Theatre

  • Theatron
    200

    Theatron

    The "Seeing Place" circa 200 bce created in Athens.
  • Period: 200 to

    Theatre

  • Aeschylus
    300

    Aeschylus

    The Orestia, Agamemnon
  • Sophocles
    310

    Sophocles

    Oedipus the King
  • Euripides
    320

    Euripides

    Medea
  • Aristophanes
    330

    Aristophanes

    Lysistrata
  • Thespis of Icaria
    534

    Thespis of Icaria

    Thespis is considered to be the first actor who appears on stage and addresses the audience. He was a singer of dithyrambs who distinguished between characters with the use of masks. This new style of acting was called Tragedy.
  • Noh Theatre, Japan
    Nov 26, 1374

    Noh Theatre, Japan

    the presentation and creation of a highly stylized theatre movement piece
  • The Resaissance
    Nov 26, 1400

    The Resaissance

    a cultural movement that spanned roughly from the 14th to 17th century beginning in Florence Italy then spreading to the rest of Europe.
  • Morality Drama
    Nov 26, 1425

    Morality Drama

    The Castle of Perserverance
  • Everyman, Flemish play
    Nov 27, 1495

    Everyman, Flemish play

    a morality play where god tells death to seek out everyman and prepare him for death.
  • William Shakespeare Birth
    Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare Birth

    He was baptised on this day
  • John Brayne, The Red Lion
    Nov 26, 1567

    John Brayne, The Red Lion

    London's first all purpose theatre
  • Golden Age of Theatre, Spain 1580-1680
    Nov 27, 1580

    Golden Age of Theatre, Spain 1580-1680

    Spain's Golden Age of Theatre with Calderon de la Barca, Felix Lope de Vega
  • Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus

    Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus

  • Lord Chamberain's Men

    Lord Chamberain's Men

    Most famous acting company later became known as the Kings Men in 1603
  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Calderon de la Barca, 1600-81

    Calderon de la Barca, 1600-81

    Life is a Dream
  • Old Globe Theatre, London

    Old Globe Theatre, London

  • Shakespeare Death

    Shakespeare Death

    He died on this day
  • Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-73)

    Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-73)

    Is widely recognized for Tartuffe
  • The Palais-Cardinal,France

    The Palais-Cardinal,France

    Built by Cardinal Richelieu
  • Closing of English Theatres

    Closing of English Theatres

    The closing of the theatres interrupted the practice of playwriting and theatrical performances. They reopened in 1660 in a very different form. They were indoor, using lights and stage machinery.
  • David Garrick, Birth 1717-79

    David Garrick, Birth 1717-79

    Renowned actor of Hamlet, Macbeth and Richard III
  • A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen

    A Dolls House, Henrik Ibsen

  • Realism and Naturalism in US

    Realism and Naturalism in US

    The dominant mode of theatre is Realism
  • Little Theatre Movement

    Little Theatre Movement

    Provincetown playhouse
  • Epic Theatre, Bertolt Brecht

    Epic Theatre, Bertolt Brecht

  • Expressionist Theatre Movement

    Expressionist Theatre Movement

    Elmer Rice Adding Machine, Sophie Treadwell, Machinal
  • Antonin Artaud, France

    Antonin Artaud, France

    the theatre and its double
  • The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams

    The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams

  • Theatre of the Absurd, Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett

    Theatre of the Absurd, Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett

  • Birth of Aristotle

    Birth of Aristotle

    Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher, a student of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, physics, Metaphysics, poetry, music, Theatre. The Poetics