The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is located in London, next to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on the banks of the River Thames.
Named in honour of its founder, the Playhouse is based on the small intimate, indoor candlelit theatres frequented by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Although not a reconstruction of any specific venue, it echoes the Blackfriars Playhouse, which was used by Shakespeare’s theatre company from 1609.
Lit by beeswax candles, the intimate Sam Wanamaker Playhouse hosts plays, education workshops, concerts, and events, with its main theatrical season running from October to April. A full programme of events is also available through the summer.
While it was always Sam Wanamaker’s intention for Shakespeare’s Globe to include an indoor theatre, it wasn’t until 2012 that work actually began to turn the shell into an indoor playing space.
Architects Allies & Morrison worked closely with the Globe’s Architecture Research Group to design an ‘archetype’ of London’s early indoor playhouses using a set of blueprints for a late seventeenth century playhouse drawn up by Inigo Jones’s former assistant, John Webb which provide the basis for the layout of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
Modern facilities have been added, including lighting and a sophisticated ventilation system. These resources allow us to stage plays under pure candlelight with safety and confidence.
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