The bank of the Thames River was Broadway
of the Elizabeth era.

At the beginning of the 16th century, London was surrounded by town walls. Since it was not easy to perform plays in the city under the control of the authorities, the first public theatre, 'The Theatre', was established in the suburb of London in 1576. Later, there was a leasehold problem with the theatre and it had to be destroyed. Its timber was carried to the south side of the River Thames, and used to establish 'The Globe' theatre in 1598. Then, other theatres such as 'The Curtain', 'The Swan', and 'The Rose' were established one after another in the area.