Females were not allowed on stage in any theatres in Britain until after the civil war. The first woman to appear in a Shakespeare play did so in 1660. Up to that point, appearing on stage was considered to be indecent behaviour for a woman.
Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
The shape of the Globe Theatre's stage is 'circular'.
A mechanism in the roof over the stage allowed for the illusion of flying.
Women were not allowed to preform at any theatre in Shakespeare's time. Women first appeared on stage in England after 1660.
The Globe Theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed had two stages. The stage included the outside and the inside stage.
Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
The shape of the Globe Theatre's stage is 'circular'.
A mechanism in the roof over the stage allowed for the illusion of flying.
Women were not allowed to preform at any theatre in Shakespeare's time. Women first appeared on stage in England after 1660.
The Globe Theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed had two stages. The stage included the outside and the inside stage.
The stage is used for the actors to walk on while they are acting, in the Globe and any other theatre that ever existed.
There is only one stage in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
Women were not allowed to act in plays. That doesn't necessarily mean that they were "banned from the stage", however, as wealthy people sometimes watched the play from the stage.
The name Globe Theatre came from the saying "The world is a stage"
on the stage
A thrust stage. It went out into the audience.
Upper stageBack stage Side stage (left) Side stage (right)