Islington in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Fortune Theatre

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 20, 2018

1. Fortune Theatre Marker

Inscription.
Good Master
Edward Alleyn's
Fortune
Theatre

stood on a site
near here in
1600

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1600.

Location. 51° 31.356′ N, 0° 5.58′ W. Marker is in Islington, England, in Greater London. Marker is at the intersection of Fortune Street and Whitecross Street, on the left when traveling east on Fortune Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Islington, England EC1Y 8JJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Whitecross Debtors Prison (1813-1870) (within shouting distance of this marker); A Royal Brewery Visit (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Priss Fotheringham (about 240 meters away); Frieze from W. Bryer & Sons (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The London Wall Walk - 14 (approx. half a kilometer away); Site of First Bomb Hit (approx. half a kilometer away); The London Wall Walk – 15 (approx. half a kilometer away); Cripplegate (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Islington.

Also see . . .
1. Fortune Theatre (Encyclopedia Britannica). Fortune Theatre, Elizabethan public playhouse
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on the northern edge of London, built in 1600 by Philip Henslowe to compete with the newly constructed Globe Theatre. Named after the goddess of fortune, whose statue stood over the front doorway, the Fortune resembled the Globe except that it was square and its timbers remained unpainted. (Submitted on March 24, 2018.)

2. Fortune Playhouse (Wikipedia). The Fortune Theatre was contemporary with Shakespeare's Globe, The Swan and others; it stood in the parish of St Giles-without-Cripplegate, to the west of the Shoreditch locations of The Theatre and the Curtain Theatre, between Whitecross Street and Golden Lane in what is today named Fortune Street, just outside the City of London. Between 1600 and 1642, it was among the chief venues for drama in London. The site is said to have originally been occupied by a nursery for the children of Henry VIII. (Submitted on March 24, 2018.)

Fortune Theatre Marker - Wide View, looking east along Fortune Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 20, 2018

2. Fortune Theatre Marker - Wide View, looking east along Fortune Street

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.