The history of elizabethan theater

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English Renaissance theatre

Theatre of England between and

The English Renaissance theatre or Elizabethan theatre was the theatre of England from to Its most prominent playwrights were William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson.

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The term English Renaissance theatre encompasses the period between —following a performance of Gorboduc, the first English play using blank verse, at the Inner Temple during the Christmas season of —and the ban on theatrical plays enacted by the English Parliament in

In a strict sense "Elizabethan" only refers to the period of Queen Elizabeth's reign (–). English Renaissance theatre may be said to encompass Elizabethan theatre from to , Jacobean theatre from to , and Caroline theatre from to

Along with the economics of the profession, the character of the drama changed towards the end of the period. Under Elizabeth, the drama was a unified expression as far as social class was concerned: the Court watched the same plays the commoners saw in the public playhouses. With the development of the private theatres, drama became more oriented towards the tastes and values of an upper-class audience. By the later part of the reign of Charles I, few new plays were being written for the public theatre

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History of the Elizabethan Theatre

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Elizabethan Theatre History - the Inn-yards, Amphitheatres and Playhouses
Elizabethan Audiences, Plays and Playwrights
Actors, Theatre Companies and Troupes

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History of the Elizabethan Theatre

History of the Elizabethan Theatre
The History of the Elizabethan Theatre started with the Wandering minstrels who moved from one castle and town to to the next.

Any strangers were treated with suspicion during the Elizabethan era, and this also applied to wandering actors, especially when many horrific outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague were occurring. The reputations of Elizabethan actors were that of vagabonds and thieves.

Travelling throughout the era was restricted and required a license. Regulations restricting actors soon followed and Licenses were granted to the nobles of England for the maintenance of troupes of players. Thus the Elizabethan Acting Troupes were formed and the History of the Elizabethan Theatre started.

The History of the Elizabethan Theatre - the Inn-yards
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Elizabethan Theatre History

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