Luxury London tower near remains of Shakespearean theatre opens

Find from 16th century uncovered in building of 750m complex of 412 apartments now renamed the Stage

When excavating the foundations for London's latest luxury residential tower, archaeologists made an unexpected discovery behind a Shoreditch pub: the remains of a 16th century Shakespearean theatre.

The remains of the Curtain theatre, which opened in 1577 but was lost from historical records in 1622, was found during the building of a 750m complex of 412 apartments in a 37-storey development that opened on Monday and has been renamed the Stage.