By social class. The poor stood on the ground.
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the frons scenae
A thrust stage. It went out into the audience.
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the frons scenae
A thrust stage. It went out into the audience.
They did it outside.
In a modern theatre the audience sits opposite to the stage. In the globe the audience sits (partly) around the stage, in the manner of the ancient Greek theatres.
If the audience didn't like the play they wouldn't clap to it.
the flag went up
The Modern Globe theatre is based on the original design from Shakespears' time - so forget the heating. The audience is mainly standing, but there is some seating in the galleries.
At the globe theatre they hung flags to represent what type of play it was. Black represented Tragedy. White was hung for a humorous play.