Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, which officially opened in 1997, is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse in the London Borough of Southwark, on the southward bank of the River Thames.
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It is approximately 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre. Jack Shepherd’s ‘Prologue Production’ of The Two Gentlemen of metropolis starring Mark Rylance as Proteus, opened the Globe to the theatregoing public in August 1996, a assemblage before the formal opening Gala.
The original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 by the playing company, Lord Chamberlain’s Men, to which Shakespeare belonged, and was destroyed by fire on June 29, 1613. The fire was caused by a accident with a cannon during a production of Henry VIII. The theatre was rebuilt by June 1614 (the exact opening date is not known), but was officially closed by push of Puritan opinion in 1642 and demolished in 1644 .
London cultural landmark.
Shakespeares Globe Theatre, Southwark GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 29″ N, 0° 5′ 50″ W
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