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Up until 1642, male ones. Since then, all kinds of actors. One of the peculiarities of Shakespeare productions is that the physical characteristics of the actors playing the parts is rarely of much significance. Racial characteristics are rarely of interest, so Denzel Washington played Don Pedro in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing and Adrian Lester played Hamlet in the Peter Brook production. (An exception is that Americans in particular will not tolerate a white actor playing Othello or a black actress playing Desdemona) Also, it is quite acceptable still to cast men in female roles and even more so to cast females in the male roles (there are many good actresses and relatively few female roles in Shakespeare). In fact, the first Hamlet to appear on film was a woman, Sarah Bernhardt.
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What type of people performed in shakespeares plays?
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
What was the name of the group of people who always perform in Shakespeares plays?
Actors. The performers in any play are called actors.
What are the main differences between the original romeo and Juliet and shakespeares version?
They All were male actors
Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?
No
Why does iambic pentameter feature in shakespeares plays?
B
What type of people performed in shakespeares plays?
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
Who were the famous actors who preformed in Shakespeare's plays?
Shakespeares plays where preformed by very famous and good actors in the globe theatre. -elz-
What was the name of the group of people who always perform in Shakespeares plays?
Actors. The performers in any play are called actors.
What are the main differences between the original romeo and Juliet and shakespeares version?
They All were male actors
You can catch one of Shakespeares plays at the globe theater though actors might call the famous playwright by what nickname?
The Bard
What were Shakespeares early plays about?
chips and beans
Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?
No
Who were shakespeares best actors?
Himself
When did you find shakespeares plays?
I first found Shakespeare's plays when I was introduced to them at school.
Which of Shakespeares plays make references to military?
hamlet
Where were shakespeares plays perfomed?
The Globe Theater, London.
Where were william shakespeares first plays produced?
england.
