Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
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The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is an indoor, candlelit Jacobean-style theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, known for its historically inspired productions of early modern drama.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sam Wanamaker Playhouse canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Context triple: [Bankside, hasLandmark, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse]
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A.
Blackfriars Theatre
Blackfriars Theatre was a prominent indoor playhouse in London that became a key center for English Renaissance drama and home to Shakespeare’s company in the early 17th century.
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B.
Watford Palace Theatre
Watford Palace Theatre is a historic producing theatre in Watford, England, known for staging a wide range of drama, comedy, and community-focused performances.
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C.
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a Smithsonian art museum in Washington, D.C., renowned for its exhibitions of American craft and decorative arts.
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D.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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E.
Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Playhouse is a renowned theatre in Oxford, England, known for staging a wide range of professional and student productions and serving as a major hub for the city's performing arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Target entity description: The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is an indoor, candlelit Jacobean-style theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, known for its historically inspired productions of early modern drama.
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A.
Blackfriars Theatre
Blackfriars Theatre was a prominent indoor playhouse in London that became a key center for English Renaissance drama and home to Shakespeare’s company in the early 17th century.
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B.
Watford Palace Theatre
Watford Palace Theatre is a historic producing theatre in Watford, England, known for staging a wide range of drama, comedy, and community-focused performances.
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C.
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a Smithsonian art museum in Washington, D.C., renowned for its exhibitions of American craft and decorative arts.
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D.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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E.
Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Playhouse is a renowned theatre in Oxford, England, known for staging a wide range of professional and student productions and serving as a major hub for the city's performing arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean-style theatre
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indoor theatre ⓘ playhouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Jacobean ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Globe Education ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Jacobean era (as model) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Globe Theatre
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surface form:
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre complex
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
heritage theatre space
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | historically inspired productions ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
Jacobean drama
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Shakespearean drama ⓘ early modern drama ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
candle chandeliers
ⓘ
galleries ⓘ pit ⓘ thrust stage ⓘ wooden interior ⓘ |
| hasProductionStyle |
candlelit performance practice
ⓘ
historically informed staging ⓘ |
| indoorOrOutdoor | indoor ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Blackfriars Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackfriars Theatre (historical)
Jacobean indoor playhouses ⓘ |
| lighting | candlelit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bankside
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London Borough of Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| name | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sam Wanamaker ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candlelit performances
ⓘ
historically inspired design ⓘ intimate indoor staging ⓘ |
| operator |
The Globe Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare’s Globe
|
| partOf |
The Globe Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare’s Globe
|
| primaryLanguageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| publicAccess |
guided tours
ⓘ
ticketed performances ⓘ |
| theatreConfiguration |
galleried seating around stage
ⓘ
intimate auditorium ⓘ |
| theatreType | reconstruction-inspired theatre ⓘ |
| use |
early modern drama productions
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theatrical performances ⓘ |
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