The period of Elizabethan theatre covers the plays written and performed in England during the reign of Queen Elisabeth I (1558-1603). It also includes the time of her immediate successors James I and Charles I. This age of theatre was securely ended by the closure of all public theatres in London in 1642 with the onset of the Civil War. Elizabethan Theatre was very different to modern theatre. Not only was it looked upon as unclean …showed first 75 words of 1024 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1024 total…that the plays transcend generations to stir the imagination of audiences today. The acting companies had to battle the authorities to perform their precious theatre and with their success planted the seeds of the theatre audiences can experience today. With little technology they overcame a bad reputation to be taken close to heart of Queen Elizabeth herself. Influenced mainly by William Shakespeare this period of theatrical history is quite noteworthy in its simplicity and ingenuity.