It depended entirely on where they were being performed. Performances at court or in indoor halls took place in the evening. See for example the play Pyramus and Thisbe performed for the Duke in A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Duke says "what masques, what dances shall we have, to wear away this long age of three hours between our after-supper and bed-time?" The outdoor theatres on the other hand relied on sunlight which was at the proper angle to illuminate the stage from 3 to 6 p.m.
on pageant wagons.
He started off a as a traveller but then he built a theatre which he then performed in.
Shakespeare had his plays performed at a number of theaters. He was part-owner of The Globe and of Blackfriars.
Shakespeare's plays were performed in the Elizabethan theatres. Most of the people that were able to attend were royalty, and those that had more money than the others.
The tiring house was what the dressing room was called during the Elizabethan era, when Shakespeare's plays were being written and performed.
Traveling companies (apex)
Daylight hours
Daylight Hours
Elizabethan drama was written in the form of plays, primarily in blank verse and prose. Plays during this period were often structured as five-act dramatic works with distinct acts and scenes. theaters.
on pageant wagons.
Plays in Elizabethan times were sometimes performed in innyards. Is that what you are asking about?
He started off a as a traveller but then he built a theatre which he then performed in.
Shakespeare had his plays performed at a number of theaters. He was part-owner of The Globe and of Blackfriars.
Shakespeare's plays were performed in the Elizabethan theatres. Most of the people that were able to attend were royalty, and those that had more money than the others.
The tiring house was what the dressing room was called during the Elizabethan era, when Shakespeare's plays were being written and performed.
The Lord Chamberlain who retained control of what could be performed in London's theatres until the 1960's.
Actors, possibly from traveling companies. All plays in outdoor theaters were performed in the afternoon, because it was too darn expensive to have candles and torches to light the stage.