The following is a list of English Renaissance theatres, from the first theatres built in 1567, to their closure at the beginning of the English Civil War in 1642. English Renaissance theatres were more commonly known by the term 'playhouses'. They can be divided into indoor playhouses (which were small and performed to high-paying audiences) and outdoor playhouses (large, partly open-air amphitheatres that charged lower prices). Outdoor playhouses The Boar's Head, Whitechapel The Curtain, Shoreditch The Fortune The Globe, Bankside The Hope, Bankside Newington Butts The Red Bull, Clerkenwell The Red Lion, Mile End The Rose, Bankside The Swan, Bankside The Theatre, Shoreditch Indoor playhouses Blackfriars Theatre (two sites, near to one another) The Cockpit-in-Court, part of the Palace of Whitehall Cockpit Theatre, later renamed to The Phoenix, Drury Lane Porter's Hall Theatre, or Puddle Wharf, Blackfriars Salisbury Court Theatre, off Fleet Street St. Paul's Theatre, St. Paul's Cathedral Whitefriars Theatre, off Fleet Street See also English Renaissance theatre Inn-yard theatre List of former theatres in London List of London venues Theatre of the United Kingdom English renaissance theatres English Renaissance