Stephenfry

Restoration Theater

By rebeccamay17
  • Period: to

    Commonwealth Period

  • Nell Gwynn is born

    Nell Gwynn is born

  • The Siege of Rhodes

    The Siege of Rhodes

    presented by William Davenant
  • Cromwell dies

    Cromwell dies

  • Davenant and Killigrew get patents

    Davenant and Killigrew get patents

    King's Company and Duke's Company
  • Period: to

    Restoration

  • Lincoln's Inn Fields

    Lincoln's Inn Fields

    converted tennis court
  • Drury Lane Version 1

    Drury Lane Version 1

  • Davenant and Killigrew have a monopoly

    Davenant and Killigrew have a monopoly

    it's official
  • Nell Gwynn joins Killigrew's company

    Nell Gwynn joins Killigrew's company

  • PLAGUE!

    PLAGUE!

    ew.
  • FIRE!

    FIRE!

  • John Dryden named poet laureate

    John Dryden named poet laureate

  • William Davenant dies

    William Davenant dies

  • Nell Gwynne hooks up with King Charles II

    Nell Gwynne hooks up with King Charles II

  • Nell Gwynn retires

    Nell Gwynn retires

    at 21!
  • Dorset Gardens

    Dorset Gardens

  • Drury Lane 1 burns down

    Drury Lane 1 burns down

    ah!
  • Drury Lane Version 2 Opens

    Drury Lane Version 2 Opens

  • The Country Wife by William Wycherley

    The Country Wife by William Wycherley

    Written and Produced
  • Drury Lane closes

    Drury Lane closes

    because Killigrew sucks at his job
  • The Rover by Aphra Behn

    The Rover by Aphra Behn

  • Davenant and Killigrew's companies combine

    Davenant and Killigrew's companies combine

  • Drury Lane 2 Re-Opens

    Drury Lane 2 Re-Opens

    Thanks, Tom Betterton!
  • Betterton co-manages the new United Company

    Betterton co-manages the new United Company

    at Drury lane
  • Charles II succeeded by James II

    Charles II succeeded by James II

  • Nell Gwynn dies

    Nell Gwynn dies

  • Mary II succeeds James II

    Mary II succeeds James II

  • Aphra Behn dies

    Aphra Behn dies

  • The Female Wits jump into action

    The Female Wits jump into action

  • Betterton leads revolt and leaves Drury Lane

    Betterton leads revolt and leaves Drury Lane

  • A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage

    A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage

  • John Dryden dies

    John Dryden dies

  • The Way of the World by William Congreve

    The Way of the World by William Congreve

  • Anne crowned as Queen of England

    Anne crowned as Queen of England

  • Betterton's company folds

    Betterton's company folds

  • Drury Lane 2 Closes

    Drury Lane 2 Closes

    because Christopher Rich sucks at his job