| New
Globe Theatre Design |
Structure
- Open
arena in the style of an amphitheatre |
| Location
of the New Theater |
In
Southwark, beside the River Thames,
opposite St. Paul's Cathedral.
Approximately 200 yards from the site of
the original Globe theatres
|
| Size
of Site |
Southwark council
provided a 1.2 acre site for the project
|
| Other
buildings on site |
A
museum, restaurant, 300 seat lecture
theatre and a Gift Shop |
| Size
of New Theatre |
99
feet in diameter |
| Shape of New
Theater |
20
sided circular-shaped building |
| Builders |
McCurdy
and Co., Berkshire, England |
| New
Globe
Building
materials |
Traditional
building materials were used for the
structure such as timber,
nails, stone (flint), plaster and thatched
roof. Compromises made to comply with
modern building codes and regulations
|
| Structure
- The
Thatched roof |
Design
- The
thatched roof in
the structure is made in traditional style
with Norfolk reeds but coated with a
special fire-protective liquid. It is
the first thatched roof building that
has been allowed in London since the
Great Fire in 1666 |
| Structure
- Outer
skin of the New Theatre |
The
outer skin of
the structure is
made of plaster made of
sand, lime and goat hair (goat hair acts
as a binding agent) |
| Timber |
All
timbers are made of oak |
| Excavation
works for the New Theater |
Excavation of the site began
in 1987 The "diaphragm" wall, on the side of the theatre closest
to the
Thames, was constructed to keep the water out.
|
| Foundations of the
New Theatre |
Foundations are 6
metres deep
|
| Building
duration of the theatre itself |
6
Years |
| Overall
design and structure of the New Theatre |
The
open air arena, is called the ' pit ' or the
' yard ', has a raised stage at one end
and is surrounded by three tiers of
roofed galleries with balconies
overlooking the back of the stage. The
stage projects halfway into the ' pit ' |
|
Audience
Capacity |
Design
and Structure - The
New Theatre can house up to 1600 people.
700 standing ' groundlings ' in the '
yard '
or the ' pit ' and 900 seated in the
galleries |
| Structure
- The
Entrance to the theater |
Design
- Two
External staircases in the structure to access the upper galleries.
Four main entrances for the ' Yard ' and
the Lower Gallery |
|
Structure - Access to the Balconies &
Galleries |
Design - Two sets of external stairs in
the structure , either side if the
theatre |
