Galliard Homes, in joint venture with Cain Hoy, McCourt, Vanke and The Estate Office Shoreditch are launching The Stage in Shoreditch, the £750m transformation of the 2.3 acre site of William Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre, where Romeo & Juliet and Henry V were first performed, into a new mixed-use destination for London.
The Stage is located off Curtain Road in the heart of Shoreditch - on the doorstep of three major economic hubs – the City of London, the Old Street Tech City Enterprise Zone and Hoxton. With a masterplan by award winning architects Perkin + Will and interiors by Argent Design, The Stage is designed around a new central 1.28 acre public square that will showcase the sunken remains of Shakespeare’s Tudor theatre.
The new central square will be one of the largest to be created in the capital. It will be bordered by 400,000ft² (37,161m²) of mixed-use space including cafes, restaurants and shops with four striking new buildings – a 37-storey landmark residential tower providing 412 private sale apartments and penthouses; two office buildings providing 257,000ft² (23,876m²) of ‘blue chip’ commercial space and retail premises at ground level and a leisure/performing arts pavilion - complete with an existing 19th century railway viaduct located on one side of the new square. The viaduct will be restored with the historic brick arches accommodating 9,000ft² (836m²) of new shops and bars fronting the square and the top of the viaduct landscaped into a park with a tea/coffee house overlooking the square.
The historic remains of the Elizabeth Curtain Theatre, dating back to 1577, have been discovered some three metres below the surface of the development. It is planned that the remains and objects found during the dig will be carefully excavated, painstakingly preserved and transformed into a cultural centerpiece within the development. Under current plans there will be a heritage centre where visitors will have a chance to walk on a glass platform just above the theatre remains, view objects from the dig and watch augmented reality of scenes from Shakespeare plays.
The marketing suite has been designed as a ‘must see’ venue, with the vault like brick interiors showcasing a collection of pop art by the famous Shoreditch street artist D-Face (Dean Stockton) whose work is popular with celebrities including Christina Aguilera, Beyonce and Jay Z.
The Stage is launching on 17th to 20th March 2016, with the sales and marketing suite open daily from 10am to 5pm, located at The Viaduct, Fairchild Place, Shoreditch EC2A 3EN.
