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
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The entrance to the Field is an important part of the memorial aspects of each site. For instance: the two heraldic panels are supposed t...
