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Every WeWork space is intentionally designed to promote inspiration and collaboration.\u00a0Designed to Inspire<\/a>\u00a0delves into the architectural and artistic elements of these spectacular buildings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the London neighbourhood of Shoreditch, along a patch of land called Curtain Close, modern theatre was born. Beginning in the late 1500s, London<\/a>\u2019s Curtain Theatre \u2013 a rectangular, timbered performance space with gravel courtyards and an underground tunnel \u2013 premiered some of the English language\u2019s greatest theatrical works. Shakespeare\u2019s Henry V<\/em> first came to life here, as did the eternal words of Romeo and Juliet<\/em>. And today the site that was once a centre of Elizabethan culture is in the process of a dramatic rebirth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n That rich cultural history had been lost until 2012, when a team of archeologists excavating a site on the borders of Shoreditch stumbled upon the ruins of the Curtain Theatre buried beneath the soil. Today, the preserved remains of the Curtain Theatre are part of a museum and tourist attraction at the Stage, a Shoreditch destination that spans more than an acre of public space, honouring the past while looking towards the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The mixed-use development will include office space, retail, flats and gathering spaces. At the heart of the new site is the Hewett, as well as its neighbouring tower, the Bard. The Hewett is a gleaming eight-story building offering over 7,100 square metres of WeWork flexible office space. The space enjoys natural light and is elevated by a sweeping terrace<\/a> and a bounty of contemporary, custom artwork<\/a>. The Bard, which opens in June 2022, is a 12-story building, with the first six floors offering over 6,600 square metres of WeWork space. The two buildings make up the Stage.<\/p>\n\n\n