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Old and New Original New In 1599 William Shakespeare and his fellow actors paid for their own playhouse to be built out of the timbers of The Theatre. They called it The Globe and there they staged the first productions of many of Shakespeare's finest plays as well as works by other playwrights, such as Ben Jonson and Fletcher, who took over from Shakespeare as the King's Men's principal playwright when Will retired. The Rose playhouse was the Globe's greatest rival. Visit the Globe Playhouse section of our Book Shop for a list of recommended books about the Globe and other playhouses of the time. Many of the books may be bought from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. In 1997 close to the site of the original, the Queen officially opened the new Globe known as Shakespeare's Globe on London's Bankside overlooking the River Thames. It is a faithful reproduction of the original and, was built due to decades of work by the American actor Sam Wanamaker. The 2008 season is the tenth Globe season.  It is called 'Totus Mundus' and presents four Shakespeare plays and two new modern plays.  The first production King Lear was very good indeed, but I look forward to all the Bard's plays on offer. Links Internal Original Globe   The story of how the original Globe came to be built   The building - a plan and what the Globe may have looked like   The excavation - what was discovered in 1989   The Rose - The Globe's great rival playhouse, its star Edward Alleyn and owner Philip Henslowe       New Globe   The story of how the new Shakespeare's Globe came to be built on London's Bankside in the 1990's.       Mike's Views, Reviews and Previews     2008 Totus Mundus     King Lear A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merry Wives of Windsor The Frontline by Ché Walker Timon of Athens Liberty by Glyn Maxwell     2007 Renaissance + Revolution     Othello The Merchant of Venice Love's Labour's Lost Holding Fire! by Jack Shepherd We, The People In Extremis by Howard Brenton     2006 The Edges of Rome     Coriolanus Titus Andronicus Antony & Cleopatra Under the Black Flag by Simon Bent The Comedy of Errors In Extremis by Howard Brenton     2005 The Season of the World and the Underworld     The Tempest Pericles, Prince of Tyre The Winter's Tale The Storm by Peter Oswald Troilus and Cressida in original pronunciation     2004 The Season of Star-Crossed Lovers     Romeo & Juliet Much Ado About Nothing Measure for Measure     2003 The Season of Regime Change     Richard II Richard III Dido Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe Edward II by Christopher Marlowe The Taming of the Shrew     2002 The Season of Cupid & Psyche     Twelfth Night A Midsummer Night's Dream The Golden Ass by Peter Oswald     2001     King Lear Macbeth Cymbeline     2000     The Tempest Hamlet Two Noble Kinsmen The Antipodes by Richard Brome   1999   Julius Caesar The Comedy of Errors Antony and Cleopatra Augustine's Oak by Peter Oswald 1998   The Merchant of Venice As You Like It Otra Tempestad   1997       Globe Main   Top of page       Recommended Books   My list of recommended books about the Globe, Rose and other playhouses of the time may be found in the Globe Playhouse section of the Well Furlong Book Shop. If you so wish, you may go on to buy many of the volumes in our Book Shop directly from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.       External Shakespeare's Globe   The official New Globe site         Home|Gaynor|Mike|Art|Theatre|Book Shop Updated 28th January 2006