TRIP to STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

I proposed you this trip. It's cheap and you are going to visit a lot of places.
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The price is 395,73 €

Arrival Date	No. of nights	No. of Rooms	Total price you'll pay at the hotel
05/12/2008	3	1	£89.90= 140 euros

You arrived in Birmingham at 21:40 . You have to go to DAYS INN HOTEL- WARWICK NORTH (M40). You can take a take in the airpot to go to the hotel.
You have to wake up early. You visit the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. This is a classical visit to the Cotswolds, the center of Shakespearean theater, should include taking in a play at this famous theater and a backstage tour to get an intriguing insight into props and costumes.

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Photos of Globe Theatre

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Structure of Globe

The Structure and Design of the Globe Theatre Globe AmphitheatreOpen arena design & structure - actors would also get wet if it rained!Size of amphitheatres Structure & Dimensions - Up to 100 feet in diameterVarying Shapes Octagonal structure , circular in shape having between 8 and 24 sidesGlobe Building materialsStructure - Timber, nails, stone (flint), plaster and thatched roofs. Later amphitheatres had tiled roofs Globe Building Duration6 months to build the structure Overall design and structure of the Globe TheatreThe open air arena, called the 'pit' or the 'yard', had a raised stage at one end and was surrounded by three tiers of roofed galleries with balconies overlooking the back of the stage. The stage projected halfway into the 'pit'Globe Audience Capacity1500 plus audience capacity. Up to 3000 people would flock to the theatre and its groundsThe Grounds of the Globe theatreBustling with people & potential audience. Stalls selling merchandise and refreshments. Attracted non playgoers to the marketToilet FacilitiesNone . People relieved themselves outside. Sewage was buried in pits or disposed of in the River Thames. All theatres closed during outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague - disease would have spread via the rats & fleasThe Entrance to the Globe theaterStructure - Usually one main entrance. Some later theatres had external staircases in their structure to access the galleriesThe crest and motto of the Globe TheatreAbove the main entrance of the Globe was a crest displaying Hercules bearing the globe on his shoulders together with the motto "Totus mundus agit histrionem" (the whole world is a playhouse). This phrase was slightly re-worded in the William Shakespeare play As You Like It - "All the world’s a stage".The 'Box 'Playgoers put 1 penny in a box at the theatre entranceAccess to the Balconies & GalleriesTwo sets of stairs in the structure, either side if the theater. The first gallery would cost another penny in the box which was held by a collector at the front of the stairs. The second gallery would cost another penny The Globe 'Box Office'At the start of the play after collecting money from the audience the admission collectors put the boxes in a room backstage - the box office. The ' Housekeepers 'The owners of the Globe theatreThe interior design and structure of the Globe TheatreDesign and structure was similar but far smaller version (1500 -3000 audience capacity) than the Coliseum of the Roman period (50,000 audience capacity) allowing the maximum number of playgoers in the space availableGlobe Theatre LightingNatural lighting as plays were produced in the afternoon. However there was some artificial lighting mainly intended to provide atmosphere for night scenesHeatingThere was no heating. Plays were performed in the summer months and transferred to the indoor playhouses during the winterStage dimensionsDimensions - Cannot be specific for the Globe. Stage dimensions varied from 20 foot wide 15 foot deep to 45 feet to 30 feetThe height of the stageDimensions - A raised stage - 3 to 5 feet and supported by large pillarsThe floor of the StageMade of wood, sometimes covered with rushes. Trap doors would enable some special effects e.g. smokeThe rear of the StageA roofed house-like structure was at the rear of the stage, supported by two large columns (pillars) The ' Herculean ' columns or pillars The ' Herculean ' pillars were made of huge, single tree trunks. These were drilled through the centre to eliminate warping of the woodThe ' Heavens ' - a roof areaThe pillars supported a roof called the ' Heavens 'The ' Heavens 'The ' Heavens ' served to create an area hidden from the audience. This area provided a place for actors to hide. A selection of ropes & rigging would allow for special effects, such as flying or dramatic entriesThe stage wall called the ' Frons Scenae ' taken from LatinBehind the pillars was the stage wall called the ' Frons Scenae ' (taken from the name given by Imperial Rome to the stage walls of their amphitheatres). A doorway to the left and right and a curtained central doorway from which the actors made their entrances. Above the door area was a highly decorative screen The Stage Gallery above the Stage Wall
The ' Lord's rooms 'Immediately above stage wall was the stage gallery that was used by actors (Juliet's balcony) & the rich the nobility - known as ' Lord's rooms.'The ' Lord's rooms 'Considered the best seats in the ' house ' despite the poor view of the back of the actors. The audience would have a good view of the Lords. And the Lords were able to hear the actors clearly. The cost was 5 pence & cushioned seats were providedMusiciansMusic was an extra effect added in the 1600's. The musicians would also reside in the Lords roomsThe ' Gentlemen's rooms 'There were additional balconies on the left and right of the ' lord's rooms ' which were called the ' Gentlemen's rooms '. For rich patrons of the Globe theater - the cost was 4 pence & cushioned seats were providedThe ' Tiring House 'The stage wall structure contained at least two doors which lead to a leading to small structure, back stage, called the ' Tiring House '. The stage wall was covered by a curtain. The actors used this area to change their attireThe ' Hut 'Above the ' Tiring House ' was a small house-like structure called the 'hut' complete with roof. Used as covered storage space for the troupeElizabethan advertisingAbove the hut was a small tower with a flag pole. Flags were erected on the day of the performance which sometimes displayed a picture advertising the next play to be performed. Colour coding was also used
- a black flag meant a tragedy , white a comedy and red a history.The ' yard 'The stage structure projected halfway into the ' yard ' where the commoners (groundlings) paid 1 penny to stand to watch the play. They would have crowded around the 3 sides of the stage structure. GroundlingsCommoners who paid 1 penny admission to stand to watch the play' Stinkards 'During the height of the summer the groundlings were also referred to as ' stinkards ' for obvious reasonsAccess to the GalleriesTwo sets of stairs, either side if the theater structure . The stairways could also be external to the main structure to give maximum seating spaceSeats in the galleries - Three levels Structure - The seats in each of the three levels of galleries were tiered with three rows of wooden benches, increasing in size towards the back, following the shape of the building and structure. The galleries were covered affording some shelter from the elements.

