Ortelia was commissioned to recreate the Boars Head theatre. This model of the Boar’s Head Playhouse depicts the theatre as it could have been in 1599 in London, the same year that the Globe Theatre was built. This playhouse was not polygonal, but rather rectangular and built in the courtyard between several buildings.

This model is created from the sketches provided in Herbert Berry’s book, The Boar’s Head Playhouse (Washington: Folger, 1986). It was designed for the research of Professor Richard Fotheringham (University of Queensland) which focuses on the relationship between actors and audience in early modern theatre. He used this model to establish the likely height of the stage, and to ascertain what the sightlines would have been for groundlings and those patrons standing at various points in the balconies.

Click the image opposite to view the 3D interactive walkthrough of the Boars Head theatre. The scene will open in a new window.

Controls:

• When the model has loaded hold down your Right Mouse Button (RMB) to look around. Releasing the RMB will disable looking around.d.
• Use the W,A,S,D, Keys to move around.
• The number keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, offer different camera locations where you can examine the view but cannot move around.
• The number keys 7, and 8, give you access to free roaming cameras.
• Holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the numbers 1,2,3,or, 4 changes the height of the stage.
• Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the numbers 1,2,3,or, 4 changes the configuration of the rear of the stage.
• Pressing the Space Bar on your keyboard will reset the scene.

Click the image opposite to view the 3D interactive tour of the internationally acclaimed Our Way exhibition of art from Lockhart River in far north Queensland, held at the University of Queensland Art Museum. The scene will open in a new window.

Controls:

• When the model has loaded use your Right Mouse Button (RMB) to turn steering on and off. Click once to turn on ans once to turn off.
• Use the W,A,S,D, Keys to move around.
• Use your Left Mouse Button (LMB) to click on a didactic panel to read it.
• The number keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, offer different camera locations you can start from.
• Pressing the Space Bar on your keyboard will reset the scene.