10 facts about Shakespeare's Globe theatre

Batu Klont, 10th January 2015

1. The Globe theatre was built in 1599 near the river Thames River Thames

2. The Globe theatre was built as a open air theatre.

3. The Globe theatre can hold up to 3000 Spector's in its 100 foot diameter. Inside the globe theatre where people sit.

4. William Shakespeare owned 12,5% of the Globe theatre.

Globe theatre

William Shakespeare

5. There were no actresses in Shakespeare's plays. Plays without actresses

6. The Globe theatre burnt down in 1613 when a special effect went wrong (cannon). The cannon shot to the roof and started catching fire .

Old fashioned beer7. No one was hurt when Globe theatre was burning except for a man whose burning trousers were put of by a bottle of beer.

8. The globe theatre was generally was considered as circular but in 1980 it seemed that it was a 20 sided polygon.

9. In 1997 the Globe theatre was built again in ‘’ Shakespeare's Globe theatre ‘’ Todays Globe theatre

10. Timber for todays Globe theatre was actually reused wood from the old theatre

Timber

The special effect that burnt the Globe theatre

20 Sided polygon