A description of Elizabethan theatres, written by Johannes de Witt, a Dutch visitor to England (1596) Source B Drawing of the Swan Theatre, Bankside, London, 1596 ...

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the location of London's first Elizabethan playhouse, the Red Lion, in the East End. The Red Lion, considered the earliest known purpose-built theatre ...

Mr White, who directed the work, said: "After nearly 500 years, the remains of the Red Lion playhouse, which marked the dawn of Elizabethan theatre, may have finally been found.

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an Elizabethan theatre where some of William Shakespeare's plays were first performed. The remains of the Curtain Theatre, which opened in 1577, were ...