The Theatre, Shoreditch

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86-88 Curtain Road, EC2 Hackney

The site of this building forms part of what was once the precinct of the Priory of St John the Baptist, Holywell. Within a few yards stood from 1577 to 1598 the first London building specially devoted to the performance of plays and known as 'The Theatre

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Area: Hackney
Plaque installed: 1920