History of theatre
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The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2,500 years. While performance elements are present in every society, it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatr
Hannah Pritchard as Lady Macbeth and David Garrick as Macbeth at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in April 1768
Performer playing Sugriva in the Koodiyattam form of Sanskrit theatre
Eduardo De Filippo as Pulcinella, a character from the Italian Commedia dell'arte
The best-preserved example of a classical Greek theatre, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, has a circular orchêstra and probably gives the best idea of the original shape of the Athenian theatre, though it dates from the 4th century BC.
Theatre of United Kingdom plays an important part in British culture, and the countries that constitute the UK have had a vibrant tradition of theatre since the Renaissance with roots going back to th
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, opened in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1932, named after the famous playwright, William Shakespeare
Roman theatre excavated at Verulamium
A moment from The Second Shepherds' Play in the Wakefield Mystery Plays as performed by The Players of St Peter in London in 2005
The Comedy of Errors in performance at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in 2002