Tudor

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Videos of shakespeare

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A new theatral style

With the reopening of the theatres in 1594, Shakespeare associated with Lord Chamberlain's company, who was the queens cousin. Christopher Marlowe was assassinated, Robert Greene and Thomas Nashe died as consequence of a desease, George Peele was ill, Thomas Lodge and Jhon Lyly stoped writting and George Chapman moved to another company. It was a great opportunity for Shakespeare and in two years time he wrotte lots of amazing plays which the public loved.

In 1596 Shakespeare's son died in an accident. In this time there was a great political and social change. This change concerned in the theatres, too. One day the shakespeare's company were arrested by the police during one performance. When they went out, the politicians only allowed the kids performance and for this reason, Shakespeare decided to write a performance called Henry IV which was joking with love, dignity, respect...Later, Shakespeare wrote more performance. They were about happiness, love's reflections...

In 1597 the Shakespeare's company had to go out the theatre where they worked and they built The Globe with illegaly wood that they stole in the old theatre. The Globe was a cut-price and fortuitous construction. The first performance that they did was Henry V. Shakespeare wasn't allowed to do more historical performance but after this they wrote Julius Caesar.

The Shakespeare's company represented Hamlet in front of the queen. For this time Shakespeare began to write stories without clarity.

The Queen Elisabeth died in 1603. The new king decided to appointed the Shakeaspeare's company, his own company but Shakespeare didn't like the idea and left it. King Lear and Othello were performance that Shakespeare wrote in this time.

The last years, Shakespeare wrote The Tempest and later, he retired. He began to live with his family in the biggest house inside a village.

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Shakespeare

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1. What was the name of the company Shakespeare belonged to ?

