Curated category
Shoreditch
- The TheatreThe year 1576 marked a turning point in English cultural history when James Burbage and John Brayne erected The Theatre in Shoreditch.
- Curtain TheatreThe Curtain Theatre opened its doors in 1577 on Hewett Street within the Shoreditch district of London. This structure stood just south of The Theatre, which…
- ShoreditchThe name Shoreditch appears in records from 1183 as Soresdic, and again in 1204 as Sordig. Toponymists generally agree the word derives from Old English…