How and where were Shakespeare's plays performed?

Answer 1

Bill Smith, Sandra Clark, Kyle Young, Greg Smith, and Keron Lovelock played in Shakespeare's plays. If you have never heard of them, you should know that millions of people have acted in Shakespeare's plays since they were written 400 years ago. It is not only famous actors who have acted in them (although many many famous actors have done so) but also innumerable students and amateurs. The Beatles played the "Pyramus and Thisbe" scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream. An Actor called Michael Goodliffe produced Hamlet and the Comedy of Errors in German prison camps during the war.

Here are the most famous Shakespearean actors and actresses: Richard Burbage, Nell Gwyn, David Garrick, Edmund Kean, John Philip Kemble, Sarah Siddons, William Charles Macready, Edwin Booth, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Sir Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Sir John Giulgud, Sir Laurence Olivier, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen

Answer 2

Shakespeare's plays have had their ups and downs. During his lifetime, Shakespeare was one of the more popular playwrights, and his plays brought the crowds in to see the King's Men play. After the Restoration, they were thought to be a little old-fashioned, and many of them survived only in badly mangled adaptations. This continued to be the case until the nineteenth century when the Romantics seized upon the plays and raised the praise of Shakespeare's artistry to the level of worship. The plays, however, continued to be performed in ways totally different from that envisioned by the original scripts. Only at the beginning of the twentieth century was there a return to an appreciation of the original scripts. However, at the beginning of the Twenty-first century, many people lack the attention span to follow Shakespeare's powerful and complex lines, and wish to have them reduced to sentences of three or four words and words of one or two syllables.

Answer 3

Shakespeare's plays were performed at the Globe Theater in London by his acting troupe "The King's Men". The King's Men also performed at the Blackfriars Theatre, at Court and at private performances. Twelfth Night was known to have been performed at the Inns of Court. Before the Globe Theatre was built (in 1599) Shakespeare's Plays were performed at the Curtain Theatre, and before that, at the Rose Theatre, and possibly the Theatre and the Newington Butts Theatre. At that time the King's Men were known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Before Shakespeare became exclusive playwright for the Lord Chamberlain's Men, his plays were performed by Strange's Men, Sussex's Men, and Derby's Men. In 1594 the Chamberlain's and Admiral's companies shared a theatre, at which time some of the Admiral's company may have played in Shakespeare plays.

Answer 4

In London, probably, but we cannot be sure in what theatre or by what company. Titus Andronicus had been performed by Lord Derby's Men, Pembroke's Men and Sussex's Men. Sussex's Men would have played it at the Rose, since one of their performances is recorded by Henslowe, but it is not know which theatre Pembroke's or Derby's played at. If Strange's Men performed them they would have performed at the Theatre, Curtain or Cross Keys Inn.

Answer 5

Shakespeare's plays have been performed on uncountable occasions in uncountable ways since they were written. In Shakespeare's lifetime they were performed at outdoor theatres, at indoor theatres, at the royal palace, in people's homes, in the hall of the Law School, and even on board a ship anchored off Africa.

Answer 6

Shakespeare's plays were primarily performed in London, in theaters such as The Globe and The Blackfriars. The performances took place in the afternoon, using natural light, and featured a diverse audience ranging from nobility to commoners. The plays were staged multiple times a week, with the actors being all male casts.

Answer 7

The Globe Theater London,England