Which famous playwright's theatre, rebuilt in 1997, stands on the south bank of the Thames?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The Globe
- Step 1: Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse first built in 1599 for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays. Answer: The Globe. Why not the others: None of these fit: The Old Vic; The Palladium; The Royal Court.
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