Rose Theatre

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The Rose Theatre was an Elizabethan playhouse on London’s Bankside, notable for staging early works by playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan playhouse
theatre
archaeologicalSite Rose Theatre remains
associatedCompany Admiral’s Men NERFINISHED
Lord Strange’s Men NERFINISHED
associatedPlaywright Christopher Marlowe NERFINISHED
Thomas Kyd NERFINISHED
audienceCapacity approximately 2,000 spectators
builtBy Philip Henslowe NERFINISHED
closed early 17th century
competitionWith Curtain Theatre NERFINISHED
Globe Theatre NERFINISHED
Theatre
constructionStart 1587
coOwner John Cholmley NERFINISHED
country England
currencyOfRent pounds sterling
demolished circa 1606
era Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
hasVisitorCentre Rose Theatre exhibition space NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod late 16th century
influenced design of the reconstructed Globe Theatre
locatedOn south bank of the River Thames
location Bankside NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

Southwark NERFINISHED
materialEvidence artefacts related to theatre-going
drainage system
foundations
namedAfter rose
notableFor being one of the first purpose-built theatres on Bankside
staging early plays by Christopher Marlowe
opened 1587
owner Philip Henslowe NERFINISHED
playStaged Doctor Faustus NERFINISHED
The Jew of Malta NERFINISHED
The Spanish Tragedy NERFINISHED
playStaged Tamburlaine NERFINISHED
preservationMethod kept under water and sand for conservation
protectedStatus scheduled monument
rediscovered 1989
rediscoveredBy archaeologists during construction work
roofType partly open-air
shape polygonal
stageType thrust stage
usedFor entertainment
public performances of plays

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Tamburlaine originalTheatre Rose Theatre