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Year 12: IB Theatre - Research Presentation

English Renaissance Theatre

English Renaissance Theatre is a broad topic encompassing a variety of dramatic styles (History, Tragedy, Revenge, Morality, Pastoral etc), conventions and playwrights. While this means that you will be able to find an incredible amount of resources, it can quickly become overwhelming. Please discuss your choice with a Librarian who can help you to narrow down your research topic so that it is sufficiently defined, and assist you in finding relevant resources. 

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Drawing of the design of a stage setting.


Reference

Hodges, C. W. (n.d.). Stage setting design drawings. [Illustration]. Folger Shakespeare Library. https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/sights-sounds-smells-elizabethan-theater

Timeline of English Renaissance Playwrights

Many planywrights who worked during the Renaissance period were contemporaries of each other. This timeline shows which playwrights lived and worked during the same period.

Reference

Wikipedia. (2010, October). English Renaissance theatre. [Graph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Renaissance_theatre

On the (Virtual) Shelf: Books

Other Online Resources

Video: Performance Demonstration

Summary: Ben Jonson's Volpone, performed by the American Shakespeare Centre Theatre Camp. 2018.

Reference

ASC Theatre Group. (2018, August 29). VOLPONE [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kmz7AzFghEk


Summary: Doctor Faustus: Act 5, Scene 2 (final scene) | Shakespeare's Globe.

Reference

Shakespeare's Globe. (2012, October 23). Doctor Faustus: Act 5, Scene 2 (final scene) | Shakespeare's Globe | Rent or Buy on Globe Player [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/embed/vIIqxnmQ_es