The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 in London by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlains Men. It had a capacity of 3000 seated or standing and was constructed of wood from a previous theatre. The Globe hosted many of Shakespeare's plays and burned down in 1613, after which it was rebuilt in 1614 before being closed by Puritans in 1642.

1. THE GLOBE THEATRE By: Mireia Panadès

2. Introduction : The Globe Theatre was a theater in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlains Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.

3. Informationaboutthebuild : Globe Theatre The second Globe, from Hollar’s 1638 Long View of Southwark. Address :Maiden Lane (now Park Street) City :London Country England Designation :Demolished Architect :Peter Street (carpenter) Owned :by Lord Chamberlain’s Men Capacity : 3,000–seated and standing Type : Elizabethan theatre Opened :1599 Rebuilt :1614 Closed :1642

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5. Moreinformation : Finance: They had a 10% finance from William Shakespeare. Construction: The Globe was built in 1599 near the Thames with the wood from "The Theatre" which had been dismantled Play : Shakespeare played Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Henry V or Macbeth in this theatre. Competition : Theatres like The Rose, The Swan and The Fortune competed with The Globe. History : In 1613 the theatre was burnt down, after being reconstructed it was closed by Puritans in 1642. It was reopened again in 2002.

7. Some plays performed at the original globe : Albertus WallensteinGlapthorne 1634 All's Well That Ends Well Shakespeare 1602 As You Like It Shakespeare 1599 Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare 1608 Sir John Van Olden Barnavelt Fletcher 1619 The Bloody Brother Fletcher 1617 Bonduca Fletcher 1611 Every Man Out of His Humour Jonson 1599 The Unnatural Combat Massinger 1624 Valentinian Fletcher 1610 Volpone Jonson 1605 The Winter's Tale Shakespeare 1610 The Yorkshire Tragedy Anon 1606