Globe Theatre (disambiguation)
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Germany
- The Globe Theatre in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany is an approximation of the original, built entirely of wooden beams in 2000. The theatre regularly hosts Shakespearean plays during the summer months.
United Kingdom
- The original Globe TheatreGlobe TheatreThe Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...
of Shakespeare's London, built in 1599. - The former Rotunda Theatre in Blackfriars RoadBlackfriars RoadBlackfriars Road is a road in Southwark, SE1. It runs between St George's Circus at the southern end and Blackfriars Bridge over the River Thames at the northern end, leading to the City of London. Halfway up on the west side is Southwark tube station, on the corner with The Cut...
, London, which opened in 1833 for a few years and was renamed The Globe. - The Globe Theatre (Newcastle Street)Globe Theatre (Newcastle Street)The Globe was a Victorian theatre built in 1868 and demolished in 1902. It was the third of five London theatres to bear the name. It was also known at various times as the Royal Globe Theatre or Globe Theatre Royal. Its repertoire consisted mainly of comedies and musical shows...
, London, which opened in 1868 and was demolished in 1902. - The Gielgud TheatreGielgud TheatreThe Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, London, at the corner of Rupert Street. The house currently has 889 seats on three levels.-History:...
, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, was known as the Globe from 1909 to 1995. - Shakespeare's GlobeShakespeare's GlobeShakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse in the London Borough of Southwark, located on the south bank of the River Thames, but destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt 1614 then demolished in 1644. The modern reconstruction is an academic best guess, based...
, a modern reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre, opened in 1997.
United States
- The "Globe Theatre" was the original name of the Lunt-Fontanne TheatreLunt-Fontanne TheatreThe Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 205 West 46th Street in midtown-Manhattan.Designed by the architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings, it was built by producer Charles Dillingham and opened as the Globe Theatre, in honor of London's Shakespearean playhouse, on...
on Broadway, which was built in 1910 and renamed in 1957. - The Globe of the Great SouthwestGlobe of the Great SouthwestLocated in Odessa, Texas, the Globe of the Great Southwest is a replica of William Shakespeare's original Globe Theatre. In addition, the complex also features a replica of Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Both buildings are located on the campus of Odessa College....
, located in Odessa, Texas, which is a replica of the original Globe Theatre. - The Old Globe TheatreOld Globe TheatreThe Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons...
of San Diego, also known as the Globe or the Old Globe was founded in 1935. - The Globe Theatre at Busch GardensBusch GardensBusch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States, owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a division of Blackstone Group. One of the parks is in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the other is in Tampa, Florida...
, in Williamsburg, Virginia, used to hold plays, but is now used to screen movies with special effects. - The Globe Theatre (Universal City) at Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal Studios HollywoodUniversal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use...
, a theatre and ballroom, also used for banquets and receptions. - The Globe Theater (Los Angeles) is an old movie palace in the historic Broadway Theater and Commercial DistrictBroadway Theater and Commercial DistrictBroadway Theater and Commercial District in Downtown Los Angeles is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
in Los Angeles.
Virtual Theater
- SL Shakespeare CompanySL Shakespeare CompanyThe SL Shakespeare Company produces Shakespearean and other plays in the Second Life virtual world. Professional and amateur talent is used for productions in a replica of the Globe Theater...
Describes and links to the most accurate representation of the Globe on the Internet.