Elizabethan Theatre

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Deep Ghose
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2007-2008

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|Contents |Page |
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|Theatres: An Introduction |2 |
|Theatres: Location |3 |
|Theatres: Architecture |4 |
|The Opening of the Globe Theatre |5 |
|The Globe Theatre’s Mottos |6 |
|The Globe Theatre’s Interior |7 |
|The Globe Theatre’s Audience |10 |
|Shakespeare | |
|Bibliography | |

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When the great play-write William Shakespeare was first born, there were no theatres around.1 He was born in the year 15642, whereas the first ever purpose-built theatre, The Red Lion, was built in 15673. This booklet studies theatres, play-writes, actors and costumes. We will give you a brief introduction of theatres in the Elizabethan period to start you