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Theatre is popular in Ancient Greece and Rome
From around 400 BCE to 50 AD, the Greeks and Romans had been performing in ampitheatres, Plays were very musical and featured extensive use of costumes and masks. -
Period: 500 to Jul 10, 1050
Early Medieval Theatre
After the fall of the Roman empire, churches began to pick up theatre as a way of expressing religion. Many biblical plays were written and performed from this era. -
Period: Jul 10, 1050 to Jul 10, 1500
Late Medieval Theatre
Theatre by now had taken on an economic and political role. There were professional actors, and the theatre industry was born. -
Period: Jul 10, 1500 to
Renaissance Theatre
The period of Shakespeare. Elizabethan theatre had taken off and theatre was a very social event, and held to a high standard. -
William Shakespeare
English poet and playwright. Made famous in the English Renaissance for being prolific and a master at writing for theatre. -
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Modern Theatre
Art in general had gone through several phases such as Romanticism, Expressionism, and Surrealism. Theatre was no different. The advance of technology for lighting and sound pushed theatre to new limits. -
Henrik Ibsen
The father of realist and modern theatre and drama.
