"The flag showed that the theatre was open. Because the theatre had no roof over the central area, bad weather meant that the show had to be cancelled. Even the greatness of Shakespeare was no match for the English weather!"
"The hut was used to store stage equipment. It could also be used for special effects. For instance actors could seem to fly if they were raised up by the lifting gear stored here."
"The roof of the Globe was made of thatch. In 1613 it caught fire during a performance of one of Shakespeare's plays. The theatre burnt down, but a new Globe was built in 1614 on the same spot."
"In Shakespeare's day, plays were performed during the day. These windows would have let in light, but, of course, most light would have poured in through the open roof in the centre of the theatre."
"The door. Do you really want to know about the door? Surprising as it may seem, this is where the people went in and out!"
"This piece of roof covered the stage area. At least the actors could keep dry, if it started to rain. For more information about the stage, check out the interior of the theatre."
"Here you can see a small portion of the seating in the theatre. In fact, there were three rows of gallery seats around the 'O'shaped building. Rich patrons could rent boxes near and just above the stage. Some even paid to sit right on the stage. It is not recorded what the poor actors thought of this rather annoying habit!"
"The walls of the theatre were wooden and the whole building was circular. A famous speech in one of the plays refers to the play-house as 'this wooden O '. The shape follows the tradition of very early plays, which were often performed in the court-yards of inns, or in market-places where the audience could surround the performers on three or more sides."
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