See also:

• Arts: Literature: World Literature: British: Shakespeare  (886)
• Arts: Performing Arts: Theatre: Shakespeare  (133)
• Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Arts and Entertainment: Architecture: Historic Buildings  (53)

• The Rose - Built in 1587 by Philip Henslowe, the Rose was the first theatre on London's Bankside. In 1989 its remains were discovered and partially excavated midst a blaze of international press coverage. History, news and opening times.
• Shakespeare's Globe Research Database - Describes and illustrates London playhouses in the 16th and 17th century, particularly the original Globe Theatre, and its modern reconstruction. From Reading University.
• Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - Peter McCurdy describes the reconstruction by his firm of the Elizabethan theater in London used by Shakespeare. Research, construction.
• Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London - The official site includes images and archaeological evidence of the original Elizabethan circular theater, the story of its reconstruction (1994-7) and a timeline.
• Wikipedia: The Theatre - A history of the first theatre built in London since Roman times from the online collaborative encyclopedia.