Founded by Sam Wanamaker in 1997, the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre stands just 200 yards from where the site of the original Globe Theatre. The original Globe Theatre was built in 1598; it was where William Shakespeare, one of the world’s most celebrated playwrights, had penned many of his plays before it had burnt down in 1613. An open-air theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre presents performances every summer for a maximum of 1,500 guests at a time.