John Fletcher blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: John Fletcher (1579-1625) dramatist (collaborator first with Francis Beaumont then later with William Shakespeare) lived near here as a schoolboy. Recorded plaque organisation: Peterborough Civic Society.

John Fletcher was an English playwright who significantly contributed to Jacobean drama, notably collaborating with Francis Beaumont and later with William Shakespeare, influencing the development of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater.