How many seats were in a typical Elizabethan playhouse?

Answer 1

The old Globe Theater could fit more than 1,500 people. Some of his plays were also performed at the Blackfriars Theater which held less than 400 people, this location was meant only for the wealthy and was a private theater.

Answer 2

Depends which theatre. The Globe could hold about 3000, and the Fortune was slightly larger. The Rose and Curtain were much smaller. The indoor theatres, such as the Blackfriars and The Cockpit, were the smallest of all, seating between 500 and 1000 people.

Answer 3

it had over 3,500 seats and lots of standing places

Answer 4

I think there were 4,300 seats if you do 3.500 + 800 that would be your answer if you do it with mathematics

Answer 5

Shakespeare's Theatre could hold up to 3,000 people.

Answer 6

Eight or more. Archaeological study of the foundations of the original Globe Theatre and its nearby competitor, the Rose, shows that they had twenty sides each.

Answer 7

The answer is the Elizabethan Theatre had 2302 seats

Answer 8

An estimated 1,000 groundlings or penny standers could occupy the pit, with another 800 to 900 in the galleries and Lord's Rooms.

Answer 9

2,500