It was a real experience. The theatre had three levels. The floor level was for men only who stood the whole play (no chairs) and they talked, yelled, fought, and joked all through the play. There were ladies who sold Oranges ( why oranges I don't know). The next level was box seats and in these sat couples. Most were men out with the latest mistress and sometimes a wife. They paid more attention to play but also chatted and yelled out. The top floor had "working women" who met the needs of the men on the first floor. The place was also rather smoky since the lights were tallow candles and they gave off an oily smoky scent. People didn't wash much so there was body odor as well. No wonder Shakespeare had to have witches and ghosts in his plays to keep his audience watching.
When people used to go and watch perfomances in the Globe, the wealthy, or as you would say "the posh people" would sit on the seats in the theatre.
I enjoyed it. The best way is to go to the New Shakespeare's Globe in London and watch a play there. Or if you can't do that, then watch a recording of a play being performed there. Or watch the beginning of Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which has an impression of what Elizabethan theatre was like live. Then imagine that the crowd is rowdier.
The shadow knows
The plays at the globe started around 2 o'clock. Villagers would have dinner and a pint of ale then would go, if the flag was flying. If it wasn't it meant the play was cancelled due to bad weather as the theatre had no roof.
Really? Go read Romeo and Juliet. Everybody dies.
Anybody can go to see plays at the Globe Theatre, in London.
William Shakespeare went to London to work on his plays and writings. His wife stayed behind to take care of the children.
When people used to go and watch perfomances in the Globe, the wealthy, or as you would say "the posh people" would sit on the seats in the theatre.
I enjoyed it. The best way is to go to the New Shakespeare's Globe in London and watch a play there. Or if you can't do that, then watch a recording of a play being performed there. Or watch the beginning of Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which has an impression of what Elizabethan theatre was like live. Then imagine that the crowd is rowdier.
Nathan Sykes went to Sylvia Young Theatre school in London - Lauren xx
In 1593-1594 there was a really bad outbreak of plague in London. All of the theatres were closed, so the theatre companies had to go on tour of the country towns to try to make a living. However, they could not sell anywhere near as many tickets in the country as they could in the city, and a lot of them went broke and disbanded. The actors from these various disbanded companies reformed under new patrons. One of these was the Lord Chamberlain's Men, of which Shakespeare was a founding member.
Pretty much like most other kids: play, eat, sleep, go to school.
The shadow knows
The plays at the globe started around 2 o'clock. Villagers would have dinner and a pint of ale then would go, if the flag was flying. If it wasn't it meant the play was cancelled due to bad weather as the theatre had no roof.
I'd go to Brussels, it looks like it is going to rain in London on Sunday.
Je voudrais aller au theatre - I would like to go to the theatre
In the book "King of Shadows," Nat gets to perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Globe Theatre in London, England. He travels back in time to the year 1599 and experiences the thrill of acting on the historical stage.