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Travelling players in Shakespeare's England
xvi, 250 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Travelling Players in Shakespeare's England is the first extended study of professional theatre outside Renaissance London. Traditionally, studies of Shakespearean theater have focused on the metropolis, yet professional non-metropolitan dramatic activity thrived in this era. The London-based players regularly left the capital for tours of the country and other professional acting companies were regionally based. Travelling Players examines the touring practices and performances of Elizabethan and Jacobean travelling players and the venues in which they performed.
Travelling Players and Performances in Shakespeare's England: 'How chances it they travel?' (Hamlet, 2.2.317) -- Playing the Town Halls -- Playing to the Gods: Church as Theatre -- At Home to the Players: Travelling Players at Country Houses -- Drama at Drinking Houses: Inn Performances -- Playing at Schools and University Colleges -- Playing in Markets and Game Places -- Provincial Playhouses in Renaissance England, 1559-1625 -- The Decline of Professional Touring Theatre.
Includes bibliographical references and index.