2. How many companies were licensed to perform in London ?

3. Why did Shakespeare's company build the Globe ?

4. What did Shakespeare's company use to build the Globe ?

4. Who built the Globe ?

6. When the Globe was built , there were two other theatres in Southwark already. Which ones ?

7. When was it built ?

8. How and when was it destroyed ?

9. When was it rebuilt ?

10. When was it finally pulled down ? Why ?

11. Explain how acting at the Globe was like.

the answers

1. What was the name of the company Shakespeare belonged to ?

Lord Chamberlain's Men ( Later The King's Men )

2. How many companies were licensed to perform in London ? Only 2.

3. Why did Shakespeare's company build the Globe ?

Shakespeare's company only built the Globe because they could not use the special playhouse that their chief actor Richard Burbage's father had built for them in 1596, a roofed theatre inside the city, in Blackfriars.

James Burbage had a long history as a theatrical entrepreneur. In 1576 he built the first successful amphitheatre, known as The Theatre, in a London suburb. Twenty years later, when the lease on The Theatre's land was about to expire, he built the Blackfriars as its replacement. But the wealthy residents of Blackfriars got the government to block its use for plays, so his capital was locked up uselessly.

4. Who built the Globe ?

It was built by two brothers, Cuthbert and Richard Burbage, who inherited its predecessor, The Theatre, from their father, James.

5. Who did the Globe belong to ?

Half the shares in the new theatre were kept by the Burbages. The rest were assigned equally to Shakespeare and other members of the Chamberlain's Men (the company of players who acted there), of which Richard Burbage was principal actor and of which Shakespeare had been a leading member since late 1594.

It was the lack of money to pay for it that produced the new consortium. The Burbage sons' inheritance was tied up in the Blackfriars, so extra finance was needed. That was why Shakespeare and another four of his fellows were made co-owners of the new Globe.

5. What did Shakespeare's company use to build the Globe ?

The Theatre had closed, ostensibly for good, in 1597, and the owner of the land on which it stood threatened to pull the building down once the lease had expired. The Burbages and their associates anticipated the threat, however, and in late 1598 dismantled The Theatre and carried the materials to Bankside (a district of Southwark stretching for about half a mile west of London Bridge on the south bank of the River Thames).

Without The Theatre, the company had to rent a playhouse. Then at the end of 1598 they decided to build one for themselves. The shortage of cash made the consortium reluctant traditionalists, giving up the idea of an indoor theatre in the city and using the old Theatre's timbers and therefore the same basic auditorium shape for the new building. The old playhouse was one of their few remaining resources. They could not use it in situ because the lease had expired, so they dismantled it and took the timbers (illegally) to make the skeleton of their new amphitheatre. The Globe was a cut-price and fortuitous construction.

6. When the Globe was built , there were two other theatres in Southwark already. Which ones ? The Swan and The Rose

7. When was the Globe built ?It was probably completed by the autumn of 1599 .

8. How and when was it destroyed ?

In 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII, the thatch of the Globe was accidentally set alight by a cannon, set off to mark the King's entrance onstage in a scene at Cardinal Wolsey's palace. The entire theatre was destroyed within the hour.

9. When was it rebuilt ?

By June 1614 it had been rebuilt, this time with a tiled gallery roof and a circular shape.

10. When was it finally pulled down ? Why ?

It was pulled down in 1644, two years after the Puritans closed all theatres, to make way for tenement dwellings.

11. Explain how acting at the Globe was like.

Acting at the Globe was radically different from viewing modern Shakespeare on screen.

The plays were staged in the afternoons, using the light of day. Therefore, all references to weather or time of the day had to be given to the audience through the text.

The audience surrounded the stage on all sides. No scenery was used, except for occasional emblematic devices like a throne or a bed. It was almost impossible not to see the other half of the audience standing behind the players. Consequently much of the staging was metatheatrical, conceding the illusory nature of the game of playing, and making little pretense to stage realism .

THEATRE	The Rose and the Fortune	the Theatre and The Globe
COMPANY	LORD ALMIRAL'S MEN	LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S MEN
PLAYWRITER	Christopher Marlowe	William Shakespeare
MAIN ACTOR	Edward Alleyn	Richard Burbage
MANAGER	Philip Henslowe	The Burbages
PATRON	Lord Charles Howard	Lord Chamberlain

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