A view from the road looking towards The Globe Theatre in London. The original Globe Theatre in London, associated with William Shakespeare, was built in 1599 using timber from an even earlier theatre from 1576. It was destroyed by fire in 1613. During a performance of a Shakespeare play, Henry VIII, a cannon misfired causing the fire! The theatre was rebuilt in 1614 and then closed in 1642. The new Globe Theatre in London shown in this image is a modern reconstruction built a small distance away from the site of the original and it opened to great critical acclaim.
Audiences love attending performances here, experiencing performances as they would have been during Shakespeare's time. Seats are bench like but there is a great line of sight around the auditorium. People like to cluster and stand down in the front where, apart from the chance of getting wet if it rains, they really get to feel like they are participating in the play as the actors interact with them.
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