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Theatre in Shakespeare's Time There were about 10 open-air amphitheatres in Shakespeare's time. The one that is the most famous and that has now been renovated is The Globe theatre. However, The Theatre was the first London playhouse, built in 1576 by the English actor and entrepreneur James Burbage. He was a great friend of Shakespeare. It was located in a northern suburb of London. The building is describe a vast, polygonal, three-story timber structure, open to the sun and rain (Because there was no electricity in those days). Its exterior was coated with lime and plaster. It had features similar to the future Globe playhouse and other playhouses of those days. Such as galleries, upper rooms, a tiring house (in which the actors kept their store of props, costumes, and playbooks and prepared themselves for their performance.) and trap doors in the stage floor. Like the Globe, the Theatre had two...

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