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Globe Theatre
Globe Theatre, London.
The original Globe Theatre in London was designed to accommodate a large audience, with contemporary estimates claiming a total capacity of approximately 3,000 people.1
This capacity included both the gallery seating and the standing room in the yard surrounding the stage. For comparison, the smaller Rose Theatre had a total capacity of about 2,400 people, which included space for nearly 1,000 customers to stand in the yard.1