THE GLOBE THEATRE Write the words into the crossword B 4 The part of a theatre where actors, dancers, etc stand and move A short time between two parts of a play or concert A person who acts in plays, films or television programmes All the people who are watching or listening to a film, play, concert or the television Read the information and answer the questions Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre has been recreated on the south bank of the River Thames in London, very close to the place where the original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were first produced in the Globe Theatre in the reign of Elizabeth I The theatre was burnt down during a performance of King Henry VIII The fire was started by an ember fired from a cannon used as a prop in the play into the thatched roof of the theatre Where can you find the Globe Theatre? When was it built? Whose plays were performed here? Choose a, b or c The original Globe Theatre was built ……… a) by the River Thames b) far from the River Thames c) not near the River Thames The original Globe Theatre was built ………… a) in the 15th century b) in the 16th century c) in the 17th century William Shakespeare was a famous ………… in England a) king b) actor c) writer There was a …… in England when Shakespeare’s plays were first performed a) king b) queen c) emperor ………… caused the fire in the theatre a) A man b) An actor c) A prop