2. When was The Globe built?
• It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing
company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
3. What is The Globe?
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William
Shakespeare.
• The Globe was owned by actors who were also shareholders in Lord
Chamberlain's Men.
• Two of the six Globe shareholders, Richard Burbage and his brother
Cuthbert Burbage, owned 25% each of the whole; the other four
men, Shakespeare, John Heminges, Augustine Phillips, and Thomas
Pope, owned a single share.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtLB3Od2F0Y
4. What happened to the theatre in 1613?
• In 1631 was destroyed by fire on 29 June. A
second Globe Theatre was built on the same
site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.
5. Name three other theatres in London
in 16th century.
• Other three diferents theatres in London could be:
• The Swan
• The Rose
• The Hope
