Playwright
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A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just rea
Ben Jonson coined the term "playwright".
The Chandos portrait, likely depicting Shakespeare, c. 1611
The literary production of Aleksis Kivi, the Finnish national author, consisted mainly of plays. One of his best-known plays is Heath Cobblers from 1864.
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.