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Shakespeare's plays have been staged almost continuously since they were written. The design for the props always changes a little bit from production to production, but set design changes a lot because of the different designs of the theatres at different times. In Shakespeare's day, on a thrust stage with only a back wall, scenery was negligible; furniture and other set props could be brought on stage to create throne rooms, taverns, bedrooms and so on. In the Victorian era, they had huge proscenium stages with incredibly large and complex sets and meticulously painted backdrops. Since the end of the 19th century abstract and minimal sets have been the fashion.

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