(via)]]>The remains of the theatre where Shakespeare’s Hamlet may have been first performed has been granted legal protection by the government.
Archeological remains of the Theatre, which dates back to 1576, have been added to the National Heritage List for England, alongside the ruins of another Elizabethan playhouse near London’s Bankside.
Shakespeare and his acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, were strongly associated with the Theatre – the remains of which were discovered in Hackney in 2008.
Some scholars believe Hamlet was performed for the first time at the venue in 1596, and it is also thought to be where Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus was first staged.