It had an additional gallery, and the stage, instead of being behind the proscenium arch, was in front of it. The orchestra of Sanders Theatre, if cleared out, would correspond to the pit of the Swan.

It would have been a little difficult, too, to seat an assortment of Elizabethan fops on stage, or perhaps that would have been carrying Elizabethanism too far.

The remains of two Elizabethan playhouses — and three bear-baiting pits — have been listed as scheduled monuments by the government, bestowing legal protection on sites with a historic ...

The Curtain survived as a theater at least until the 1620s, making it the longest-lived of London's Elizabethan playhouses. Some experts say it may have remained in use until the English Civil War ...

Archaeologists have uncovered one of William Shakespeare's first theaters, offering insight into the famed productions. Before the famous Globe Theatre, Shakespeare's plays were performed at the ...

Following a successful launch event in mid-January, A Bit Lit is pleased to announce its first follow-on course. How To Make An Elizabethan Theatre will offer a more-in depth look at the world of ...