William Shakespeare acted at The Theatre, built by James Burbage. Plays by Shakespeare were performed here.
London Borough of Hackney
It is thought that Shakespeare lived in Norton Folgate, close to here.
EC2, Curtain Road, 86-90
February 2013: planning permission was granted to build a theatre on this site.
2023: Now the plans are for housing and a Shakespeare Museum.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare - The Theatre
The site of The Theatre is the tall building to the left in the picture. Ofte...
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the ...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare - The Theatre
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Shakespeare - The Theatre
The plaque is on the pavement - in our photo you can just make out the circle.
The plaque is on the brick wall to the right of the pub. The photo on our page for the Battle was taken right in front of this pub.
This gig probably came about because the band's bass player at the time, Glen Matlock, was studying at the art school. Also in 2016 The G...
We have visited the address twice, but can see no sign of the plaque. So we have taken our image of the plaque from the Music Hall Guild ...
On this site stood the Paragon Works of the Brilliant Sign Company. Formed in 1888, the company patented the 'brilliant letter' shop sign...
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