1. 2.3 Shakespeare’s theatre Possible plan of the Fortune Theatre

4. The SwanThe GlobeThe Fortune The stage large sticks out into the yard part of it roofed Presumably under the roof, which sticks out into the yard, in which case it sticks out into the yard and has a roof. The Fortune stage was built in the same way. large (43 ft by 22ft) sticks out into the middle of the yard all of it roofed The yard yes inside galleries and round stage Presumably the gap between the gabled roof and the gallery roof shows the yard. yes inside galleries and round stage, 55ft square minus stage The galleries yes three levels with seating yes three levels divided into rooms with seating The tiring house behind the stage doors onto the stage at least three floors, higher than galleries flagpole and flag higher than the galleries behind the stage joined to the stage