The Curtain Theatre opened its doors in 1577 on the land called Curtain Close in Shoreditch. Shakespeare’s Lord Chamberlains Men used The Curtain from 1597-1599 and Henry V is believed to have debuted there.

In 2011, archaeologists from MOLA were undertaking exploratory excavation for The Stage development site when they came across the remains of the Curtain Theatre.

The theatre’s remains are revealed again in a public visitor centre on the site of The Stage development.