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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.
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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.
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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.