Near this site stood The Curtain Theatre, 1577 - c.1627, second English public playhouse. Here William Shakespeare acted. Plays by Shakespeare and Ben Jonson were performed.
London Borough of Hackney
Site: Curtain Theatre - Hewett Street (1 memorial)
EC2, Hewett Street
June 2012 a Museum of London archaeological dig discovered the Curtain Theatre. July 2013 reported on the plan for the site which involve the display of the remains, a modern theatrical space and, oh, surprise, a tower block - a 40-storey skyscraper. June 2016: The building and plaque have gone. Some great .
Either someone erected the plaque behind the lamppost, or someone erected the lamppost in front of the plaque. Either way some thoughtlessness (being polite) was involved.
2025: The , which we thought was planned for the nearby site of The Theatre is apparently planned for here, but has been delayed to 2026.
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