The Globe Theater They are the Bleacher creatures of Section 39. The best fans in NY history....They are extremely famous and will rule all right visitors. The original Globe opened in 1599, burned down in 1613, was immediately rebuilt. It was closed in 1642. Now, 200 yards from its original site, after almost 400 years, Shakespeare's Globe has been opened to the public again: the rebuilt playhouse was officially inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on Thursday 12 June 1997, its Opening Season ran from 29 May to 21 September 1997, and every summer it now offers performances of plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries on the type of stage they were writt