What theatres competed with the globe theatre?

Answer 1

During the life of the Globe Playhouse, there were several competitors. At any one time there were four to six licensed acting, or playing, troupes performing in the London suburbs. The Curtain catered to audiences in Shorditch, north of London, until it was replaced by The Fortune. The Fortune appears to be unique among Elizabethan public playhouses in that it was square instead of polygonal or round. The Red Bull was a converted innyard. Most plays had been performed in such innyards until the City of London banned productions within city limits in 1575. The Rose was a fourteen-sided structure in the same general area as The Globe. It was enlarged and improved in 1592, at which time its shape changed from somewhat circular to oval or egg-shaped. The Swan was also in Southwark, south of the River Thames. The Cockpit, a private/indoor playhouse stood on Drury Lane; after it burned down and was rebuilt, it became known as The Phoenix. The Hope sat very close to The Globe and was built at the same time. Blackfriars was one of the first private/indoor playhouses, originally occupied by a troupe of boy players until 1608 when the King's Men took it over as their winter playhouse. It was actually inside the city limits, but because it sat on land owned by the crown, it was not subject to city ordinances. The Globe stood just across the Thames River from Blackfriars. Their top floors were visible to each other on a clear day.