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Elizabethan Theatre in Southwark

June 4, 2016

Plays were performed in the courtyards of inns, college halls, inns and private houses until 1576. Then the actor-manager James Burbage built the Theatre in Shoreditch with his brother-in-law John Brayne. This was the first purpose-built playhouse in London. William Shakespeare joined the resident troupe at the Theatre in the 1580s. Elizabethan theatres could attract up to 3000 people and were used… More Elizabethan Theatre in Southwark

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Celebrating Shakespeare

April 23, 2016

William Shakespeare was born  on 23 April and died on his birthday in 1616. To mark the 400th anniversary of his death there are a number of commemorations taking place. The Complete Walk This weekend Shakespeare’s Globe has organised a celebration of Shakespeare’s plays called The Complete Walk. There will be 37 specially-made 10 minute films… More Celebrating Shakespeare