Near this site stood The Curtain Theatre 1577-c.1627 Second English public playhouse Here William Shakespeare acted & plays by Shakespeare and Ben Jonson were performed. 18 Hewett Street, Hackney, London by London Borough of Hackney Colour: This plaque is purple, white and green glass claret orange purple clear red wood pink grey green maroon film cell green and red red and black yellow terracotta brown multicoloured brushed metal slate brass Belgian Blue Stone stone silver bronze blue white gold marble black Wikimedia: Copy to clipboard Flickr: Copy to clipboard [geolocate this address] Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons sleepymyf on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Elliott Brown on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Simon Harriyott on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Elliott Brown on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr Elliott Brown on Flickr