"When it opens, the Museum of Shakespeare will tell the story of Shakespeare's Curtain Playhouse in Spitalfields. The Curtain Playhouse is first recorded as having opened its doors in 1577 and was a cultural and social centre for London during Shakespeare's life. The theatre was the main venue for Shakespeare's plays before the more famous Globe Theatre opened in Southwark at the end of the 16th century."
"After the Spitalfields theatre closed, it was slowly consumed by later buildings and eventually vanished beneath London's rising streets. The remains of the theatre were discovered in 2011 by archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology ( MOLA) during site clearance for a new housing development. Sitting in the middle of the housing development just north of Liverpool Street station, the museum had originally been expected to open in early 2024."
The Museum of Shakespeare in East London will present the history of the Curtain Playhouse in Spitalfields, a venue first recorded in 1577 that served as a cultural and social centre during Shakespeare's life. The theatre was the main venue for Shakespeare's plays before the Globe opened in Southwark at the end of the sixteenth century. The Spitalfields theatre closed and was gradually buried beneath later buildings; its remains were discovered in 2011 by Museum of London Archaeology during clearance for a housing development. The museum sits within that development north of Liverpool Street station and has a delayed, unconfirmed opening date.
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