The globe

The theatre The Globe, is the most representative building of the Elizabethan epoch. It was built in 1599 by the theatrical company The Lord Chamberlain's Men, of the brothers Cuthbert and Richard Burbage. The reason of his construction obeyed economic problems: the company was hiring The Theatre but the high cost of the rent forced them to change to The Curtain, until finally they decided that the best solution was to construct a new one. The building got up in the south bank of the Thames. The plant was octagonal, with a diameter of 30 meters and capacity for 3350 spectators. There was called he The Globe because it was adorned by Hercules' image loading on the shoulders the sphere of the universe. In The Globe there had the premiere some of the most famous pieces of Shakespeare: Julius Caesar or Macbeth.

In 1613 it suffered a fire that destroyed it almost totally, though one year later it was reconstructed. In 1644 it was demolished by the pressure of the puritans, who saw in the theatre an indecorous expression. Finally, in 1997 it returned to open with the name of The Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Though the new construction was located to 200 meters of the original emplacement and with a minor capacity, the original design of the building was respected.

Nowadays, the Shakespeare Globe Theatre offers plays from May until October like his predecessor was doing it in times of Shakespeare. Besides the works, the theatre can be crossed by guided visits in which there appear the steps divided in zones of different prices depending on the social class that was frequenting them. During the visits also it is possible to see the scene and his secret peep-holes that were making sprout the prominent figures of Shakespeare, both of the sky and of the hell.

The visits are realized by a guide of English speech and the price of the tickets changes depending of the seats, though tickets can be obtained without seat from 5 pounds.