Shoreditch The Theatre

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# The Theatre, Shoreditch Standing on Curtain Road in Shoreditch, you're standing on hallowed theatrical ground—the very spot where James Burbage, a carpenter-turned-impresario, constructed The Theatre in 1576, England's first permanent playhouse and a revolutionary venture that transformed Shakesp...

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Curtain Road

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William Shakespeare acted at The Theatre. Built by James Burbage. Plays by Shakespeare were performed here.