden-Württemberg - which houses a replica of the interior of the Globe Theatre |
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*Italy |
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**[[Rome]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3190268.stm Italy gets Globe Theatre replica].</ref>, built 2003 |
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* Czech Republic |
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** [[Prague]], built 1999, burned down in 2005<ref>[http://www.theatre.cz/art/clanek.asp?id=9717 The Globe Theatre in Prague - More Information about the Disaster].</ref> |
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* Japan |
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** [[Tokyo]], Isozakia Arata's '''Panasonic Globe Theatre''' in Tokyo, built 1988 <!-- dead link: [http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/navigation/showpageNS.asp?l1=8&l2=1&l3=3#tokyo] --> |
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*Virtual world replica |
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** [[SL Shakespeare Company]] |
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*Replica of similar Elizabethan theatre: |
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**Waseda University Tsubouchi Shoyo Memorial Library Theatre (a replica of [[Fortune Playhouse|The Fortune Theatre]]), built early 1900s |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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* Carson, Christie and Karim Cooper, Farah (Sept 2008) Shakespeare's Globe, A Theatrical Experiment, Cambridge University Press, UK, ISBN 9780521701662 |
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* {{cite book |author={{aut|King, T.J.}} |authorlink=Thomas J. King, Jr.|year=1971 |title=Shakespearean Staging, 1599-1642|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, MA|isbn=0674804902}} |
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* {{cite book |author={{aut|Nagler, A.M.}} |authorlink= |year=1958 |title=Shakespeare's Stage |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven, CT |isbn=0300026897}} |
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* {{cite book |author={{aut|Schoenbaum, Samuel}} |authorlink=Samuel Schoenbaum |year=1991 |title=Shakespeare's Lives|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|isbn=0198186185}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons|Shakespeare's Globe}} |
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* [http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre website] |
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* [http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/theatre/archive/ ''Plays performed at the reconstructed Globe (by season)''] (Shakespeare's Globe) |
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* [http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xGlobe.html#Globe Globe Theatre Study Guide] |
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* [http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/TT/Globe/index.html Building a Piece of History] The Story of the New Globe Theatre By Zachary T. Oser |
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.508095,-0.096849&spn=0.001110,0.003404&t=k&hl=en Satellite photo of the rebuilt Globe Theatre] |
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* [http://www.rosetheatre.org.uk/ Rose Theatre Website] |
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* [http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/globe/ 3D Model of Globe Theatre done by Wesleyan University's Learning Objects Studio] |
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* [http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html Shakespeare's Globe at the Shakespeare Resource Center] |
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/2007/302.shtml Doctor Who Episode guide for 'The Shakespeare Code'] |
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* [http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/globe08.htm Shakespeare's Globe 2008 'Totus Mundus' season] |
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==Literature== |
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*Carson and Karim-Cooper 'Shakespeare's Globe: A theatrical Experiement' Cambridge University Press, 2008, 9780521701662 |
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* Day, Barry: ''This Wooden 'O': Shakespeare's Globe Reborn''. Oberon Books, London, 1997. ISBN 1-870259-99-8. |
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* [[Mark Rylance|Rylance, Mark]]: ''Play: A Recollection in Pictures and Words of the First Five Years of Play at Shakespeares's Globe Theatre''. Photogr.: Sheila Burnett, Donald Cooper, Richard Kolina, John Tramper. Shakespeare's Globe Publ., London, 2003. ISBN 0-9536480-4-4. |
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{{Theatres in London}} |
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Revision as of 14:37, 30 September 2009
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