Museum of London Archaeology/AP Archaeologists from the Museum
of London Archaeology recently excavated the site of the 16th-
century Curtain Theatre, where Shakespeare staged some of his
plays. Archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology
recently excavated the site of the 16th-century Curtain Theatre,
where Shakespeare staged some of his plays. Museum of London
Archaeology/AP Archaeologists have discovered the remains of the
Bard's old stomping grounds — ruins of a famous 16th-century
theater, buried below the streets of modern London. Known in its
heyday as the Curtain Theatre, it's often been eclipsed by its
more famous younger sibling, the Globe. But the Curtain is a big
deal in its own right. Some of Shakespeare's most famous works
premiered there — Romeo and Juliet and Henry V, just to name a
couple. NPR's Rachel Martin talked to the archaeologist who dug
up the theater, Chris Thomas of the Museum of London. On what
remains "We've only seen parts of it so far, but what remains
are the foundation