History of Theatre

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  • Period: 2000 BCE to

    From Ancient to Renaissance Theatre

  • 1887 BCE

    Passion Play of Abydos

    Passion Play of Abydos
  • 534 BCE

    Thespis

    Thespis
  • 500 BCE

    Start of Theatrical Competitions in Greece

    Start of Theatrical Competitions in Greece
  • 472 BCE

    Aeschylus

    Aeschylus
  • 471 BCE

    Sophocles

    Sophocles
  • 80

    The Colosseum Built

    The Colosseum Built
  • 410

    Fall of Roman Empire

    Fall of Roman Empire
  • 426

    Saint Augustine

    Saint Augustine
  • Mar 19, 692

    Church Opposes Theatre

    Church Opposes Theatre
  • May 5, 962

    Holy Roman Empire

    Holy Roman Empire
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Vikings Discover Americas

    Vikings Discover Americas
  • Jan 20, 1204

    Religous Drama Performed Outside of Church

    Religous Drama Performed Outside of Church
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus sails to Americas

    Columbus sails to Americas
  • Dec 18, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth I Bans Religous Drama

    Queen Elizabeth I Bans Religous Drama
    Queen Elizabeth was coronated into the British Throne in 1558. She outlawed and distasted religous drama during the start of her reign. Her father had seperated the religious figures into two churches, the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church.
  • Sep 23, 1576

    "The Theatre" Opening

    "The Theatre" Opening
    The Theatre opened in the year 1576 and became the first permanent theatre in London. It paved the way for many famous theatres such as the Globe Theatre.
  • Jan 1, 1580

    Spanish Golden Age

    Spanish Golden Age

  • Christopher Marlowe

    Christopher Marlowe

  • Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

    Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

  • Globe Theatre Opens

    Globe Theatre Opens
    The Globe Theatre is built in London in the year 1599. Shakespeare's performances were mostly performed here. As he is a member of the Chamberlain's Men, he acted with them as a troupe. The Globe burned down in 1613 after a cannon was shot and set fire to the ceiling alighting the theatre.

  • Shakespeare's Hamlet

    Shakespeare's Hamlet

  • Puritan Revolution

    Puritan Revolution
    The Puritan revolution led to the closing of theatres in all England. The English civil war had broke out once again. The Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell executed King Charles I and exiled his heir.

  • Molière

    Molière

  • Theatres are reopened in London

    Theatres are reopened in London

  • Actresses in England allowed to play Female Roles

    Actresses in England allowed to play Female Roles

  • Jean Racine

    Jean Racine
    Jean Racine is considered by many as the King of French Renaissance Theater in the tragedy genre. His most renown works are Andromaque, Britannicus, Bajazet, and Phedre. He known to set his plays in various settings; from Imperial Rome to Contemporary Turkey.

  • First American Theatre Built

    The First Theatre in all North America was built on 1716 in Williamsburg, Virginia. This event paved the way for many great American writers of literature and theater.

  • Voltaire

    Voltaire

  • Sturm Und Drang

    Sturm Und Drang

  • Theatre Banned in the Americas

    Theatre Banned in the Americas
    A bill was passed in the continental congress discouraging and banning all forms of theatre.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The United States of America officially declares it's independence from the British Empire on the 4th of July, 1776.