Who built the original globe theatre where did the building materials come from?
All negotiations for a new tenancy agreement failed with Giles Allen who had decided to pull the ‘Theatre’ down and use the materials to build a new property. The Lord Chamberlain’s company of actors had different ideas! A clause in the original agreement allowed the actors to dismantle the Theatre and make use of the building materials themselves! The players decided to demolish the Theatre and transport the timber to a their new site on Bankside in Southwark during the Christmas of 1598. The Globe Theatre was built with the timbers and other material from the old ‘Theatre’. Who built the original globe theatre – who was the architect? James Burbage consulted Dr. John Dee on the design and construction of The Theatre. The notorious Dr. Dee, renowned as a magician and alchemist, was also extremely knowledgeable about architecture. James Burbage relied on Dee’s extensive architectural library to design the plans for the construction of The Theatre which provided a blueprint for he Globe
