Globe Theatre Green Shows
Interesting information about
the Globe Theatre Green Shows during the life and times of William Shakespeare and the Globe
Theatre of Elizabethan London, England
Globe Theatre Green Shows
The old Globe Theatre
London was an exciting venue for staging the plays of
William Shakespeare. The
grounds surrounding the Globe Theatre were bustling with
hundreds of people. Non playgoers would flock to the Globe Theatre
just to go to the market stalls and 'soak in ' the holiday-like
atmosphere. There was also free entertainments in the form of the Globe Theatre Green
Shows.
Globe Theatre Green Shows
The old
Globe Theatre Green Shows were free
shows held on the green surrounding the Globe Theatre. They were usually
in the form of a short
play but also included song and dance. The actors who took part in the
green show then went on to act in the main plays held inside the Globe
Theatre. The green shows were the Elizabethan equivalent of a modern warm-up act for the main
performance. Some green shows
were parodies of the play it was that was to be performed by the
troupe. The Globe Theatre Green shows would have starred Globe Theatre
actors such as the dancer and comedian Will Kempe to set the
tone and mood of the Globe Theatre audience. The Green shows also
included short previews, or parodies, of popular or new plays which the
owners were hoping to produce at a later date - another form of
Elizabethan advertising. A trumpet was sounded to announce to people that the play
was about to begin at the Globe Theatre London in order for people to take
their final places.
Globe Theatre Green Shows
Interesting Facts and information
about the Globe Theatre Green Shows.
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