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Shakespeare Project Plays where first performed in theatres in the 16th Century. Below are some examples of theatres in Shakespeare time: The Theatre (1576) First London playhouse, built by James Burbage (of Leicester's Men) on leased land in Shoreditch, a northern suburb just outside the City and thus safe from attacks by the ruling London Puritans. The Theatre was apparently a polygonal, roughly cylindrical three-story structure of wood built around an open, unroofed central space. There were rows of galleries overlooking the centre at each level. The stage projected from one sector into the centre, the building above reserved for backstage needs. The Theatre did not reopen when the theatres were closed in 1597. Burbage's ground lease had expired shortly before his death; and his son Cuthbert dissembled the building and used the timber to build the Globe Theatre. Curtain Theatre (1577) Second London playhouse, probably built by Henry Laneman. The Curtain Theatre is...

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