One of the reasons that Elizabethan theatre was so successful was that it was enjoyed by the Queen. This meant that people would think that the theatre was not a bad thing as the ruler appointed by God supported it, and therefore they could not be doing…show more content…

Elizabethan Actors. Elizabethan Theater Actors – the Superstars of the Elizabethan Theater. The famous actors who brought the plays and their plots to life. Edward Alleyn, Henry Condell, William Shakespeare, Richard Burbage and John Hemmings were probably the most famous of all Elizabethan actors.

The typical Elizabethan stage was a platform, as large as 40 feet square (more than 12 metres on each side), sticking out into the middle of the yard so that the spectators nearly surrounded it.

The poor were divided into three groups by the government. The first were called Helpless Poor. These would include the old, the sick, the disabled and children. The elderly and the disabled received a sum of money and possibly some food each week.

Themes

• Anti-Semitism. Hatred of Jews prevailed in Elizabethan society, and this is reflected in plays of the period.
• Disguise. Disguise is a device that is used frequently by the characters in Elizabethan Drama.
• Humours.
• Revenge.
• The Supernatural.

Seneca’s tragedies followed three main themes: the inconsistency of fortune (Troades), stories of crime and the evils of murder (Thyestes), and plays in which poverty, chastity and simplicity are celebrated (Hippolytus).

The central figures of the Elizabethan canon are Edmund Spenser, Sir Philip Sidney, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, and Ben Jonson.

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Broadway

1. China: 54,164. Reports show China adding movie screens at the rate of 10 per day between 2010 and 2015.
2. United States: 40,246. According to the National Association of Theater Owners, the U. S. has about 40,246 screens total, which includes 595 drive-in screens.
3. India: 11,000.
4. Mexico: 6,062.
5. France: 5,741.

List

• The Phantom of the Opera. M. January 26, 1988. 13,370.
• Chicago (1996 revival) M. November 14, 1996. 9,692.
• The Lion King. M. November 13, 1997. 9,302.
• Cats. M. October 7, 1982. September 10, 2000.
• Wicked. M. October 30, 2003. 6,836.
• Les Misérables. M. March 12, 1987. May 18, 2003.
• A Chorus Line. M. July 25, 1975.
• Oh! Calcutta! ( 1976 revival)

There are small differences between both these entities, London has more activity and more non-musical plays. Whereas Broadway lately has more musicals and more family oriented shows. Ticket prices on Broadway are a little higher, and on the West End, there are more discounts for students and seniors.

The Phantom of the Opera

“Because it’s a lot cheaper to run a show in the West End than on Broadway, a show doesn’t really need to be as much of a hit to be able to kind of break even, cover its costs, carry on,” Lukowski says. On Broadway, Thursday Is The New Wednesday. Hal Luftig knows that first hand — he’s produced shows in both cities.

The Apron is a section of the stage floor which projects towards or into the auditorium. In proscenium theatres, it’s the part of the stage in front of the house tabs, or in front of the proscenium arch, above the orchestra pit. Also known as Forestage.

As the performer looks out to the audience, the area on their right-hand side is called stage right and the area on the left is called stage left.

Roger Allam

1. Learn your lines so well that you never have to worry about them.
2. Keep a notebook about the play, the character, the period, your moves.
3. Never go dead for a second on stage.
4. If something goes wrong – say someone drops something – don’t ignore it.
5. Warm up your voice and body.
6. Be ambitious.

Stage right is the actor’s right as the actor stands on the stage facing the audience. Stage left is the actor’s left as the actor stands on the stage facing the audience. The term “house” is used to describe the seating area for the audience. In a proscenium theatre, that would be everything in front of the apron.

The audience enters the auditorium via corridors with doors known as vomitories. The auditorium (also known as the house) is where the audience sits to watch the performance. The seating may be at one or more levels depending on the size and type of theatre.