Shakespeare's Globe

Shakespeare's Globe

The Globe
Shakespeare's Globe in August 2014
Shakespeare's Globe Location within City of London
Address	New Globe Walk London, SE1 United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′29″N 0°5′50″W / 51.50806°N 0.09722°W / 51.50806; -0.09722
Public transit	Blackfriars Mansion House London Bridge
Owner	The Shakespeare Globe Trust
Construction
Opened	June 1997
Years active	1997–present
Architect	Pentagram
Website
shakespearesglobe.com

Shakespeare's Globe is a realistic true-to-history reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse first built in 1599 for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays. Like the original, it is located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Southwark, London. The reconstruction was completed in 1997 and while concentrating on Shakespeare's work also hosts a variety of other theatrical productions. Part of the Globe's complex also hosts the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for smaller, indoor productions, in a setting which also recalls the period.