Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, Southwark, London SE1 9DT - England, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7902 1400 - Fax: +44 (0)20 7902 1401
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was rebuilt under the guidance of Sam Wanamaker, and is a fairly accurate reproduction of the original Globe Theatre which was built in Elizabethan times nearby. The original Globe Theatre was burnt to the ground in 1613 during a performance of Henry VIII, when a cannon was discharged and set fire to the theatre’s thatched roof. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the theatre, which is open-air, in May 1997 with a performance of Henry V.
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