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The Theatre, Shoreditch

Film & TheatreErected 1920

The brown plaque for The Theatre, Shoreditch
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The site of this building forms part of what was once the precinct of the Priory of St John the Baptist, Holywell. Within a few yards stood from 1577 to 1598 the first London building specially devoted to the performance of plays and known as 'The Theatre
Address
86-88 Curtain Road, EC2 Hackney
Erected
1920
Known for
Theatre
Coordinates
51.52460, -0.08031
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