The Historical Context of Shakespeare Staging

This slideshow provides a preliminary account of the origins and current character of the rebuilt Globe Theatre.

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The Plagues of Egypt: A 15th Century Play from York
Hampton Court Hall
Tabard Inn
The George Inn
A George Inn Staging of Much Ado About Nothing by UC Berkeley
The Almagro Theatre in Spain
Almagro Theatre: A Gallery View of the Stage
Almagro Theatre: The Stage Itself
Shakespeare's London, Circa 1576-1642
John Speed's View of London, 1611
Impression of the First Globe Theatre
The Second Globe Theatre
Royal Mail Stamps of Elizabethan Theatres Issued in 1995
An Indoor Theatre: The Wits
Cutaway Model of the Inigo Jones Indoor Theatre, 1997
Recreation of the Indoor Blackfriars Playhouse
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's "Elizabethan" Theatre at Ashland
Southwark in 1970
Globe Site: The Desolate Condition Before Sam Wanamaker's Reconstruction of the Globe
Globe Canopy Under Construction
Globe Laths Before Plastering
The Globe Balcony in an Early Version of the Stage
Globe Galleries Before Completion
The Globe Theatre's Exterior
Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, Berkeley Shakespeare Program, 1996
Another Shot of the Globe Much Ado About Nothing Production
The Balcony Above the Globe Stage
The Much Ado About Nothing Cast Finale
Globe Rushes On Stage
The Globe Stage: Henry V, 1997
A Full Globe Audience
Henry V, Restored Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 1997
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