Greek theatre originates in ancient Greece’s religious and mythological traditions, specifically in worshipping Dionysus, the god of wine, fertility, and revelry. The annual festival, Dionysia, celebrated with choral hymns called dithyrambs, gave rise to formal theatrical performances. The City Dionysia festival in Athens formalised competitions…
This encyclopedia includes biographies of the world’s most influential theatre practitioners, directors, choreographers, actors, designers, acting and performance theorists, educators, and playwrights. From Euripides to Lin-Manuel Miranda, these are the people who changed the face of theatre. Theatre Practitioners
This encyclopedia includes entries for over 300 theatre styles and genres from a range of historical periods, cultures and traditions. From Expressionism to Eclectic Theatre, from Participatory Theatre to Performance Art, from Naturalism to the Nativity Play, it should prove useful for students, teachers, and…
Links to all 38 Shakespeare plays in PDF. Comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, All’s Well That Ends Well, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, plus others. Shakespeare play scripts that are histories include Richard III, Henry V, Henry VIII, King John, and more. Shakespeare scripts considered tragedies include Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus and Troilus and Cressida. Romances include Cymbeline, Pericles, The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale.
