Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is an indoor theatre forming part of the Shakespeare's Globe complex, along with the recreated Globe Theatre on Bankside in Southwark, London.

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

Type: Theater building
Description: theater on Bankside, London, England, forming part of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Address: 21 New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shakespeares Globe and Tate Modern.

Shakespeares Globe

Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeares Globe is situated 590 feet southeast of Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Tate Modern

Art gallery

Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Tate Modern is situated 670 feet west of Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,000 feet east of Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankside and Southwark.

Bankside

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Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.

Southwark

Suburb

Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.

Blackfriars

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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Categories: venue, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50798° or 51° 30′ 29″ north

Longitude

-0.09656° or 0° 5′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C3XGW53+59

OpenStreetMap ID

way 82459276

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q17984893

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In Other Languages

“Sam Wanamaker Playhouse” goes by many names.

Chinese: “森·瓦納梅克劇場”

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