Synopses & Reviews
The rebuilding of the Globe theater (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. The realization of the vision of Sam Wanamaker and his architect Theo Crosby, it has aroused intense interest among scholars and the general public worldwide. In anticipation of the official opening and the first performance season, visitors have been drawn in large numbers to the auditorium and exhibition. Shakespeare's Globe Rebuilt offers a fully-illustrated account of the research that has gone into the Globe reconstruction, drawing on the work of leading scholars, theater 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, both visual and written, have been explored anew; the techniques of timber-framed building have been relearned; the archaeology of the Globe and the neighboring Rose playhouse has been further evaluated; the decorative practices of Elizabethan craftsmen have been researched; and all this reconciled with the requirements of the actors and the practical and legal restrictions of modern architectural design. The result is a book that will fascinate scholarly readers and laymen alike.
Review
'\"...Shakespeare\'s Globe Rebuilt is a carefully constructed and clearly written book....the book...will be most accessible to scholars adept at architectural and mathematical thinking. The book is exciting because of the intense expertise focused on the concrete goal. This collection of essays is an essential volume for anyone interested in the rationale for the myriad of decisions involved in the building of the new Globe.\" Frank Ardolino, Sixteenth Century Journal'
Synopsis
A fully illustrated account of the research that has gone into the reconstruction of the playhouse in which many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed, drawing on the work of leading scholars, theatre people and craftsmen.
Synopsis
An illustrated account of the reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe theatre on Bankside.
Synopsis
The rebuilding of the Globe theatre (1599 1613) on Londonâs Bankside, on the site of the playhouse in which many of Shakespeareâs plays were first performed, has aroused intense interest among scholars and the general public worldwide. This book, designed to coincide with the official opening of the Bankside Globe in June 1997, 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. The result is a book that will fascinate scholarly readers and laymen alike. The book is published in association with Mulryne and Shewring Ltd.
Table of Contents
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.