The Dream Factory: London's First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare

Abstract

The Theatre, which stood in Shoreditch in London between 1576 and 1598, was London's first purpose-built commercial playhouse. It was also the workplace of William Shakespeare, when he first arrived in London and began his apprenticeship as a playwright in the newly development theatre industry. This book recounts the construction and running of the playhouse, and Shakespeare's career at it, culminating in the writing of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Nigh's Dream