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| June 9, 2012 | Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre remains found behind London pub | |
London: The remains of an Elizabethan theatre where some of William Shakespeare’s plays were first performed
have been discovered in London. Archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology
(Mola) found the remains of the Curtain Theatre, which opened in 1577, behind
a pub in Shoreditch, east London , as part of regeneration works. The venue was
immortalised as “this wooden O” in the prologue to Henry V. The Mola archaeologists
stumbled across parts of the playhouse’s yard and gallery walls after development
began on the site last October. “This is a fantastic site which gives us unique
insight into early Shakespearean theatres,” the BBC quoted lead archaeologist
Chris Thomas as saying. The Curtain was operated by theatre manager James Burbage
and was home to Shakespeare’s Company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, from 1597 until
The Globe opened two years later. The theatre disappeared from historical records
in 1622 but could have remained in use until the outbreak of the Civil War, 20
years later. Plays thought to have premiered there include Henry V, Romeo and
Juliet and Ben Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour. “This is one of the most significant
Shakespearean discoveries of recent years,” a spokesman for Plough Yard Developments,
which owns the site, said. Though The Curtain was known to have been in the area,
Yard said, its exact location was a mystery. He said the quality of the remains
found is remarkable and they are looking forward to working with Mola, [the] local
community and Shakespearean experts to develop plans that will give the public
access to the theatre remains as part of a new development.
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