Coming soon to London, visitors and locals can travel back to the 16th century at a new visitor experience built on the site of The Curtain Playhouse, a historic playhouse that showcased Shakespearean plays from 1577 into the mid-17th century.
This open-air theater once held up to 1,000 people, and excavations revealed an extensive playhouse that once saw Shakespeare’s acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, entertain audiences with plays like Romeo and Juliet and Henry V, as well as plays by Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson. In fact, Shakespeare even acted in a play at this theater.
© Museum of London Archaeology
Soon, visitors and Shakespeare fans can follow in the footsteps of the playwright through a series of immersive and interactive experiences. Expect all of the sights, sounds and smells of Elizabethan London. The Museum of Shakespeare, developed by Bompas & Parr in collaboration with Cain International, Museum of London Archaeology and Historic England, will sit 3 meters underground.
The museum is set to open in 2025.
Around the theater, The Stage will also be built. This development will include retail space, restaurants, a cocktail pub and apartments. Middle Eastern steak restaurant Black Cow will also open in the complex.
© Bompas and Parr
The Stage and new museum can be found in Shoreditch in eastern London. Nearby luxury hotels include Nobu Hotel London Shoreditch and Virgin Hotels London-Shoreditch.
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