The main difference between 21st century and 16th century theatres is electronics. Our new theatres have many powerful electric lights, controlled by computer, so a variety of effects are possible. Although there were indoor theatres like the Blackfriars which lit the actors by candlelight, most Elizabethan stages were lit by the afternoon sun. Also, we have the ability to amplify voices electronically and add sound effects and music which are played through speakers. In the 16th century, actors had to project their voices (this is still a necessary skill), and sound effects and music had to be created right there in the theatre. It was a sound effect, a cannon (which was, of course, a real cannon) which started the fire which burned down the first Globe Theatre.
In other ways, our modern theatres resemble those of Shakespeare's day more strongly than those of the eighteenth or nineteenth century. Many modern theatres have thrust stages just like the Elizabethan ones, whereas all theatres build in the 18th and 19th century, and well into the 20th, have proscenium arches. The 19th century had a fondness for complex, realistic, and sometimes grandiose sets which were difficult to change. Like Elizabethan theatre, many modern plays and productions make use of minimal sets. 18th and 19th century productions all opened with curtains covering the stage being drawn back. Elizabethan and most modern productions do not have curtains.
However, it is true that issues of makeup, costume and design generally are more carefully considered and more creatively solved than in the 16th century. In part, this is due to our having greater resources, but also because Elizabethans did not consider such issues as being as important as we now do.
Oh, and of course, there were no acresses in Elizabethan England. Only males appeared on stage.
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The new Globe Theatre in London has the same kind of air conditioning as Shakespeare's Globe had. It's called wind. Both theatres are in the open air.
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Federalist are essentially republicans, the Anti-federalist are essentially today's Liberals.
The came in various sizes the largest was the Colosseum in Rome.The Colosseum was not a theatre. It was an amphitheatre. Greek and Roman theatres were a semicircle. Roman amphitheatres were fully circular or oval. They were used as arenas, not as theatres. The Colosseum hosted gladiatorial and martial arts games, not theatre performances.The most well known theatres in the city of Rome were the Theatre of Pompey (its size is not known die to the extent of its destruction) and the Theatre of Marcellus which could seat 11,000 people.The Greeks built the seating of their theatre on the slopes of hills. The Romans developed theatres with their own foundations which could be built way from hills.
The rules for Chess in the Elizabethan Era are the same as the rules of today.
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no in most theatres you are not allowed to drink and absolutly no smoking. and where have you been anyway? most people should know this you welcome, will silvia
Betwixt is commonly used in Elizabethan English to mean between. The word betwixt is still in use today, although it is not commonly used.
As from today (6th November 2009) it is 15 days until new moon. It is Released in theatres on 20th Noverber 2009
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It is one of the oldest theatres. It is also a globe and the most famous
R. W. Sexton has written: 'American theatres of today..'
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No theatres from Shakespeare's time are in use today. They were all taken down before the 17th century was out. The Red Bull Theatre (which had nothing to do with Shakespeare) was probably the last to go.
No. It just opened in theatres today! It won't be on DVD for a few months.
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