Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Romeo & Juliet was my obsession as a tortured lovesick teenager. And although I was introduced to Shakespeare via Leonardo Dicaprio and Claire Danes in a modern interpretation film, I soon after learned of his many plays and poems in English literature class in school and my love of Shakespearean works began.

Although Shakespeare wrote for several different theaters throughout London, his greatest works post-1599 were written for the Globe theater, which was built in said year by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. One of the first plays performed in the Globe was Julius Caesar, followed by classics such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear.

In 1613 the Globe burned down, but was rebuilt in the same location by 1614. The theater closed in 1642 and it's foundations weren't discovered until the late 1980s. Unfortunately, because the foundation of the original Globe was discovered underneath historically listed buildings, it remains under the ground with no further excavations permitted.

The Globe that you see me standing in front of in the picture above, is a modern interpretation of the original theater referred to as Shakespeare's Globe. It's located close to the original site, but its dimensions, details, and size are not an exact match to the original.

^^^ Tours of Shakespeare's Globe are held daily for £10 a person. I'm seriously broke as a joke at the moment so I didn't splurge on the tour. (awwww, sad) But you can take a virtual tour online if you'd like.
^^^This plaque is at the site of the original foundation of the Globe. This, a few informational signs, and a indicator on the ground are all there is for the original site.


♡- Kristen