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Globe Theater
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare . He wrote there many of his greatest plays . It was first built in 1599 by Shakespeare 's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. It was rebuilt in June 1614 and closed in 1642. It stood on the bank of the River Thames in Southwark , London, England , UK.
In 1987, though, after many years of careful research, work began to build a new theatre as much like the original as possible. The New Globe was built with the same materials and building methods as the Shakespeare´s theatre. It is a round building, 3 storeys high, with a wooden frame and plaster walls. The middle of the theatre is open to the sky.
The New Globe opened in 1997. It was named “Shakespeare’s Globe and it is used from April to October for performances of plays both by Shakespeare and other playwrights of his time. The audience is possible to sit in a gallery just as the wealthier people would have done 400 years ago or stand as a groundling in the yard, just as poorer people would have done . Tickets for the new play cost £20. There are 700 £5 standing tickets for every performance. Standing offers the best view of the stage. On the upper , middle and lower gallery tickets cost from £12 to £33.
In 2009 there was played: “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Frontline”, “As You Like It”, “Troilus and Cressida”, “ Helen ”, “A New World”, “Love’s Labour ’s Lost”, “The Comedy of Errors” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream ”.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born on 23rd April 1564 in Stratford -upon- Avon , where he grew up and went to school. He married at age 18 with Anne Hathaway . She was then 26. At some time 1588 he went to London, joined a theatre company as an actor and started writing plays.
His plays became very popular and he became quite a rich guy. He bought one of the largest houses in Stratford, and in 1599 the Globe theatre was built.
In his later years, from about 1608 , Shakespeare wrote only 4 plays. He died in Stratford, on 23rd April, 1616 – his 52nd birthday.
William Shakespeare is not only England ’s most famous poet and playwright, but perhaps also the greatest writer the world has ever known. Even today , his works are read more widely than those of any other writer.
Stratford-upon-Avon
Every year , millions of visitors come to the quiet town of Stratford-upon-Avon, the place where William Shakespeare was born, grew up, died and is buried .
The Shakespeare Memorial in Stratford includes a museum , a library and a theatre where the Royal Shakespeare Company perform his plays.