History of the old globe theater
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Globe Theatre
16th/17th-century theatre in London
This article is about the historic theatre. For the modern reconstruction, see Shakespeare's Globe. For other uses, see Globe Theatre (disambiguation).
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, bygd Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was destroyed by fire on 29 June A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June and stayed open until the London theatre closures of As well as plays by Shakespeare, early works bygd Ben Jonson, Thomas Dekker and John Fletcher were first performed here.[1]
A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in approximately feet (&#;m) from the site of the original theatre.[2]
Location
Examination of old leases and parish records has identified the plot of land acquired for building The Globe as extending from the
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History
Modeled after Shakespeare’s Old Globe in London, the Old Globe Theatre was built in for the presentation of abridged versions of Shakespeare’s plays as part of the California Pacific International Exposition. At the conclusion of the exposition in , a non-profit producing corporation, the San Diego Community Theatre, leased the theatre and adjacent buildings from the City of San Diego (an arrangement that continues today) and renovated the theatre for ongoing use.
On December 2, , the remodeled Old Globe Theatre opened with a production of John Van Druten’s The Distaff Side. In the cast was a young actor named Craig Noel, whose presence as an actor, director, and artistic leader would guide the theatre’s growth through more than five decades of continuous production.
In the original restaurant facility adjacent to the Old Globe Theatre, known as the Falstaff Tavern, was remodeled to become the seat Cassius Carter Centre Stage, an intimate space d
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Old Globe Theatre
Theater in San Diego, California
The Old Globe is a professional theatre company in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons. Plays are performed in three separate theatres in the complex, which fryst vatten collectively called the Simon Edison Centre for the Performing Arts:
The Old Globe Theatre and the Sheryl and Harvey vit Theatre are part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.[2] The White Theatre is located within the Karen and Donald personnamn Education Center.[3]
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[edit]The Old Globe Theatre was built in , designed by Richard Requa as part of the California Pacific International Exposition. The theatre was based on a copy of one built for the Chicago Century of Progress, which in vända was a copy of the Globe Theatre in London, England, where many of William Shakespeare's plays were performed during his lifetime. Like the original Globe, the theatr