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London's Elizabethan and Jacobean Playhouses and Bear Baiting Arenas: a research report |
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Stabler Heritage unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Historic England has sponsored a thematic research project on a number of London's Elizabethan and Jacobean playhouses and bear baiting arenas. This element concerns The Theatre, Shoreditch, in use from 1576 - 1599. The Theatre was the proto-type of the polygonal amphitheatre that became iconic as the houses for Elizabethan and Jacobean public performance. It is the first of the playhouses to have been built in a form that would be immediate recognisable today, and hosted leading players of the time and plays written by Shakespeare and others in their home venue. The Theatre had a great influence on the structure and design of the later playhouses, and marks the beginning of a standardised design of buildings of this type. The superstructure of the Theatre was dismantled in 1599 and moved south of the Thames to be used in the construction of the Globe Theatre. |
Author: |
K Stabler
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Stabler Heritage
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Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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The Theatre, 4 - 6 New Inn Broadway, 7 - 15 New Inn Yard, 96 - 98 Curtain Road |
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Greater London |
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Hackney |
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HACKNEY |
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England |
Grid Reference: 533310, 182389 (Easting, Northing)
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stablerh1-227645 |
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Grey literature report
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |