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...
Actor. Born Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor of American parents at Heathwood, 8 Wildwood Road, Hampstead. Fearing the outbreak of war, her family moved to America in 1939. She was seen as a potential fil...
Actor-manager, song-and-dance entertainer. Born Helensburgh near Glasgow. Died in the Middlesex Hospital. His ashes were scattered from the deck of a Cunard Liner in recognition of his 50+ trans...
The world's longest running play - still going in 2013.  Written by Agatha Christie who gave the rights to her grandson.  We've heard the butler did it.
Actor and theatre manager. Born Nigel Ross Playfair in London. In 1918 he formed a syndicate to take over the derelict Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. It became a highly successful drama venue, with ...
The Savoy Theatre opened in 1881. Despite this date it is a delightful example of Art Deco, explained on the Savoy Theatre website as follows: The theatre closed on 3 June 1929 to be internally com...
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