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  2. English Renaissance theatre - Wikipedia

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    The term English Renaissance theatre encompasses the period between 1562—following a performance of Gorboduc, the first English play using blank verse, at the Inner Temple during the Christmas season of 1561—and the ban on theatrical plays enacted by the English Parliament in 1642. In a strict sense "Elizabethan" only refers to the period ...

  3. Readers theater - Wikipedia

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    Readers theater is a style of theater in which the actors present dramatic readings of narrative material without costumes, props, scenery, or special lighting. Actors use only scripts and vocal expression to help the audience understand the story. Readers theater is also known as "theater of the mind", "interpreters theater", and "story ...

  4. Category:English plays - Wikipedia

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    The Adventures of Stoke Mandeville, Astronaut and Gentleman. After Mrs Rochester. Afterlife (play) Afternoon (play) Alexander the Great, a Dramatic Poem. All for the Better. All in a Row (play) Anne Boleyn (play)

  5. William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Life Main article: Life of William Shakespeare Early life John Shakespeare's house, believed to be Shakespeare's birthplace, in Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover (glove-maker) originally from Snitterfield in Warwickshire, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning family. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he ...

  6. Mary Jane (play) - Wikipedia

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    Mary Jane is a two-act dramatic stage play written by American playwright Amy Herzog. The play had its World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2017 and officially premiered on Broadway on April 23, 2024. The Broadway cast is led by Rachel McAdams in the titular role. The play won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play in 2018.

  7. Play (theatre) - Wikipedia

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    e. A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than mere reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright . Plays are staged at various levels, ranging from London's West End and New York City's Broadway – the highest echelons of commercial theatre ...

  8. One-act play - Wikipedia

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    One-act play. A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival ...

  9. The Man with the Flower in His Mouth - Wikipedia

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    The Man With the Flower in His Mouth (Italian: L'Uomo dal Fiore in Bocca [ˈlwɔːmo dal ˈfjoːre im ˈbokka]) is a 1922 play by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello.It is particularly noteworthy for becoming, in 1930, the first piece of television drama ever to be produced in Britain, when a version was screened by the British Broadcasting Corporation as part of their experimental ...