Shakespeare's lost theatre uncovered on site of new London playhouse

What are thought to be the long-lost remains of William Shakespeare's first theatre, in which plays such as Romeo and Juliet were first performed, have been uncovered by archaeologists.

By coincidence, it was work to build a new playhouse at the site in Shoreditch, east London, which uncovered the foundations of what was known simply as The Theatre, the direct forerunner of the Globe.

The Young William Shakespeare trod the boards there as an actor in the Chamberlain's Men company of players.