Just like a maturing fine wine or cask-strength whiskey, Shakespeare is more popular now than ever before. To those of us involved with The Stage development this is obvious, as eyewitnesses to the astonishing…
“He was not of an age, but for all time!”Ben Jonson (1573-1637), Preface to the First Folio Shakespeare’s works have had untold influence on our society and culture. Not only were Shakespeare’s plays and…
Neil Constable, Chief Executive, Shakespeare’s Globe. Photographer, Simon Kane.Shakespeare: from Shoreditch to SouthwarkShakespeare’s London was, as you’d expect, very different from our own—Covent (or…
Galliard Homes is proud to announce the collaboration between Imitate Modern – London's edgiest, contemporary art gallery – and The Stage EC2, the new, mixed-use development coming…
Today, London is known for its theatres and London’s West End is has become a byword for the pinnacle of theatre quality, success and commercial appeal.Not so, in the 16th century!Wandering theatre companiesIn…
The much-anticipated excavation of the Curtain Theatre kept us all on the edge of our seats, as we craned our necks to see what would come out of the ground next. Promising to uncover truths about Elizabethan…
Last Friday saw the most recent event in the extensive engagement programme around MOLA’s excavations of The Curtain Theatre on behalf of Cain Hoy Investments and Galliard Homes. Time Truck Project Officer…
To celebrate Shakespeare Week, we are inviting you to immerse yourselves in all things Shakespeare on Friday 24 March from 12 noon to 6pm, by climbing aboard MOLA’s Time Truck to enjoy a pop-up exhibition of…
The excavation of the Curtain Theatre provides a rare insight into Elizabethan culture. We look back over the archaeological highlights from last year’s dig.Built in Shoreditch in 1577, the Curtain Theatre was…
When asked to think of a Shakespeare play, the one that first comes to mind for most of us is Romeo and Juliet. The timeless tragedy tells the story of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet: our protagonists…
NameHeather KnightJob TitleSenior Archaeologist at MOLAWhat three traits define you?I question, I’m gregarious and I’m a team player. What is the one thing you cannot resist?A glass of Malbec, especially…
London is a city defined by its past. The Tower of London, The London Dungeon, Westminster Abbey and the city’s numerous bridges, palaces and monuments attract tourists in their droves, all keen to experience…
Archaeologists from MOLA have officially begun the detailed excavation of The Curtain Theatre, one of Shakespeare’s least historically documented playhouses, in London’s Shoreditch. The dig was officially…