The Globe Theatre

What is the globe theatre?

• it is a theatre built in London, England in 1599

HOW LONG DID IT LAST?

• from 1599-1613
• then 1614-1642
• then in 1997-now

Other name for the globe theatre

• the other name is Elizabethan theatre

History on the Globe theatre

• The globe theatre was built from wood of another theatre that was taken apart when the own was in another country

WHY DID IT CLOSE?

• in 1613 it closed because of a misfired cannon
• in 1642 it was closed because of the complaints by Puritans

More info.

• In 1644 the Globe theatre was demolished by the Puritans

Nickname

• the nickname for the globe theatre is the wooden O

when it was built and by whom?

• It built between 1597-1598
• Peter Smith and his workforce built the globe

How did it go in to flames?

• it went in to flames while they were in the middle of a play (Henry 8) from a misfired cannon in the play

The first play

• the first play was written by shakespeare called Julius Caesar

All the plays shown

• Julius Caesar
• Hamlet Twelfth Night Richard II Troilus and Cressida All’s Well That Ends Well Timon of Athens King Lear Macbeth Pericles, Prince of Tyre The Tempest The Two Noble Kinsmen Henry VIII

Pop Quiz

• what was the name of the theatre?
• when was it built?
• what was the first play shown?
• who was the creator of the first play there?
• bonus: what year did the the wooden O burn and how?

answers

• the globe theatre
• 1599
• Julius Caesar
• William Shakespeare
• Bonus: 1613 and from a misfired cannon

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