Theatre: Renaissance, Elizabethan, Restoration, Golden Age, Neoclassic 1550-1660 By jerics Nov 17, 1558 Queen Elizabeth's Reign Begins Queen Elizabeth 1 of England Apr 23, 1564 Shakespeare's Birth Shakespeare's Birth Jan 1, 1576 First Permanent London Theatre Opens The TheatreLondon Theatre ****Actual day and month unknown. Jan 1, 1595 Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet ***Exact date unknown (approximate) Jan 1, 1642 Theatres Are Closed in England English Theatre 1642-1800 ***Actual month and day unknown. Jan 1, 1660 London Theatres are Reopened Theatre Royal Drury Lane ****Actual day and month unknown. Jan 1, 1660 Actresses Play Female Roles Women in Theatre after the Restoration ****Actual day and month unknown.
