The Theatre

What must it have been like in 1576 when the first public playhouse opened in London? What drama was realized there, when Shakespeare was still a lad in Stratford-upon-Avon? What did this theater look like, what was it called, and who built it? Get the answers to all this in more in this informative article by About.com Guide to Shakespeare, Amanda Mabillard.

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