Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in Southwark, London.
According to Michael Campling's Shakespeare's Playing Space, the theatre was built by Cuthbert Burbage in 1599 using timber from London's first playhouse, The Theatre. (PROSE: Theatre of War [+]Loading...["Theatre of War (novel)"]) The Theatre was built on behalf of Lord Chamberlain's Men - a London acting company to which William Shakespeare belonged. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) It opened the same year. (PROSE: Creatures and Demons [+]Loading...{"page":"17","chaptname":"The Carrionites","1":"Creatures and Demons (reference book)"})
The theatre was built by Peter Streete under the influence of the Carrionites, who made sure that it had fourteen sides specifically, to coincide with the number of planets in the Rexel Planetary Configuration. Its coordinates were 761390. During the only performance of Love's Labour's Won in 1599, the fourteen sides when combined with the power of Shakespeare's words from the play brought an army of Carrionites through from the Deep Darkness. With the help of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones, Shakespeare devised his own words to banish the Carrionites back into the Deep Darkness, along with all the copies of Love's Labour's Won's script. (TV: The Shakespeare Code [+]Loading...["The Shakespeare Code (TV story)"])
On 13 January 1605, Amy Pond and Rory Williams witnessed a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Globe as part of their honeymoon. It was also attended by King James I. (PROSE: Honeymoon Horrors [+]Loading...["Honeymoon Horrors (short story)"])
When the Doctor's TARDIS landed in November 1605, Barbara Wright pointed out the Globe. She and Ian Chesterton attempted to make it to the theatre to see one of Shakespeare's plays, but were unable to do so when they were caught up in the events of the Gunpowder Plot. (PROSE: The Plotters [+]Loading...["The Plotters (novel)"])
On 29 June 1613, the Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire. It had been set by Francis Pearson, who was jealous of Shakespeare's success. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"]) It was rebuilt following the fire. (PROSE: Creatures and Demons [+]Loading...{"page":"17","chaptname":"The Carrionites","1":"Creatures and Demons (reference book)"})
The Globe Theatre was demolished by Puritans in 1644. (PROSE: Creatures and Demons [+]Loading...{"page":"17","chaptname":"The Carrionites","1":"Creatures and Demons (reference book)"})
Stones remaining from the Globe Theatre would be used by the Carrionites as they fought the Sixth Doctor in the 1980s, wishing to exploit the time paradox that would arise from a confrontation with his earlier self. (AUDIO: The Carrionite Curse [+]Loading...["The Carrionite Curse (audio story)"])
The Globe was recreated at London's Bear Garden and officially opened again in 1997. (PROSE: Creatures and Demons [+]Loading...{"page":"17","chaptname":"The Carrionites","1":"Creatures and Demons (reference book)"})
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Whilst in Europa in 3278, the Fourth Doctor discussed the Globe Theatre with Sarah Jane Smith. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])
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