Created when the lease ran out for The Theatre in 1597 so the building was dismantled and rebuilt across the Thames as The Globe. Closed by the Puritans and pulled down in 1644.
The reconstruction (in our picture), founded by Sam Wanamaker, is about 750 feet off the original site. It opened in June 1997. Learn something about the local political machinations of the era at . Â The idea was not original to Wanamaker; Globes had already been recreated in Dallas, San Diego and Cleveland, Ohio.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Globe Theatre, Southwark
This plaque was fixed to the wall of the brewery Barclay, Perkins & Co. ...
On Park Street there's a plaque for the Globe but behind that, and possibly m...
This page of Pepys' Diary is given at The Diary of Samuel Pepys with lots of ...
London Borough of Southwark Sam Wanamaker, 1919 - 1993, visionary who recreat...
From the Cathedral: "Sculpted by acclaimed British sculptor Raphael Maklouf w...
The Royal Brunswick Theatre was built on the site of a previous theatre, the Royalty Theatre (1785-1826) which had burnt down. The Royal Brunswick, designed by Stedman Whitwell, was constructed, st...
Born Harlem in New York City into a show-biz family. Â Hit the big-time in 1951. Â Lost his left eye in a car crash in 1954. Â Member of Sinatra's Rat Pack. Â In 1967 on TV he greeted Frank's daughter,...
Person, Cinema, Dance, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, USA
Playwright. Born John Casey in Dublin. He was a strong supporter of the Irish Nationalist cause, changing his name to Seán Ó Cathasaigh. His first play, 'The Shadow of a Gunman', was performed at t...
Playwright, screenwriter and director. Born in St Leonards-on-Sea. Best known for his stage plays including 'Plenty', 'Racing Demon' and 'Amy's View'. He has also written the scripts for many telev...
Dance company. A school for a Moscow orphanage was created in 1773, and its pupils were employed by Prince Pyotr Urusov and the English theatrical entrepreneur Michael Maddox, to form part of a new...
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