Plans to excavate the final third of the Bankside site could see the theatre fully restored in time for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 1616
Does the rediscovery of Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre matter? Absolutely
From scale to snacks, dress to drinks, the remains of the Shoreditch playhouse promise to reveal much about the environment that shaped Shakespeare’s early work
Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre unearthed in east London
Theatre where Romeo and Juliet was first performed is rediscovered in Shoreditch centuries after it was dismantled
Bard memories: why Shakespeare’s Stratford deserves a second chance
Stratford-upon-Avon felt like a theme park when I visited as a boy. Thirty years on, though, I can see why Shakespeare’s birthplace has greater significance than I first thought