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Theatre was a new thing in Shakespeare's time - but a handful of businessmen realised that there was serious money to be made very quickly by supplying people with this new form of entertainment.
A builder called William Burbage started his own theatre company, and began by putting on plays in rented theatres around London. (The Swan, The Curtain, and The Rose were three famous early theatres).
Burbage soon realised he could make more money as a theatre impressario than he could as a builder, so he purpose-built a theatre (called The Theatre) and went into full-time business producing plays.
There were two really big theatre companies in London at the time. In south London Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe were making a fortune with their star playwright Christopher Marlowe. (There is a fairly accurate coverage of this in Shakespeare in Love). At some stage Burbage's company started using plays written by one of their actors, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wasn't as well-educated as Marlowe, but he had a better sense of humour.
William Burbage eventually passed his company, and The Theatre, on to his son Richard Burbage. Burbage eventually re-built The Theatre on the south bank of the Thames in Southwark, and re-named it The Globe.
Most of Shakespeare's plays were performed in The Theatre, or The Globe.
Towards the end of Shakespeare's life a new, smaller theatre was built in Blackfriars - so that plays could be more successfully staged in the winter. (The Globe and The Theatre had partly-open roofs, so rain and very cold weather were a problem).
A few of Shakespeare's last plays were probably written for the Blackfriars theatre (The Tempest and Pericles seem to be among these) - but Shakespeare was already close to retirement by then.
What else can I help you with?
Which of Shakespeares plays is the most widley prefoormed?
Hamlet is the most performed play. As far as I know, none have been prefoomed.
Where were William Shakespeares plays performed during his lifetime?
William Shakespeare's plays were performed in 'The Globe Theatre'.
The name of the theater were Shakespeares plays were performed?
The Globe Theater
What type of people performed in shakespeares plays?
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
Where were many Shakespeares's plays first performed in London?
the global theater
What was the name of the theatre where many of Shakespeares's plays were performed?
The Globe Theatre.
Where were Shakespeares plays performed before the Globe Theatre?
Newington Butts Theatre
What are most of shakespeares plays about?
They are mostly either about love or politics.
What were Shakespeares most famous profissions?
Assuming you meant professions, Shakespeare was an actor, a poet and a playwright. He also owned shares in the acting company in which he performed and which put on his plays, and in the two theaters in which the company performed.
What is the name of the famous theatre in London where shakespeares plays were performed It has recently been rebuilt?
The Globe Theatre
When did people think that shakespeares plays were performed in London?
With the exception of the period between 1640 and 1660 or so, Shakespeare's plays have been continuously performed in London since about 1590 or so.
What was the fist Shakespeares theater in London?
The Theatre playhouse or The Curtain are the most likely places, but nobody knows for sure. Later, his plays were performed at the Globe in the Summer and Blackfriars in the Winter.
