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GLOBE THEATRE
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Motto of Globe Theatre
Totus mundas agit histrionem
-the whole world is a playhouse
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HISTORY
Home of Lord Chamberlain’s Men acting company
Built by buying sharesConstructed with recycled (stolen)
materialsOpened 1599, burned down in 1613Rebuilt in 1614 closed in 1642Torn down in 1644
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The Spectacle of the Globe Theatre• A form of entertainment which could be
attended by women of good standing• Anyone with the price of admission could
attend• Royal patronage made it “respectable”• Plays depicted the nobility as flawed as the
common people• Nobility could be seen by the masses• Fashion trends could be set• A good outing for all• Courtly manners exposed to masses
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The Audience
Anyone with the price of admissionEducated and uneducatedWashed and unwashed massesThieves, peddlers, prostitutes, and
gamblersSocial climbers and wannabesSick and diseased
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Competition for Audience
Other playhouses and playwrightsGambling parloursBear-baiting, dog fighting, cock fightingPublic executions
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Holding the Audience Words well spoken were the main way to
hold an audience during a play Royalty/Nobility in attendance Plays were about things outside the masses
daily routine - royalty, power, wealth Nobility often shown as having same
emotions and reactions as masses - flawed Sense of daring to travel outside city and
being part of “less respectable” occasion A leisure activity outside daily grind of
surviving
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The Interior
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The Heavens
False ceiling Had trap doors for
actors on wires and other special effects
Protected actors from weather
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The Lord’s Rooms Best seats in house 5d
each Able to hear rather than
see the play -audience (derived from the French word to hear)
Could easily be seen by the masses
Due to the Statutes of Apparel (The Sumptuary Laws ) ordinary Elizabethans were not able to wear the latest fashions. Fashionable clothes would only be seen at a distance, when wealthy nobles or Royalty were in view!
Able to keep distance from rabble and disease
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The Stage
Height 1.5m , width 14m, depth 9m
Had 2 parts - inner or under for scenes within scenes
Outer where everything could be seen and most action took place
Trapdoors for actors to enter and exit under stage
Referred to as “hell” Extended into “yard” where
groundlings paid 1d
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The Yard
Admission 1d Called groundlings or
stinkards Peddlers sold wares/food Prostitutes were available Fighting often occurred Gambling always Theft Drinking but no toilets…. Loud audience which
often made comment to the actors
Throwing of food and such if poor acting or play
Easy to spread diseases through contact
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The HUT, Tiring House
The Hut was used for storage of props etc it also allowed access to fly the flag on performance days
The Tiring house was behind the stage curtain for actors to change and wait between scenes on stage
There were stairs to link the three levels
Later musicians were able to be housed in the galleries above the stage
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The Galleries
Covered areas around the theatre
Cost more(2d-4d) and sometimes came with cushions
Kept patrons away from the masses which often were diseased
Food and drink were available for a price
Could be seen by others who mattered in society
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About the Globe Theatre
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Advertising Flying the flag of Hercules holding up a globe
• Word of mouth or royal patronage
• Colour coding was also used - a black flag meant a tragedy , white a comedy and red a history.
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Why Shakespeare is still relevantThe human condition is the sameRelationships are still the samePower, greed, wealth, and love are still
great themesPlays are easily adapted to modern
technology - television, cinemaPlays have universal appealFew cultural limitations
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Legacy of the GlobeBasis of modern theatre architectureLegitimising dramatic theatreEstablishing format for play structure2-3 hour performance lengthTheatre should be for everyoneMoney collected in boxes would be
stored in a special room called the “box office”
Different prices for different seating
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The Final Curtain
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Changing Social StandardsAfter the long reign of Elizabeth, the
social scene began to change. The throne came under the influence of the Puritans who thought anything which made you feel good was bad.
They closed most forms of entertainment and all theatres were closed. They finally tore down the Globe and built housing on the site.
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Shakespeare 400 years on Still being performed throughout the
worldStudied in schoolsAdapted for radio, television and
cinemaRelevant stories for modern timesTranslated into most languagesNo copyright costs for productionsCan be performed with little frills
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What Shakespeare offers usInsight into the human condition
Love Racism
Jealousy Adultery
Greed Murder
Power Depression
Family Obedience
Fate Farce
Supernatural Loyalty
Humour Corruption
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Plays of William Shakespeare
King Henry IV Part 1 King Henry IV Part 2 King Henry V King Henry VI King Henry VI King Henry VI King Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III
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HISTORIES
COMEDIES Alls Well That Ends Well - As You Like It Comedy of Errors Cymbeline Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Nights Much Ado About Nothing Pericles, Prince of Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona Winter's Tale
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TRAGEDIES
Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus
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RESOURCES
www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm
www.elizabethan-era.org.uk
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ADAPTIONS
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