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In Elizabethan times there were actually city ordinances prohibiting the building of theatres within the city (there were no city walls around sixteenth-century London). Think of it as a zoning ordinance. The city fathers thought that theatres created traffic problems and contributed to the spread of crime and disease (although they did not worry about churches, strangely enough). Therefore the theatres were built in the suburbs.

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Why was Globe theatre outside the city limits of London?

because theatres were not allowed within the city walls. In addition, this way, the city governors had no juridiction over them.


Where were the theatres built in London in Shakespeare's time?

The outdoor theatres were not built in London, but in settlements around London in Shakespeare's time. The Globe, The Rose, The Swan and the Hope were in Southwark, just south of the river. Newington Butts was in Newington, south of Clapham. The Theatre, The Curtain and The Fortune were built North of the city in Shoreditch and Clerkenwell. The indoor theatres were built in London but were subject to strict control by the city fathers. Even though the Burbage's owned the Blackfriars, the King's Men were not allowed to use it until 1608 because the City had banned performances by adult companies.


Where were Shakespeare theaters made?

There is no such thing as a "Shakespeare Theatre". Shakespeare performed in theatres, and even invested some money in a couple, but he was not associated with the construction or design or ownership of theatres in his day, or even nowadays. In Shakespeare's day, the theatres in and around London were built either north of the city limits (The Theatre, The Curtain, The Fortune) or south of the river in Southwark (The Rose, The Globe, The Swan) because the city fathers would not permit the construction of a theatre in the city limits. Indoor playhouses, at first for the companies of child actors and later for adult companies were built inside the city over time. Certain Inns (such as the Bel Savage and the Cross Keys) were licenced for theatrical productions in the city in the early part of Shakespeare's career.


What will happen to the person who violates Creon decree?

anyone who violates Creon's decree will be stoned to death outside the city walls.


Where were most theaters built during the Elizabethan period?

Most of the English playhouses were built outside of the actual city of London, either in Bankside (Southwark) to the South, or in various places to the North, to avoid the laws of the city.

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