Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England

Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England is the first extended study of the touring practices and performances of Elizabethan and Jacobean travelling players. It opens with a general introduction to the lively, competitive world of professional touring theatre. Following chapters focus on playing practices and performances in the spaces used as temporary theatres by touring actors (such a town halls and country houses). The final chapter looks at the decline of this important theatrical tradition in the 1620s.

Author: S. Keenan
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/06/2002
Pages: 250
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 8.34h x 6.32w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9780333968208
2002 Edition