The Architecture of Elizabethan Theatre

Who built the first Elizabethan Theatre

• Johnathan Kent

• Grant Faustus

• Christopher Barley

• James Burbage

Answer explanation

Fun fact: James' career started as a joiner: a person who constructs the wooden components of a building

Which was not used in the first Elizabethan Theatres?

• timber

• tiled roofs

• plaster

• flint

Answer explanation

Tiled roofs were only used later on and the first roofs of Elizabethan Theatres were thatched.

If they weren't circular, how many sides would Elizabethan Theatres have?

• 12

• 13

• 8-24

• 5-16

If you had one penny what area could you pay to stay in to watch a play?

Answer explanation

Fun fact: this area was for standing only and the people here would be called "groundlings".

What was the hidden backstage called in the Elizabethan Theatre?

• The Tiring House

• The Juniper Room

• The Heavens

• The Green Suite

Answer explanation

The Tiring House was an area backstage, normally spanning the area behind the stage on all three floors, used for wardrobe and storage. This is not to be confused with The Heavens, an area underside the false roof/ceiling, used for special effects including dramatic flying entrances and such.

In Elizabethan Theatres, (1) would sit in the Lord's Rooms, for (2) pence, and the area on either side was called the Gentlemen's Rooms, at the price of (3) pence.

• (1) lords only

  (2) eight

  (3) six

• (1) kings and lords' trusted men

  (2) five

  (3) six

• (1) kings and lords

  (2) five

  (3) eight

• (1) royals and nobility

  (2) six

  (3) five