Shakespeare's Globe Rebuilt

An illustrated account of the reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe theatre on Bankside.

J. R. Mulryne (Edited by), Margaret Shewring (Edited by)

9780521599887, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 12 June 1997

212 pages, 80 b/w illus. 24 colour illus.
24.8 x 17.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.61 kg

The rebuilding of the Globe theatre (1599–1613) on London's Bankside, a few yards from the site of the playhouse in which many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed, must rank as one of the most imaginative enterprises of recent decades. It has aroused intense interest among scholars and the general public worldwide. This book offers a fully illustrated account of the research that has gone into the Globe reconstruction, drawing on the work of leading scholars, theatre people and craftsmen to provide an authoritative view of the twenty years of research and the hundreds of practical decisions entailed. Documents of the period are explored afresh; the techniques of timber-framed building and the decorative practices of Elizabethan craftsmen explained; and all of this reconciled with the requirements of the actors and restrictions of modern architectural design. The result is a book that will fascinate scholarly readers and laymen alike.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Past and Present: 1. The once and future Globe Ronnie Mulryne and Margaret Shewring
2. Shakespeare's Globe: a history of reconstruction and some reasons for trying Andrew Gurr
Part II. Varieties of Research: 3. Designing the globe John Orrell
4. The archaeological evaluation of the Globe Playhouse Simon Blatherwick
5. Design as reconstruction/reconstruction as design Jon Greenfield
6. Timber framing, the two bays and after Jon Greenfield
7. The interior decoration scheme of the Bankside Globe John Ronayne
8. The iconography of the Bankside Globe
Part III. The Globe in Performance: 9. Staging at the Globe Andrew Gurr
10. Playing the Globe: artistic policy and practice Mark Rylance
Part IV. Documents of the Elizabethan Playhouse: 11. Selected documents from the Elizabethan Playhouse edited by Ronnie Mulryne.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare studies & criticism [DSGS]