Curtain Theatre plaque

The public map records this plaque for Curtain Theatre. Its recorded inscription reads: 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 Thea

The Curtain Theatre was one of the earliest purpose-built theatres in London where William Shakespeare's plays were performed, making it significant in the history of Elizabethan theatre.