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This volume about the Globe Theatre in London is a history both of how it was used in Shakespeare's time, and of its rebuilding over the past 15 years. One artist, June Everett, has recorded the rebuilding of the theatre from the beginning in a series of watercolours. They record the detail as well as the atmosphere of the site. The paintings are accompanied by photographs of contemporary drawings and paintings, and by a text that weaves together the two strands of Tudor history and modern rebuilding.

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Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers. --School Library Journal (starred review) This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age. --Publishers Weekly There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but

Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers. --School Library Journal (starred review)<br> This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age. --Publishers Weekly<br> There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but I doubt you'll find another that approaches the subject from Langley's modern point of view.... Reads like a storybook with beautiful paintings.... This book has it all. Beautifully written, illustrated, and printed, it will be a popular resource for students of Shakespeare, architecture, history, or literature. Highly Recommended. --Book Report (starred review)<br> The Bard's life and times, brilliantly brought to life in the tale of London's Globe, its past glory and remarkable reconstruction. --Smithsonian<br> There's a clever parallel structure in this book about the old and new Globe theatres... This intricate relationship between and image will intrigue sophisticated readers... In addition tothe theater structure itself, Langley describes theatre practices of the day showing readers what it was like onstage, backstage, and in the audience. --Booklist<br> A fascinating, step-by-step look at [the rebuilding of the Globe]. Everett provides breathtaking watercolors and sketches. Just the ticket for any thespian. --Atlanta Journal Constitution<br>

"""Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers.""--School Library Journal (starred review)""This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age.""--Publishers Weekly""There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but I doubt you'll find another that approaches the subject from Langley's modern point of view.... Reads like a storybook with beautiful paintings.... This book has it all. Beautifully written, illustrated, and printed, it will be a popular resource for students of Shakespeare, architecture, history, or literature. Highly Recommended.""--Book Report (starred review)""The Bard's life and times, brilliantly brought to life in the tale of London's Globe, its past glory and remarkable reconstruction.""--Smithsonian""There's a clever parallel structure in this book about the old and new Globe theatres... This intricate relationship between and image will intrigue sophisticated readers... In addition to the theater structure itself, Langley describes theatre practices of the day showing readers what it was like onstage, backstage, and in the audience.""--Booklist""A fascinating, step-by-step look at [the rebuilding of the Globe]. Everett provides breathtaking watercolors and sketches. Just the ticket for any thespian.""--Atlanta Journal Constitution"

William Shakespeare and American actor Sam Wanamaker are the heroes of this beautifully illustrated book, which weaves together the history of the original Globe Theatre and the building of its replica near the original site - Wanamaker's dream project. Everett was persuaded to become the project's recording artist and painted every stage of the week in delicate and meticulous detail. A brief resume of the main incidents in Shakespeare's life, an account of the bustling streets of London in the 16th century and how actors fitted into it all, is presented alongside the story of the new globe from the moment in 1949 when Wanamaker first saw the stained plaque that showed where the Theatre first stood to the exciting day in 1997 when the new Globe opened its doors with a performance of Henry Vth. Anyone, young or old, interested in the history of theatre, the development of architectural techiniques or the social history of London will enjoy this lavishly illustrated but simply presented short book. Lists of Shakespeare's plays with approximate dates of first performances, the important incidents in the playwright's life and the main London theatres of his time are added for the benefit of students. (Kirkus UK)

Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers. --School Library Journal (starred review) This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age. --Publishers Weekly There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but I doubt you'll find another that approaches the subject from Langley's modern point of view.... Reads like a storybook with beautiful paintings.... This book has it all. Beautifully written, illustrated, and printed, it will be a popular resource for students of Shakespeare, architecture, history, or literature. Highly Recommended. --Book Report (starred review) The Bard's life and times, brilliantly brought to life in the tale of London's Globe, its past glory and remarkable reconstruction. --Smithsonian There's a clever parallel structure in this book about the old and new Globe theatres... This intricate relationship between and image will intrigue sophisticated readers... In addition to the theater structure itself, Langley describes theatre practices of the day showing readers what it was like onstage, backstage, and in the audience. --Booklist A fascinating, step-by-step look at [the rebuilding of the Globe]. Everett provides breathtaking watercolors and sketches. Just the ticket for any thespian. --Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers. --School Library Journal (starred review) This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age. --Publishers Weekly There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but I doubt you'll find another that approaches the subject from Langley's modern point of view.... Reads like a storybook with beautiful paintings.... This book has it all. Beautifully written, illustrated, and printed, it will be a popular resource for students of Shakespeare, architecture, history, or literature. Highly Recommended. --Book Report (starred review) The Bard's life and times, brilliantly brought to life in the tale of London's Globe, its past glory and remarkable reconstruction. --Smithsonian There's a clever parallel structure in this book about the old and new Globe theatres... This intricate relationship between and image will intrigue sophisticated readers... In addition tothe theater structure itself, Langley describes theatre practices of the day showing readers what it was like onstage, backstage, and in the audience. --Booklist A fascinating, step-by-step look at [the rebuilding of the Globe]. Everett provides breathtaking watercolors and sketches. Just the ticket for any thespian. --Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers. --School Library Journal (starred review) This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age. --Publishers Weekly There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but I doubt you'll find another that approaches the subject from Langley's modern point of view.... Reads like a storybook with beautiful paintings.... This book has it all. Beautifully written, illustrated, and printed, it will be a popular resource for students of Shakespeare, architecture, history, or literature. Highly Recommended. --Book Report (starred review) The Bard's life and times, brilliantly brought to life in the tale of London's Globe, its past glory and remarkable reconstruction. --Smithsonian There's a clever parallel structure in this book about the old and new Globe theatres... This intricate relationship between and imagewill intrigue sophisticated readers... In addition to the theater structure itself, Langley describes theatre practices of the day showing readers what it was like onstage, backstage, and in the audience. --Booklist A fascinating, step-by-step look at [the rebuilding of the Globe]. Everett provides breathtaking watercolors and sketches. Just the ticket for any thespian. --Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers. --School Library Journal (starred review) This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age. --Publishers Weekly There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but I doubt you'll find another that approaches the subject from Langley's modern point of view.... Reads like a storybook with beautiful paintings.... This book has it all. Beautifully written, illustrated, and printed, it will be a popular resource for students of Shakespeare, architecture, history, or literature. Highly Recommended. --Book Report (starred review) The Bard's life and times, brilliantly brought to life in the tale of London's Globe, its past glory and remarkable reconstruction. --Smithsonian There's a clever parallel structure in this book about the old and new Globe theatres... This intricate relationship between and image will intrigue sophisticated readers... In additionto the theater structure itself, Langley describes theatre practices of the day showing readers what it was like onstage, backstage, and in the audience. --Booklist A fascinating, step-by-step look at [the rebuilding of the Globe]. Everett provides breathtaking watercolors and sketches. Just the ticket for any thespian. --Atlanta Journal Constitution

Photographs and drawings of recent productions put readers in the audience at a theater bright with richly colored tapestries, faux-marble pillars, and gold-leafed ceilings... Langley's brief text, enhanced by well-chosen paintings and photos, is a solid and appealing introduction to Elizabethan theater for older readers. --School Library Journal (starred review) This factual, focused and lively history is illustrated with 17 years' worth of paintings and drawings rendered by Everett, the 'Artist of the Record' for the recent renovation of the Globe Theatre... The drawings and photographs... make Elizabethan architecture and theatrical style come alive. Everett has an eye for space and detail... The prose is clear and peppered with interesting tidbits about Elizabethan life... Future architects and actors will love this thorough and appealing history, as will anyone interested in the Elizabethan age. --Publishers Weekly There are many books about Shakespeare's theatre, but I doubt you'll find another that approaches the subject from Langley's modern point of view.... Reads like a storybook with beautiful paintings.... This book has it all. Beautifully written, illustrated, and printed, it will be a popular resource for students of Shakespeare, architecture, history, or literature. Highly Recommended. --Book Report (starred review) The Bard's life and times, brilliantly brought to life in the tale of London's Globe, its past glory and remarkable reconstruction. --Smithsonian There's a clever parallel structure in this book about the old and new Globe theatres... This intricate relationship between and image will intrigue sophisticated readers... In addition to the theater structure itself, Langley describes theatre practices of the day showing readers what it was like onstage, backstage, and in the audience. --Booklist A fascinating, step-by-step look at [the rebuilding of the Globe]. Everett provides breathtaking watercolors and sketches. Just the ticket for any thespian. --Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Andrew Langley is the author of Amelia Earhart, Hans Christian Andersen (both OUP, 1998) and several history books for children. He lives in England. June Everett was appointed Artist of the Record at the Globe Theatre in London by Sam Wanamaker. Her paintings have been exhibited at London's Royal Festival Hall and across England and Germany.

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