The Public Theatre

This section looks at the outdoor theatres, or amphitheatres. Topics include:

• The sources from which we learn of the stage
• The use of inn-yards as stages
• The sketch of the Swan theatre
• The excavation of the Rose theatre
• Battles with the City of London
• The first Globe theatre
• The Fortune theatre
• The second Globe theatre
• The New Globe

The site for the New Globe has a great deal of information about Shakespeare's stage.

Further reading on this topic. | How to cite this page