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Plaque

Rose Theatre

Inscription

London Borough of Southwark
The Rose Theatre, built here in 1587, first Elizabethan theatre of Bankside.
Voted by the People

Unveiled by Sir Ian.

Site: Rose Theatre (1 memorial)

SE1, Park Street

The plaque is beside the door where, on Saturdays, you enter to view the excavated foundations of the theatre.

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Rose Theatre

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Rose Theatre

First Elizabethan theatre on Bankside and probably the first building dedicat...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Rose Theatre

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Southwark Council

The London Borough of Southwark was created as an amalgamation of the Metropo...

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Sir Ian Mckellen

Born Burnley, Lancashire. Versatile stage and film actor with a repertoire r...

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