William Wycherley was born at Clive near Shrewsbury, Shropshire and baptised on April 8th, 1641 at Whitchurch in Hampshire where it is thought he spent some time before his family settled in Malappuram, India.
George Colman the Younger was born on 21st October 1762, the son of George Colman the Elder, a noted and successful playwright and translator of Terence and Plautus among others.
This book examines the modern performance history of one of Shakespeare's best-loved and most enduring comedies, and one that has given opportunities for generations of theatre-makers and theatre-goers to explore the pleasures of pastoral, gender masquerade and sexual ambiguity.
This volume proposes new insights into the uses of classical mythology by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, focusing on interweaving processes in early modern appropriations of myth.
schylus is often regarded as the father of Greek tragedy; he moved play writing from the simple interaction of a single character and a chorus to one where many characters interact and thereby create more dynamic and dramatic situations.
This play re-enacts the 1917 trial and imprisonment of Alice Wheeldon, the renowned suffragist, for her alleged role in plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister Lloyd George.
La más hidalga hermosura de Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla es una comedia de tema épico sobre la independencia de Castilla, que tiene como telón de fondo la corte del rey don Sancho.
En La joya de las montañas Tirso de Molina relata la historia de Orosia, princesa de Bohemia que sufrió martirio a manos de los musulmanes y se convirtió, a raíz de ello, en patrona de Jaca.
En El capitán Montoya de José Zorrilla el capitán cree asistir a su propio funeral (Aquél es su mismo entierro, / su mismo semblante aquél; / no puede quedarle duda, / su mismo cadáver es.
El caballero de Gracia es una obra teatral escrita por Tirso de Molina, pseudónimo del fraile mercedario Gabriel Téllez, uno de los grandes dramaturgos del Siglo de Oro español.
El diablo está en Cantillana se inspira en sucesos del siglo XV: Un capitán bajo las órdenes de Jofre Tenorio, almirante de Castilla durante las turbulencias de la minoría de Alfonso XI, recorre las cercanías de Sevilla sembrando el pánico.
En esta pieza Agustín Moreto y Cabaña relata la historia de Santa Rosa del Perú, quien vistió en 1606 el hábito de Terciaria Dominica y se recluyó en una cabaña.
This anthology contains three plays (Ceremonial Kisses, Shading the Crime, and The Maternal Cloister) that feature a protagonist who is compelled to confront his or her particular oppressors.
Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeares works are given new life and purpose for todays readers and actors alike.
Ibsen's seminal play, which changed modern drama, is a searing view of a male-dominated and authoritarian society, presented with a realism that elevates theatre to a level above mere entertainment.
Here is another feast of ideas and practical information from the author of Costumes for the Stage for anyone who needs to dress a drama production on a tight budget or by the simplest means.
Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeares works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike.
Church and Stage is a guide for people in churches who want to employ theater in ministry, and for theater people who want to create opportunities to work in churches.
In a new edition of this now-classic work, Robert Brustein argues that the roots of the modern theatre may be found in the soil of rebellion cultivated by eight outstanding playwrights: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Brecht, Pirandello, O'Neill, and Genet.
Curated from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologue from Shakespeares works are given new life and purpose for todays readers and actors alike.
Aquí se cuenta la vida de Catalina de Erauso, La monja alférez, quien tras abandonar el convento de San Sebastián, se vistió como hombre y se fue a América, donde alcanzó el grado de alférez.
En El sitio de Breda Calderón de la Barca relata un suceso histórico: En junio de 1625 la guarnición de Breda en Holanda, al mando de Justino de Nassau —hermano de Mauricio—, se rindió a Spínola después de nueve meses de asedio.
Ravishment of Reason examines the heroic dramas written for the restored English theatres in the later seventeenth century, reading them as complex and sophisticated responses to a crisis of public life in the wake of the mid-century regicide and revolution.
