Shakespeare's opening nights.

• Position: Britain - Unearthing of the Curtain, William Shakespeare's first theater - Brief article

What was it like to see Romeo and Juliet or Henry V in the 1590s, when William Shakespeare was still a rookie playwright? We now have a better idea, thanks to a team of British archaeologists who just unearthed the walls and yard of Shakespeare's first theater, the Curtain, in East London. The researchers are hoping to uncover other artifacts that could shed light on the theater's size or the snacks that early Shakespeare fans ate during intermission. The Curtain (named after nearby Curtain Close Street) opened...