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New Space Needed for Lord Chamberlain's Men
Around 1598 Lord Chamberlain’s men needed a new theater to perform in. They needed a new theater because the land their building was on was continually going up in rent. James Burbage’s father, Richard, had dreamed of having a theater away from the area that the conservative Puritans owned. -
Globe Theater Opens!
They bought some land and in the middle of the night Lord Chamberlain's men moved their current theatre across the Thames river to their new space. -
The Globe burns down!
During a performance of Henry V stage directions say to blow a canon. When they did, the Globe caught on fire. -
The Globe gets rebuilt.
After the fire, they rebuilt the Globe with a tiled roof. -
The Globe gets torn down!
In 1644 The Globe Theater was torn down by the revolutionary government and tenements were built on the lot. -
Sam Wannamaker visits London
Sam Wannamaker visits London in search for the Globe, but instead finds a simple plaque saying where it used to be. He petitoned the British government to rebuilt it. Unfortunately they refused. -
Sam finishs the new Globe!
So, Sam decided to build it himself. He completed the new Globe in 1997. This globe though was 200 feet closer to the river than the original was. An interesting fact about the building was that it was the first building in London in 400 years that had applied for a thatched roof. This theatre only holds 1,000 people, which is less than the original Globe Theater.
