Burbage's Theatre, New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, Hackney, London, c1576 (2016). Creator: Judith Dobie.
/2854415.jpg "Burbage's Theatre, New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, Hackney, London, c1576 (2016). Creator: Judith Dobie.")
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Burbage's Theatre, New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, Hackney, London, c1576 (2016). Reconstruction illustration showing an oblique view of The Theatre in Shoreditch as it may have appeared c1576, with black lettering added to the image. The Theatre was built by James Burbage and John Brayne in 1576 on the site of the former Halliwell Priory, and is believed to have cost in the region of £700. It is generally considered to be the first purpose built theatre in London, and is likely to have been the venue for the first performance of Hamlet in 1596. This illustration is a digital copy of a watercolour painting, with black lettering added.
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People Information
Creator
- Judith Dobie, attributed to: {British}: Artist
People Related
- James Burbage: English: actor, theatre builder
- William Shakespeare: British, English: Author, playwright, poet
- John Brayne: English: grocer, theatre builder
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Hackney Hackney
- 51 32 06 N , 000 03 07 W
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2295x1337
File Size : 8,990kb
Aliases
- IC307_004
- IC307/004
- 0250009890
- 2-854-415
- 2854415
- IC307_004