Title
Burbage's Theatre, New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, Hackney, London, c1576 (2016). Creator: Judith Dobie.
Caption
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.
Date
2016
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive
Reference
HRM21B16_237
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
8,8Mb (670,9Kb) / 7,7in x 4,5in / 2295 x 1337 (300dpi)