The Bell Savage Theatre - Elizabethan Inn-Yard
The Bell Savage was located in Ludgate Hill. It continued to be the terminus for coaching services to London throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The Inn's sign was a savage man standing on a bell.
It was in the yard at the Bell Savage that Sir Thomas Wyatt's rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I came to an inglorious end. The Elizabethan Inn-Yard
The early days of commercial theatre involved performances in public spaces such as town squares. Acting troupes travelled the country and sought lodgings at inns or taverns. The natural progression for the troupes was to negotiate with the tavern owner, or vintner, in order to stage a performance at the inn. All parties would therefore benefit. The larger the audience, the more profits were made. In the Elizabethan days the usual form of transport was on horseback, so all of the major inns had large cobblestone yards. The obvious progression was to stage the plays in the inn-yards. The inn-yards were surrounded by balconies to the rooms which provided lodgings for travellers. A fee was charged to playgoers for entering the inn-yard, and then an additional fee was added on if they wanted to go up to a balcony level. In 1574 the City of London started regulating the Inn-yard activities which lead to the development of the covered Playhouses and the open amphi-theaters. 
Globe Theater Structure and Layout of the old Globe Theatre Elizabethan Playwrights and Authors Timeline Elizabethan Theaters and Playhouses Elizabethan Acting Troupes 
The Bell Savage Theatre - Elizabethan Inn-Yard | 
