Jemahl Evans brings us a brief history of London’s first West End theatre. The Cockpit Theatre in Drury Lane was initially, as its name suggests, a venue for cockfights and animal baiting on the east side of Drury Lane with an entrance in Cockpit Alley. As such it was the first playhouse in the West […]
Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Shakespeare
Beth Miller’s new companion to the works of Shakespeare takes a fresh look at Britain’s best-loved bard. In our guest post this month, Beth shares ten things she discovered while researching… 1. One of the things we think we definitely know about Shakespeare is that he was born and died on the same date, 23rd April, 52 years […]