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Globe Theatre

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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

If Agnes and her relationship with her son is at the emotional heart of the film, its physical heart is located at the Globe Theatre, where the first performance of Hamlet takes place, with Agnes at the front of the crowd pressed up against the stage.

From BBC

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

It is one of the world's greatest love stories - and Romeo and Juliet is set to get a Welsh twist, with the language heard at the Globe theatre for the first time.

From BBC

He continued to perform in shows and notably in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London when he was 16.

From BBC