12 Mar 2015

(73) Andrew Gurr's fine lecture about Elizabethan theatres in Shakespeare's [Marlowe's] days in London

 The background of the Elizabethan theatres in London in Shakespeare's days 





Those who want to find out more about the background of the Elizabethan theatres in London in Shakespeare's days should listen to a fine lecture,
                               
                                           by Prof. Andrew Gurr
                          recorded  January 2013  (see VIDEO below)
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(Contents e.g.: the three-dimensionality of the former Theater, evolutionary developments of the London theaters, commercialization, acute conflicts with the city administration. (1594), Local migrations of the theatres to the outskirts of the city, The "Kingsmen" , The total Success story of the theater, the rise of the popular (Indoor) Blackfriar Theatre, Admission fees, The Spanish Tragedy, Tamburlaine, Dr.Faustus, Richard III, Eastward Ho, etc. etc.)


Prof A.Gurr