The Shakespeare Jubilee staged in Stratford-upon-Avon between 6 and 8 September 1769 was organised by the actor and theatre manager David Garrick to celebrate the Jubilee of the birth of William Shakespeare. He planned the celebration with major figures from London's cultural, political and economic world attending and oversaw the construction of a large rotunda, based on that in Ranelagh Gardens in London, which could hold 1,000 spectators.

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Location: Stratford-upon-Avon,. Warwickshire, England
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