Shakespeare acted himself, and staged his first plays, at a London site which is now being excavated.

The remains of a London theatre where William Shakespeare’s early plays including “Romeo And Juliet” were first performed have been discovered by archaeologists, a museum said Wednesday.

Shakespeare appeared at The Theatre in Shoreditch, east London, as an actor with a troupe called The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, which also performed his efforts as a playwright there.

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