FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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300 people
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3, 000 people
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30, 000 people
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Shakespeare’s day, London theaters like the Globe could accommodate up to 3, 000 people watching popular plays. With theaters running most afternoons, that could mean as many as 10, 000-20, 000 people could see a play every week!
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1600 London theatres, like the Globe, could take up to 3000 people for the most popular plays.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shape is an icosagon, a 20 sided polygon. Can hold 1, 570 people, 700 standing and the rest seated. The twelve signs of the zodiac are painted on this roof over the stage (which we call ‘The Heavens’).
Detailed explanation-4: -Based in London, our site is home to two venues – the Globe Theatre and Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. We welcome over 1.25 million visitors a year from all over the world to: Take part in workshops and lectures. Enjoy guided tours of our two theatres.
Detailed explanation-5: -People went to the theatre to be entertained, and the poor and the rich alike gathered in playhouses in the afternoon to see plays performed. Shakespeare was one of the most popular playwrights of this time and often if you were going to go see a play performed it was most likely written by him.