Theatre

By joseperez611
  • 200

    Theatron

    Theatron
    The "Seeing Place" circa 200 bce created in Athens.
  • Period: 200 to

    Theatre

  • 300

    Aeschylus

    Aeschylus
    The Orestia, Agamemnon
  • 310

    Sophocles

    Sophocles
    Oedipus the King
  • 320

    Euripides

    Euripides
    Medea
  • 330

    Aristophanes

    Aristophanes
    Lysistrata
  • 534

    Thespis of Icaria

    Thespis of Icaria
    Thespis is considered to be the first actor who appears on stage and addresses the audience. He was a singer of dithyrambs who distinguished between characters with the use of masks. This new style of acting was called Tragedy.
  • Nov 26, 1374

    Noh Theatre, Japan

    Noh Theatre, Japan
    the presentation and creation of a highly stylized theatre movement piece
  • Nov 26, 1400

    The Resaissance

    The Resaissance
    a cultural movement that spanned roughly from the 14th to 17th century beginning in Florence Italy then spreading to the rest of Europe.
  • Nov 26, 1425

    Morality Drama

    Morality Drama
    The Castle of Perserverance
  • Nov 27, 1495

    Everyman, Flemish play

    Everyman, Flemish play
    a morality play where god tells death to seek out everyman and prepare him for death.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare Birth

    William Shakespeare Birth
    He was baptised on this day
  • Nov 26, 1567

    John Brayne, The Red Lion

    John Brayne, The Red Lion
    London's first all purpose theatre
  • Nov 27, 1580

    Golden Age of Theatre, Spain 1580-1680

    Golden Age of Theatre, Spain 1580-1680
    Spain's Golden Age of Theatre with Calderon de la Barca, Felix Lope de Vega

  • Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus

    Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus

  • Lord Chamberain's Men

    Lord Chamberain's Men
    Most famous acting company later became known as the Kings Men in 1603

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Calderon de la Barca, 1600-81

    Calderon de la Barca, 1600-81
    Life is a Dream

  • Old Globe Theatre, London

    Old Globe Theatre, London

  • Shakespeare Death

    Shakespeare Death
    He died on this day

  • Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-73)

    Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-73)
    Is widely recognized for Tartuffe

  • The Palais-Cardinal,France

    The Palais-Cardinal,France
    Built by Cardinal Richelieu

  • Closing of English Theatres

    Closing of English Theatres
    The closing of the theatres interrupted the practice of playwriting and theatrical performances. They reopened in 1660 in a very different form. They were indoor, using lights and stage machinery.

  • David Garrick, Birth 1717-79

    David Garrick, Birth 1717-79
    Renowned actor of Hamlet, Macbeth and Richard III

  • A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen

    A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen

  • Realism and Naturalism in US

    Realism and Naturalism in US
    The dominant mode of theatre is Realism

  • Little Theatre Movement

    Little Theatre Movement
    Provincetown playhouse

  • Epic Theatre, Bertolt Brecht

    Epic Theatre, Bertolt Brecht

  • Expressionist Theatre Movement

    Expressionist Theatre Movement
    Elmer Rice Adding Machine, Sophie Treadwell, Machinal

  • Antonin Artaud, France

    Antonin Artaud, France
    the theatre and its double

  • The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams

    The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams

  • Theatre of the Absurd, Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett

    Theatre of the Absurd, Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett

  • Birth of Aristotle

    Birth of Aristotle
    Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher, a student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, physics, Metaphysics, poetry, music, Theatre. The Poetics