THE GLOBE

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• The globe was first opened in 1599
• Opening times: 10:00 to 17:30
• Function: theatre
• Its was closed in1642
• Its in London England

WIERD FACTS

• Men had to play as woman and wear make up
• The make up often kills them because of the lead
• The globe has no roof and light comes from lamps
• When rain pours sometimes the play just carries on
• It is different because the shape of it is round

OTHER FACTS

• It doesn't have a roof because it was built in the tudor times
• The tudors didn't have electricity so they used the sun
• It is more expensive to sit in the galleries in the back
• The globe can fit up to 3000 people in total
• People would even skip work to see shakespeare plays

GREAT FIRE OF THE GLOBE

• The globe burnt down in 1613 when henry Vlll was preforming
• It happened when a cannon in the play lit up the thatched roof
• It burnt down even more times when people didnt like going there
• It was rebuilt after that but it didn't last very long
• It was then rebuilt again in 1997 to the newest form

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