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Globe Theatre

Type Object Region England Time 1599–1613

The Globe Theatre was an open-air round public theatre built on Bankside in London in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later the King's Men), with…

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  1. 1599Bankside, London · LondonThe Lord Chamberlain's Men used the timber frame from the old 'Theatre' site to build the new Globe Theatre on Bankside on the south bank of the Thames. Shareholders included Richard Burbage, James and Cuthbert Burbage, and William Shakespeare, adopting the typical Elizabethan public theatre form of an open-air round yard with three tiers of galleries.
  2. 1599–1600Globe Theatre · LondonThe theatre officially opened to the public in autumn 1599, operating on a business model of penny standing tickets and tiered gallery seating. During this period the company staged new works such as Henry V and Julius Caesar as well as revivals, attracting Londoners and visitors from elsewhere, and became a theatrical centre on the Southbank alongside the Rose Theatre.

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