The Stage, Shoreditch
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The Stage is a mixed-use development in Shoreditch, located in the London Borough of Hackney and was built by property developer Galliard Homes, Cain Hoy, McCourt Global, Vanke and The Estate Office Shoreditch.[1] The development is set to include a 37-storey residential tower, over 250,000 sq. ft. of office, retail and leisure space as well as incorporating a world heritage centre on the site of Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre.[2] Centred on the theatre, the development will also feature over an acre of public space including a performance area and a park.[3]
During the 1570s, Shoreditch was London's first theatre district and the birthplace of modern theatre. The Curtain opened in 1577.[4] It disappeared from historical records in 1622 but could have remained in use until the outbreak of the Civil War, 20 years later,[5] giving it the longest history of use of all of London's Shakespearian playhouses.[6] Documents show that the Curtain was later used as tenements from the 1630s, by which time the playhouse had fallen out of use.[7]
Shakespeare's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, used the Curtain Theatre from 1597 to 1599, meaning that Shakespeare's earlier plays were most likely performed here.[8] Indeed, Henry V is believed to have debuted at the theatre while other plays, such as Romeo and Juliet and Every Man In His Humour, would have been performed there too
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