Elizabethan

Theatre

By: Sila, Sean, Nageena, Tergel

 Plays and Playwrights
Elizabethan Plays and Playwrights were extremely popular

during the Elizabethan era, and many of their plays are still

performed today. The most famous of the Elizabethan

playwrights was William Shakespeare who has been credited

with many famous Elizabethan plays. the other very famous

Elizabethan playwrights were:

● William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

● Christopher Marlowe (1564 - 1593)
● Francis Beaumont (1584 - 1616)
● John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
● Thomas Middleton (1580 - 1627)
● Thomas Kyd (1558 - 1594)
● Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
Globe Theatre, a famous London
theatre after 1599, the plays of
The Globe Theatre
William Shakespeare were performed.
The original Globe was an Elizabethan
theatre which opened in Autumn
1599 in Southwark, on the south bank
of the Thames.

It was one of many big theatres that

was located in the area, the others
being the Swan, the Rose and The
Hope.
 History
who, what, where, when and why

In 1576 the Elizabethan Theatre

became permanently public, it was
erected by the actor James Burbage.
The building boom continued until
the end of the century, 'the Globe',
where Shakespeare's plays were first
performed, was built in 1599 with
lumber from the demolished Theatre.
Costumes and Masks
The mens costumes at
the Elizabethan theatre
was a shirt and
stockings

A woman’s costume at the

Elizabethan Theatre
included inner clothing, the
cloths and the outer
clothing. The inner clothing
had a slight or chemise,
corset, usually made of
whalebone in order to pinch
the waist to make the
woman have a small frame
 1. The Elizabethan theatre had trap doors for dramatic
Interesting Information! entrances during the performances of plays.

2. Colour coded flags were used outside the theatre to

advertise the type of play that was going to play– a red
flag for a history play, white for a comedy play and
black for a tragedy play.

3. There was no seating in the theater. The cheapest place

to sit was in front of the stage.

4. Elizabethan theatres were also used for bear baiting,

gambling and for immoral purposes.

5. Women’s parts were played by boys.

6. The theatre mostly had violent plays.

7. The most famous playwright in the theatre was

William Shakespeare.
Sources…
https://www.answers.com/Q/Why_did_Elizabethan_Theater_have_t
rap_doors

https://nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/theatres/globe-theatre-f
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https://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/globe-theatre-interior.htm#:~:tex
t=There%20was%20no%20seating%20%2D%20the,sides%20of%
20the%20stage%20structure

https://www.worldhistory.org/Elizabethan_Theatre/

http://elizabethanenglandlife.com/Elizabethan-Theatre-Costumes.ht
ml

https://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-plays-and-playwrigh
ts.htm
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