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1. It was in Southwark, south of London.

2. It was owned by a group of partners, or "sharers" of whom Shakespeare was one.

3. There were two of them in Shakespeare's day. The first one was thatch roofed and burned down during a performance of Henry VIII. The second had a tile roof.

4. The cheap seats weren't even seats--you paid a penny to stand in the open weather and watch the play.

5. It was torn down in the 1640's when theatres were outlawed.

6. It had a thrust stage with a heavy canopy over it. People could get into the canopy and even be lowered from it. There was also a trapdoor in the stage, a second story balcony at the back and a concealed room upstage centre.

7. It was round, or rather polygonal.

8. For the better heeled customers there was a ground floor and two balconies with seats.

9. It used natural light and natural amplification.

10. A replica of it has been built in Southwark near where it stood and can now be visited.

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