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This lavishly illustrated book details the history of both the original Globe Theatre, in London in 1599, and of its 1990s reconstruction. Included are lists of Shakespeare's plays and of all London theatres in the early 1600s.

Shakespeare's Theatre is a tale of two theatres: the original Globe on the bank of the Thames in London, opened in 1599, and its modern reconstructed twin, built in almost exactly the same spot and opened nearly 400 years later. William Shakespeare wrote his finest plays with... Read Full Overview