Shakespeare’s Theatre: A History examines the theatre spaces used by William Shakespeare, and explores these spaces in relation to the social and political framework of the Elizabethan era. The text journeys from the performing spaces of the provincial inns, guild halls and houses of the gentry of the Bard’s early career, to the purpose-built outdoor playhouses of London, including the Globe, the Theatre, and the Curtain, and the royal courts of Elizabeth and James I. The author also discusses the players for whom Shakespeare wrote, and the positioning—or dispositioning—of audience members in relation to the stage.
Palamon and Arcite was Performed with the Queen Herself Present on the Stage
Stratford and Staging Practices
Princely Pleasures at Kenilworth
Mystery Cycles and Trade Guilds
A System of Protection and Control
Shakespeare and the Queen’s Men’s Theory
Shakespeare and Alexander Hoghton’s Will
“Those Playhouses … Shall be Plucked Down”
Little Eyases and The Malcontent
“Your Master’s Worship House, here, in the Friars”
Jonson and Shakespeare in the New House
Chamberlain’s/King’s Men’s Plays 1594–1614, Other than by Shakespeare
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