How much did it cost to see a play at the globe theatre?

Answer 1

$25 $25 poooooooo

Answer 2

It depended on whether you wanted a seat or not. If you were prepared to stand through the show, you only had to pay a penny. To get a seat was tuppence (two pennies). A pound in 1600 was worth about 123 1996 pounds and there were 240 pennies to the pound, so a penny would have been about 51p in 1996 money. Pretty cheap.

Answer 3

The tickets at the Globe theate depended on where you sat. If you sat on the higher class chairs you would pay 6 pence (equivalent to a week's wage) if you stood at the yard or the pit which was the lower class seating you would pay 1 pence.

Answer 4

It cost one Penny to watch a play in "the pit" while standing. It would cost several more pennys to watch from one of the three galleries.

Answer 5

1 penny to watch from the pit and roughly 2 pennies to watch from the upper levels