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Difinition of TheatreDifinition of Theatre

TheatreTheatre or  or theatertheater is a collaborative form of fine  is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. The specific speech, song, music, and dance. The specific place of the performance is also named by the place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek Greek θέατρονθέατρον (théatron, "a place for viewing"), (théatron, "a place for viewing"), itself from itself from θεάομαιθεάομαι (theáomai, "to see", "to (theáomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe").watch", "to observe").

Types of theatreTypes of theatre

DramaDrama MusicalMusical TragedyTragedy ComedyComedy InprovisationInprovisation

William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareHe is often called England's national He is often called England's national

poet and the "Bard of Avon" poet and the "Bard of Avon"

His surviving works, including some His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other narrative poems, and several other poems. poems.

He has founded the new era of the He has founded the new era of the theatre. theatre.

Shakespeare's Theatre Shakespeare's Theatre The GlobeThe Globe

Sarah SiddonsSarah Siddons(5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831)(5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831)

Was a British actress, the Was a British actress, the best-known tragedienne best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. She of the 18th century. She was most famous for her was most famous for her

portrayal of the portrayal of the Shakespearean Shakespearean

character, Lady Macbeth, character, Lady Macbeth, a character she made a character she made her own. After Lady her own. After Lady Macbeth she played Macbeth she played

Desdemona, Rosalind, Desdemona, Rosalind, Ophelia and Volumnia, Ophelia and Volumnia, all with great success.all with great success.

Fire at the Globe Theatre and the Puritan Fire at the Globe Theatre and the Puritan Movement In 1613, during the premiere of Movement In 1613, during the premiere of Shakespeare's Henry VIII, a cannon fired Shakespeare's Henry VIII, a cannon fired during a scene and set fire to the roof. during a scene and set fire to the roof. Within an hour, the Globe had burned to Within an hour, the Globe had burned to the ground. Most of the costumes, props, the ground. Most of the costumes, props, and Shakespeare's plays were rescued and Shakespeare's plays were rescued from the flames. The theatre was soon from the flames. The theatre was soon rebuilt, but in 1642 the Puritans came to rebuilt, but in 1642 the Puritans came to power and, frowning on entertainment of power and, frowning on entertainment of any kind, the new government ordered all any kind, the new government ordered all the theatres closed. The Globe was torn the theatres closed. The Globe was torn down in 1644.down in 1644.

New genres of the Restoration New genres of the Restoration werewere::

HHeroic drama, pathetic drama, and eroic drama, pathetic drama, and Restoration comedy. The Restoration Restoration comedy. The Restoration plays that have best retained the plays that have best retained the interest of producers and audiences interest of producers and audiences today are the comedies, such as today are the comedies, such as William Wycherley's The Country Wife William Wycherley's The Country Wife (1676), The Rover (1677) by the first (1676), The Rover (1677) by the first professional woman playwright, Aphra professional woman playwright, Aphra Behn, John Vanbrugh's The Relapse Behn, John Vanbrugh's The Relapse (1696), and William Congreve's The (1696), and William Congreve's The Way of the World (1700).Way of the World (1700).

    The Old VicThe Old Vic is a  is a theatretheatre located just south-east of  located just south-east of WaterlooWaterloo StationStation in London on the corner of  in London on the corner of TheThe CutCut and  and WaterlooWaterloo RoadRoad. Established in 1818 as the . Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg TheatreRoyal Coburg Theatre, it was , it was taken over by taken over by EmmaEmma ConsCons in 1880 when it was known  in 1880 when it was known formally as the formally as the Royal Victoria HallRoyal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, . In 1898, a niece of Cons, LilianLilian BaylisBaylis assumed management and began a series of  assumed management and began a series of ShakespeareShakespeare productions in 1914. productions in 1914.

Old Vic TheatreOld Vic Theatre

Some information Some information

In February 2010, The Old Vic acquired a new sister performance space In February 2010, The Old Vic acquired a new sister performance space beneath beneath LondonLondon WaterlooWaterloo stationstation; a series of cavernous tunnels formerly ; a series of cavernous tunnels formerly owned by owned by BritishBritish RailRail. Now operating under the artistic direction of . Now operating under the artistic direction of HamishHamish JenkinsonJenkinson, this venue plays host to productions, performances and , this venue plays host to productions, performances and installations. The Old Vic Tunnels was presented the installations. The Old Vic Tunnels was presented the BigBig SocietySociety AwardAward by  by DavidDavid CameronCameron in 2011. in 2011.

In 2003, actor In 2003, actor KevinKevin SpaceySpacey was appointed as new artistic  was appointed as new artistic director of the director of the Old Vic Theatre CompanyOld Vic Theatre Company receiving  receiving considerable media attention. Spacey said he wanted to inject considerable media attention. Spacey said he wanted to inject new life into the British theatre industry, and bring British and new life into the British theatre industry, and bring British and American theatrical talent to the stage. American theatrical talent to the stage.

The The Royal National Royal National TheatreTheatre  

IIs one of the United Kingdom's three s one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside performing arts venues, alongside the the RoyalRoyal ShakespeareShakespeare CompanyCompany and  and the the RoyalRoyal OperaOpera HouseHouse. . Internationally, it is known as Internationally, it is known as the the National Theatre of Great National Theatre of Great BritainBritain

Artistic directorsArtistic directors

LordLord OlivierOlivier (1963–1973) (1963–1973)SirSir PeterPeter HallHall (1973–1988) (1973–1988)SirSir RichardRichard EyreEyre (1988–1997) (1988–1997)SirSir TrevorTrevor NunnNunn (1997–2003) (1997–2003)SirSir NicholasNicholas HytnerHytner (2003–2015) (2003–2015)RufusRufus NorrisNorris (2015–) (2015–)

Notable productionsNotable productions1963-present1963-present

OthelloOthello, , The Royal Hunt of the SunThe Royal Hunt of the Sun;;TheThe DanceDance ofof DeathDeath by  by AugustAugust

StrindbergStrindberg LongLong Day'sDay's JourneyJourney intointo NightNight by  by 

EugeneEugene O'NeillO'Neill TheThe MisanthropeMisanthrope by  by MolièreMolière JumpersJumpers by  by TomTom StoppardStoppard

KingKing LearLear directed by  directed by RichardRichard EyreEyre, , with with IanIan HolmHolm  

TheThe CaucasianCaucasian ChalkChalk CircleCircle by  by BertoltBertolt BrechtBrecht

FarFar SideSide ofof thethe MoonMoon DemocracyDemocracy    FrankensteinFrankenstein, , LondonLondon RoadRoad

West End Theatre West End Theatre

List of West End theatresList of West End theatres

AmbassadorsAmbassadors TheatreTheatre ApolloApollo VictoriaVictoria TheatreTheatre ArtsArts TheatreTheatre CambridgeCambridge TheatreTheatre DukeDuke ofof York'sYork's TheatreTheatre New London TheatreNew London Theatre

Ambassadors TheatreAmbassadors Theatre

Apollo Victoria TheatreApollo Victoria Theatre

Arts TheatreArts Theatre

Cambridge TheatreCambridge Theatre

Duke of York's TheatreDuke of York's Theatre

New London TheatreNew London Theatre

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