Digging Shakespeare’s Shoreditch: Excavating London’s First Theatreland

MOLA’s excavations on the sites of the Theatre playhouse (built in 1576) and the site of the Curtain playhouse (in use by 1577). Both playhouses had a fascinating life, intrinsically linked with the story of William Shakespeare. We will see how, 400 years after the death of Shakespeare, archaeology is in the unique position of being able to add new details to the story of these iconic buildings with particular reference to the very latest findings from the excavation on the site of the Curtain playhouse.