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Ground broken for modern Globe Theatre near original site
The Globe Theatre replica project advanced with a ceremony on the south bank of the Thames. Prince Philip and Sam Wanamaker presided as a ceremonial oak foundation post joined 23 others to mark the doughnut shaped theater set to open in 1992, showcasing global support for Shakespeare.
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London
Globe Theater
River
Thames
Anthony Hopkins
Hopkins
National Theater
Globe
Sam Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Prince Philip
Elizabeth II
Royal Forest
Windsor Castle
Shakespeare
David Orr
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Britain
William Shakespeare
Henry Vu