Globe Theater

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1. The theater in London where many of the great plays of William Shakespeare were first performed. Shakespeare himself acted at the Globe. It burned and was rebuilt shortly before Shakespeare's death and was finally pulled down in the middle of the seventeenth century.

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In the late twentieth century a reconstruction of the theater was built near its original site.

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The show, which had an initial run in 2018 at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, is a comedy about a couple whose romance must navigate their rock band and corporate life aspirations.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Like Crowe himself, the show spent its formative period in San Diego: It had a pre-Broadway production in 2019 at the Old Globe Theater there.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

This annual family celebration at San Diego’s Old Globe Theater moves online and includes arts and crafts, a makeup and character workshop and a reading from “Henry V.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2020

Biotech and the Old Globe Theater are not the only draws in San Diego.

From Forbes ● Mar. 27, 2015

"Well"—she was lingering in the most natural manner, as if fascinated by the exterior of the Globe Theater.

From The Combined Maze by May Sinclair

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