Shakespeare's Globe
The Globe | |
Shakespeare's Globe in August 2014 | |
| Address | New Globe Walk London, SE1 United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′29″N 0°5′50″W / 51.50806°N 0.09722°W |
| Public transit | Blackfriars London Bridge |
| Owner | The Shakespeare Globe Trust |
| Construction | |
| Opened | June 1997 |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Architect | Pentagram |
| Website | |
| shakespearesglobe | |
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse first built in 1599 for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays. Like the original, it is located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Southwark, London. The reconstruction was completed in 1997 and while concentrating on Shakespeare's work also hosts a variety of other theatrical productions. Part of the Globe's complex also hosts the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for smaller, indoor productions, in a setting which also recalls the period.