16th C. Replica of the London Fortune Theatre in Gdansk, Poland

Shakespeare was staged in Poland early in the 17th c. as London players visited Gdańsk (Danzig), Elbląg (Elbing) and Królewiec (Kronigsburg/Kaliningrad) by 1601.Shakespeare's art must have pleased the Gdańsk public, for around 1610 the the Gdańsk burgers invest in a permanent theatre, a replica of the Fortune Playhouse in London. Data courtesy of Internet Shakespeare Editions: Foyer Library Theater Annex article: “Shakespeare's Arrival In Poland”.