• Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre

  • Oct 15 2022
  • Length: 31 mins
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  • Forget the theatre-land of Shaftesbury Avenue and the West End. Shoreditch is the original theatre-land! The Curtain Playhouse, the second ever Elizabethan playhouse built in London, is where Shakespeare debuted Henry V and Romeo and Juliette, and where Ben Johnson even cast Shakespeare in Every Man In His Humour. 


    It was here that theatre became something not just performed in the homes of rich people, but became accessible and democratised. Performers finally had a permanent space to push the boundaries of stage management and effects, as opposed to performing in the homes of nobility. And it all happened in this little corner of East London!


    Host Elena Guthrie is joined by Archaeology Adviser to Historic England, Adam Single, to take a deep dive into where the theatre is now, and what it's life was like over 400 years ago.


    Follow on Instagram @eastlondonhistoryshow to see photos for the episodes!


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