Shakespeare
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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
In 1599, the globe opens to great fanfare with the performance of Shakespeare's latest hit Julius Caesar. The theatre playhouse in Shortage is forced to close at the end of the 16th century. It is owned by the family of William's friend and fellow actor Richard Burbage. They take down the building, timber by timber, and put it into storage. Then they come up with an innovative solution: If the building can't stay, they'll just move it. On the opposite side of the river from St Paul's Cathedral, the timber frame of the theatre is shipped up the river and resurrected as the globe. A mid-summonite stream becomes a favourite of Queen
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