the globe theatre, london

acting alley audience cardinal globe greater historic kingdom london plays restored shakespeare tempest theatre united waiting theatre london england shakespeare elizabethan playhouse drama william thatch roof open-air historical stage performances wooden reconstruction southwark thames round shape balconies groundlings actors plays renaissance hamlet macbeth othello romeo juliet period costumes authentic tragedies comedies histories audience tudor sam wanamaker cultural heritage tours exhibitions reenactments theater arts elizabethan era original site rebuilt 1599 1997 festivals literary iconic heritage site