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There is a lot we don't know about Shakespeare. But we do know that on March 3 1592, Philip Henslowe recorded in his account book that a play called Henry VI was performed at the Rose Theatre (and possibly at the Newington Butts Theatre). People think this was probably William Shakespeare's Henry VI Part I. This might not have been Shakespeare's first play, but it is the first performance that we know of of one of his plays.
We know it was a hit with the audiences because two years later it was sent to print which was an expensive thing to do in the 1590's. The publishers wouldn't have contemplated doing that unless it was going to make money.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoCertain theatre companies have made a point of performing the whole canon. The Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Ontario has done so several times, which means that so long as his first play is one of the canon (and is not in fact Love's Labour's Won, which is lost, or Edward III which is not canon and is probably Peele not Shakespeare, or some similar play), it has been performed there.
If you mean where was Shakespeare's first play first performed, our ability to answer this is hampered by several facts:
1. We do not know which of Shakespeare's plays was his first. It was one of four or five very early plays.
2. We do not know where any of his plays were played before 1594, unless the "harey vj" and "titus" in Henslowe's journal are Henry VI (not sure which part though) and Titus Andronicus in which case these two plays were played at the Rose.
3. However, we do not know where any of Shakespeare's plays premiered. Records of performances never say "and this was the first time this play had been performed."
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What seasons were shakespeares play performed?
All seasons.
Who saw shakespeares first play?
The audience
What was the number 1 play at shakespeares globe?
Do you mean which play was first or which play was the best of all the Shakespeare plays which were performed at the Globe? If the latter, it is really just a matter of opinion. If the former, a lot of people think the first play to play at the Globe was Julius Caesar.
What are the first lines in Richard III shakespeares play?
Now is the winter of our discontent.
The name of the theater were Shakespeares plays were performed?
The Globe Theater
What seasons were shakespeares play performed?
All seasons.
Who saw shakespeares first play?
The audience
Where were many Shakespeares's plays first performed in London?
the global theater
What was the number 1 play at shakespeares globe?
Do you mean which play was first or which play was the best of all the Shakespeare plays which were performed at the Globe? If the latter, it is really just a matter of opinion. If the former, a lot of people think the first play to play at the Globe was Julius Caesar.
How could londoners tell when a play was to be performed during Shakespeares time?
The theatre would run a flag up the flagpole if there was a play toward.
What are the first lines in Richard III shakespeares play?
Now is the winter of our discontent.
Which of Shakespeares plays is the most widley prefoormed?
Hamlet is the most performed play. As far as I know, none have been prefoomed.
Was shakespeares first play Romeo and Juliet?
No but it is one of the most famous plays written by shakespeare
When did the Shakespeares actors practice?
In the morning. They performed in the afternoons.
The name of the theater were Shakespeares plays were performed?
The Globe Theater
What was shakespeares first 2 plays he wrote?
There are no specific records of which were the first two plays Shakespeare had performed. There is a great deal of speculation. There are records of the first publications, but that is not the same thing.
What was shakespeares first play to be published?
Both Titus Andronicus and Henry VI Part II were published in 1594.
