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Theatre is a branch of the performing arts. Any performance may be considered theatre; however, as a performing art, theatre focuses almost exclusively on live performers enacting a self-contained drama before an audience. A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a representational illusion. The word "theatre" derives from the Ancient Greek theatron (θέατρον) meaning "a place for viewing." A theatrical performance may include music, dance and various elements of stagecraft such as costumes, sets, lights, stage properties and sound engineering, among others.
Modern Western theatre derives ...more

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Dr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweThe Duchess of Malfi by John WebsterEdward II by Christopher MarloweThe Jew of Malta by Christopher MarloweThe Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd
Best non-Shakespeare Renaissance Drama
15 books — 9 voters
Dr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweEdward II by Christopher MarloweThe Complete Poems by Ben JonsonThe Complete Plays by Christopher MarloweThe Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd
Shakespeare's Contemporaries
106 books — 28 voters

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113 books — 1,249 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Theatre”

Jonathan Larson
“ VIVA LA VIE BOHEME! ”
― Jonathan Larson, Rent: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musical―Complete Libretto and Oral History
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“ An actor must never be afraid to make a fool of himself. ”
― Harvey Cocks
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Groups Tagged "Theatre"

EastLine Book Club A group for the plays we read as part of EastLine Book Club.
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Theatre Book Club Theatre wherever you are ...
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