Shakespeare's theatre / Andrew Langley ; paintings by June Everett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langley, Andrew.

Contributor:

Everett, June.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Juvenile literature.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Globe Theatre (London, England : 1599-1644).

Physical Description:

48 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

Shakespeare's Theatre is a tale of two theatres: the original Globe on the bank of the River Thames in London, which opened in 1599, and its modern reconstruction, which opened in almost exactly the same spot nearly four hundred years later.

William Shakespeare wrote some of his finest plays for the Globe, and he was a member of the acting company that performed there. Today, crowds flock to the theatre once again, to see his plays staged just as they were in Elizabethan times.

This book weaves together two stories -- of the original theatre as Shakespeare knew it, and of the fulfilment of Sam Wanamaker's dream to rebuild it in modern London. Follow the project every step of the way, from laying the foundations to the opening ceremony and first performance, with June Everett's detailed paintings. These, combined with a lively and accessible text, contemporary drawings and modern photographs, tell a unique story that brings vividly to life the world of our greatest playwright.

Contents:

Shakespeare's theatre 6

Important dates in Shakespeare's life 46

Shakespeare's plays 46

The main London theatres in Shakespeare's time 47

The new Globe Theatre 47.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0199105650

0199105669

OCLC:

41256996