The Public Theater

This section looks at the outdoor theaters, or amphitheaters. Topics include:

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

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