Shakespeare A to Z | Elizabethan Theaters
The Elizabethan theaters where Shakespeare’s plays were first performed were quite different from modern auditoriums. There were two main types of theaters in Shakespeare’s time: public, open-air playhouses such as the famous GLOBE THEATER, and private, indoor performance halls such as BLACKFRIARS.
LONDON’s outdoor playhouses were located just outside the city’s walls, beyond the reach of Puritan* authorities who wanted to shut down all the city’s theaters. On the city’s northern side stood the Theater, built in 1576, and the Curtain. The northwestern side held the Red Bull...
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