Photo: Thomas Gresham depicted at the Royal Exchange – © David Charnick 2021

London’s Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights transported their audiences to strange, imaginary worlds. But they were ready also to hold a mirror up to the citizens of London. The reflections were sometimes less than flattering.

Still dominated by long-established medieval practices, London’s trade was beginning to change. With readings from plays by Shakespeare and others, this virtual tour celebrates how this developing trading centre was adapted for the stage.

Meet me outside the entrance to Cannon Street Underground Station – which is on DOWGATE HILL!

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