The first public playhouse in London was called The Great Theatre. It was built by James Burbage, an actor and entrepreneur.
James Burbage
The Blackfriars Theatre
The first successful playhouse built specifically for that purpose was James Burbage's The Theatre, built in Shoreditch North of London in 1576.
There are over 40 theatres in the West end of London alone. See the related link for descriptions and a map of the 14 most popular including the Phoenix, Apollo Victoria, Prince Edward, Playhouse and Savoy. -- Royal Opera House Richmond Theatre Globe Theatre Bloomsbury Theatre Barbican: The Pit Theatre Sadler's Wells Phoenix Theatre London Coliseum Old Vic Playhouse Theatre Queens Theatre Lyceum Adelphi Prince of Wales Her Magesties Theatre Shaftsbury theatre The London Palladium Drury Lane Lyric Theatre Dominion Theatre Gielgud Theatre Apollo Victoria Theatre
The first public playhouse in London was called The Great Theatre. It was built by James Burbage, an actor and entrepreneur.
James Burbage
The Blackfriars Theatre
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
The first successful playhouse built specifically for that purpose was James Burbage's The Theatre, built in Shoreditch North of London in 1576.
the Globe theater
There are over 40 theatres in the West end of London alone. See the related link for descriptions and a map of the 14 most popular including the Phoenix, Apollo Victoria, Prince Edward, Playhouse and Savoy. -- Royal Opera House Richmond Theatre Globe Theatre Bloomsbury Theatre Barbican: The Pit Theatre Sadler's Wells Phoenix Theatre London Coliseum Old Vic Playhouse Theatre Queens Theatre Lyceum Adelphi Prince of Wales Her Magesties Theatre Shaftsbury theatre The London Palladium Drury Lane Lyric Theatre Dominion Theatre Gielgud Theatre Apollo Victoria Theatre
Playhouses in the early Tudor period were temporary structures built by Strolling Players in the yard of inns. Some of the inns became permanent venues for the players until in 1575 London banned playhouses within the city limits. James Burbage constructed a playhouse outside the city limits in the northern suburb of Shoreditch, based on the innyards, but with some unique features. He called his new structure The Theatre. That was the first time the term had been used in English. Thereafter, the playhouses were built outside the London city limits.
Yvonne Hills has: Performed in "London Playhouse" in 1955. Played Young Woman in "ITV Television Playhouse" in 1955. Played Gwen in "London Playhouse" in 1955. Played Miss Macleod in "ITV Television Playhouse" in 1955. Played Mabel Pillditch in "Armchair Theatre" in 1956. Played Lady assistant in "Nicholas Nickleby" in 1957. Performed in "Our Mutual Friend" in 1958.
You could get to the Globe Theatre or any of the other Southwark theatres from London by boat, or across London Bridge by walking, riding or in a carriage. However, a boat would not help you if you wanted to go to the Blackfriars Theatre, or the Curtain Theatre, or the Theatre Playhouse, all of which Shakespeare performed in, because these theatres were all on the same side of the River Thames as the City of London. You could walk or ride to these from a number of directions.
Cheap theatre tickets in London can be purchased through a variety of websites. These websites include Viator, the Official London Theatre website, National Theatre Travelex Tickets, and Get Into London Theatre.
The Theatre playhouse or The Curtain are the most likely places, but nobody knows for sure. Later, his plays were performed at the Globe in the Summer and Blackfriars in the Winter.