Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England
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Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England

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Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England is the first extended study of the touring practices and performances of Elizabethan and Jacobean travelling players. It opens with a general introduction to the lively, competitive world of professional touring theatre. Following chapters focus on playing practices and performances in the spaces used as temporary theatres by touring actors (such a town halls and country houses). The final chapter looks at the decline of this important theatrical tradition in the 1620s.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Preface
  12. 1 Travelling Players and Performances in Shakespeare's England: 'How chances it they travel?' (Hamlet, 2.2.317)
  13. 2 Playing the Town Halls
  14. 3 Playing to the Gods: Church as Theatre
  15. 4 At Home to the Players: Travelling Players at Country Houses
  16. 5 Drama at Drinking Houses: Inn Performances
  17. 6 Playing at Schools and University Colleges
  18. 7 Playing in Markets and Game Places
  19. 8 Provincial Playhouses in Renaissance England, 1559-1625
  20. 9 The Decline of Professional Touring Theatre
  21. Notes
  22. Select Bibliography
  23. Index