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Indoor theatres grew out of temporary theatres in existing buildings set up for private performances; but they were open to the public and charged an entry fee. The first permanent indoor theatre (St. Paul’s) was built in 1575 and the next (Blackfriars) in 1576.

How were they different to outdoor playhouses? Indoor theatres were:
• smaller than outdoor playhouses, holding about 500     people, not thousands.
•built inside an existing building, so not open to the sky.
• more expensive (ranging from 6d to 2s and 6d),     compared with open yard standing (at 1d) as in     outdoor playhouses.
• lit by candles as well as daylight through the windows.

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The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in 1997 approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre, because the original globe was burn in 1613

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What did the outdoor playhouses look like?

All outdoor playhouses had:

• a central yard that was open to the sky;

• a raised stage sticking out into the yard;

• a roof over the stage, which was called ‘the heavens’,

although the first Rose theatre (1587-92) may not have

had one;

• a tiring house behind the stage with a backstage area,

where actors dressed and waited to come on. Above

this were lords’ rooms, rooms for storage, and a room

level with ‘the heavens’ to work the special effects from;

• galleried seating all around the yard, on several levels,

which was roofed.

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WHY BUILD PLAYHOUSES SOUTH OF THE THAMES?

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WHY BUILD PLAYHOUSES SOUTH OF THE THAMES?

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Playhouses drew big audiences, but they were not

popular with everyone. The officials who ran the City

of London thought that playhouses were noisy and

disruptive, and attracted thieves and other ‘undesirable’

people. So people built playhouses on sites outside the

control of city officials.

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There were two different types of playhouse in London during Shakespeare’s time. There were outdoor playhouses, also known as ‘amphitheatres’ or ‘public’ playhouses, and indoor playhouses, also known as ‘halls’ or ‘private’ playhouses.