Hope Theatre

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The Hope Theatre was a dual-purpose early 17th-century London playhouse and animal-baiting arena, known as one of the later venues of the English Renaissance theatre scene.

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Hope Theatre canonical 2
The Hope Theatre 1
the Hope Theatre 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English Renaissance theatre
animal-baiting arena
playhouse
architect John Benson
architecturalStyle Elizabethan theatre style
builtBy Jacob Meade
Philip Henslowe
builtFor bear-baiting
bull-baiting
plays
category Bear-baiting venues
Former theatres in London
Renaissance architecture in London
closedAsPlayhouse c.1617
closedForPlaysBy 1642
closedForPlaysReason Puritan suppression of theatres
commissionedBy Philip Henslowe
constructionCompleted 1614
contemporaryWith Fortune Theatre
Globe Theatre
linked to: The Globe Theatre

Swan Theatre
country Kingdom of England
demolished 1656
designedAs dual-purpose venue
destroyedDuring Interregnum period
hasFeature galleries
open-air amphitheatre
thrust stage
yard
legalStatus licensed baiting ring
licensed playhouse
locatedIn Bankside
London
linked to: London, England
locatedOn South Bank of the River Thames
managedBy Philip Henslowe
mentionedIn Henslowe's diary
linked to: Henslowe’s Diary
namedAfter Hope
opened 1614
ownedBy Philip Henslowe
partOf English Renaissance theatre
periodOfUseAsBaitingArena 1614–1642
periodOfUseAsPlayhouse 1614–c.1617
successorTo Beargarden
usedBy Lady Elizabeth's Men
Prince Charles's Men
usedFor bear-baiting shows
bull-baiting shows
public theatrical performances

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Edward Alleyn coOwnerOf Hope Theatre
Bear Garden near The Hope Theatre
linked to: Hope Theatre
Shakespearean theatre district of Bankside hadPlayhouse the Hope Theatre
linked to: Hope Theatre