Library | Teach Shakespeare | Shakespeare's Globe

Search results

Fact Sheet: Actors

The life of an actor changed dramatically during Shakespeare’s lifetime...
Fact Sheet: Audiences

By 1600, between 10,000 and 20,000 people a week went to London theatres.
Fact Sheet: Costumes and Cosmetics

Stage make-up, like costumes, helped the audience to understand characters.
Fact Sheet: Indoor Theatres

Indoor theatres grew out of temporary theatres in existing buildings set up for private performances.
Fact Sheet: London

Shakespeare spent most of his working life in London, the home of the first permanent playhouses.
Fact Sheet: Playhouses

There were two different types of playhouse in London in Shakespeare’s time: outdoor and indoor.
Fact Sheet: Shakespeare

We know quite a lot about Shakespeare, but there is still much that remains a mystery.
Fact Sheet: Special Effects

Thunder, lightning, magic and more! Learn how special effects were done in Shakespeare's time.
Fact Sheet: The First Globe

Many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed at the Globe, which opened in 1599.
Fact Sheet: The Third Globe

The current Shakespeare’s Globe in London can be called the third (reconstructed) Globe.
Fact Sheet: Writing Plays

Just about everyone in London went to the theatre, but what did they go and see?
Macbeth: Contexts KS3

Lesson Plans for students aged 11-14.