Lights of London was formed in 2008 in Shoreditch, the home of the first ever English theatre, The Curtain Theatre on Curtain Road. Shoreditch was also home to William Shakespeare for the first 13 years of his professional life.
Subsequently three highly successful productions were launched in recognition of this greatest of English Playwrights.
Performed by The Shakespeare in Shoreditch Ensemble, an ever changing group of professional london-based actors with shared passion for Shakespeare.
At least two of these productions were performed on Curtain Road, Upstairs at The Old Blue Last, a pub that now stands adjacent to the site of the original Curtain Theatre, as well as other established theatre venues. For more information on each production click on the menu on the left.
"Shakespeare's Women" 2009
with previews Upstairs at the Old Blue Last, Shoreditch October 2009, followed by evening performances at the historic Rose Theatre, Bankside, and matinees at Barons Court, Kensington in November.
"Measure for Measure" 2009
at the Rose Theatre, Southwark and Upstairs at the Old Blue Last, Shoreditch January and February 2009.
"Shakespeare in Shoreditch" 2008
The story of Will Shakespeare early days told by The Shakespeare in Shoreditch Ensemble at the Hackney Empire and Upstairs at the Old Blue Last - July/August 2008
