THEA241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, Ballad Opera
22 Dec 2016
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18c english civil war (1642-1649) and the commonwealth (1649-1660) Charles ii comes back from france in 1660 to assume the monarchy and thus the restoration (1660-1700) 18c - age of enlightenment - new developments in learning and philosophy. Up until this time men previously held all roles in theatre. Movement took rise in which woman wanted their own place in the theatre. Male actors had particular craft to be playing a woman. Had to learn over 62 movements in order to play a woman. By the time woman were decreed to be allowed to perform on stage in 1660 by. King james (for political reasons), a large boom in sexually and realism on stage took place. Action unified (italy), fewer scene shifts but moves from place to place episodically (shakespeare), subplot (shakespeare) The beggar"s opera written by john gay in 1728. Lincoln"s inn fields theatre - 62 consecutive performances (record at the time)
