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Globe Theatre

American  

noun

  1. a theater on the south bank of the Thames in London, 1599–1613: many of Shakespeare's plays were first produced here.


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In real life, Shakespeare had a son named Hamnet who died at age 11 in 1596, several years before “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” premiered at the Globe Theatre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Yet I would have been happy watching the older Jupe do the whole thing again for this lively Globe Theatre crowd, the first to discover how Shakespeare’s version will end.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

It was back to the stage in 1987 in Lettice and Lovage at the Globe Theatre in London before the production transferred to New York.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Mr. Conroy began his career in theater in New York and at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, according to DC Comics.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Maybe that’s why our friendship is as doomed as the Globe Theatre.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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