Shakespeare�s Theatre

							                           Globe Features
Here are just some of the features of the Globe, can you locate them on your
diagram / model?


1     Roof                      Thatched roof over galleries.

2     Winch tower               Containing machinery for lowering actors onto
                                the stage.

3     Flag                      This signalled to people that there was a
                                performance that day.

4     Gallery                   Above the stage and a place for musicians,
                                balcony scenes, etc.

5     Tiring House              The actors’ dressing room.

6     Outside walls             About 12 metres high.

7     Curtain                   Separating the stage from the backstage area.

8     Trapdoor                  Leading down into ‘Hell,’ the space under the
                                stage.

9     Stage                     A raised, rectangular stage, sticking out into the
                                yard. It only had space for 12 actors, at most, to
                                appear at the time.

10    Yard                      The open air standing room in front of the stage.
                                The floor was covered in the hardwearing earth,
                                ash and hazelnut shells.

11    Oak pillars               These were painted to look like marble.

12    Galleries                 Three storeys of seats, supported by the pillars.

13    The Heavens               The underside of the stage roof, painted sky-
                                blue and decorated with stars, a sun and a moon.

14    Stage roof                Thatched roof above the stage.

15    Backdrop                  A curtain usually painted with trees and flowers.

16    Brick foundations         Globe needed brick foundations because it was
                                built on marshy grounds.

17    Stalls outside            Selling pies, chestnuts and ale