The Globe TheatreThe Globe Theatre was built during Shakespeare’s lifetime and was where plays were staged. It was located in Southwark, the part of London full of crime.

Take a virtual tour through the Globe using this interactive activity and use the information you find to LABEL the pictures and answer questions about the Globe and the crowd: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/movies/sound_globe.swf

Complete the labels of these parts of the Globe Theatre. Be sure to include as much information as possible from the interactive virtual tour!

The people standing in the theatre yard were called ______________________ or _______________ because ______________________ .

They had _______ money.

Many crimes occurred in the theatre yard, like ____________________ .

These people are sitting in the ___________________ .

These people were often _______________________.

It cost __________ ______ .

The actors were usually the same for every performance staged at the Globe. Shakespeare’s theatre company was called __________________ , and they became famous because __________________.

Change rooms were located at the back of the stage in the Globe. Actors needed change rooms because ___________________.

Women weren’t allowed on stage in Elizabethan England, female roles were played by __________________ wearing ___________________.

There was no electricity in Elizabethan England, and so sound effects and lighting were created by _______________________________________ in the Globe Theatre.

In some plays, these people could be seen by the __________________________ .