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Very few, since the leads are more often than not male roles. Not that this has stopped some actresses. Sarah Bernhart's Hamlet was much remarked on. So was Charlotte Cushman's Romeo (she preferred the male roles anyway). Diane Venora has not only played Ophelia (to Kevin Kline's Hamlet) and Gertrude (to Ethan Hawke's Hamlet) but has also played Hamlet, although on stage, not on film.
The roles of Cleopatra and Rosalind (in As You Like It) are the closest Shakespeare comes to true female leads, and every Shakespearean actress worth her salt has had a whack at them.
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When were shakespeares plays regularly played in London?
Shakespeare's plays have regularly been played in London from about 1590 to the present day, with the exception of the years 1642 to 1660.
Who played the role of female characters in shakespeares plays and why was this done?
Men and boys played these parts. It was considered indecent for women to appear on stage.
Who was an original actor in Shakespeares plays?
Richard Burbage played most of the male leads. Will Kempe was a clown who played comic parts. He was later replaced by Robert Armin. John Heminges and Henry Condell were two other actors who were in the same company, along with Thomas Pope and Augustine Philips.
Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?
No
Who played the females roles in Shakespeare's plays and why?
Men because females werent allowed to act in those days.
When were shakespeares plays regularly played in London?
Shakespeare's plays have regularly been played in London from about 1590 to the present day, with the exception of the years 1642 to 1660.
Who played the role of female characters in shakespeares plays and why was this done?
Men and boys played these parts. It was considered indecent for women to appear on stage.
Who was an original actor in Shakespeares plays?
Richard Burbage played most of the male leads. Will Kempe was a clown who played comic parts. He was later replaced by Robert Armin. John Heminges and Henry Condell were two other actors who were in the same company, along with Thomas Pope and Augustine Philips.
What were Shakespeares early plays about?
chips and beans
Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?
No
Who played the females roles in Shakespeare's plays and why?
Men because females werent allowed to act in those days.
When did you find shakespeares plays?
I first found Shakespeare's plays when I was introduced to them at school.
How many plays has William shakespeares wote?
38 (:
Where were william shakespeares first plays produced?
england.
Which of Shakespeares plays make references to military?
hamlet
Where were shakespeares plays perfomed?
The Globe Theater, London.
What was the religious sect that disaproved of shakespeares plays?
The Puritans.
