1st Edition

The Boar's Head Theatre (Routledge Revivals) An Inn-yard Theatre of the Elizabethan Age

By C. J. Sisson, Stanley Wells Copyright 1972
122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

The Boar’s Head Theatre , first published in 1972, provides an account of one of the Elizabethan inn-yard theatres. It is a reconstruction of considerable importance in our understanding of the performance conditions affecting Elizabethan drama, the mode of presentation and the nature of the audience. C. J. Sisson (1885-1966) was known especially for his research into Elizabethan court cases... Read more

Editor’s Introduction;  Introduction;  1. The Inn-yard theatre  2. The George Inn in Whitechapel  3. The Boar’s Head Inn  4. The Battle for the Theatre;  Appendices;  Further Reading;  Index

Biography

C. J. Sisson