Playgoing in Shakespeare's London

Description:

This is a new edition of Andrew Gurr's classic account of the people for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays. Gurr assembles all the evidence from the writings of the time to describe the physical structure of the different types of playhouse, the services provided in the auditorium, the cost of a ticket and a cushion, the size of the crowds, the smells, the pickpockets, and the collective feelings generated by the plays. Since 1987 there have been many new discoveries about Shakespeare's theatres. Gurr introduces fresh evidence about the experience of being at a play in Shakespeare's time, adds more than thirty new entries to his account of the early playgoers and provides a select bibliography.

subjects: Social life and customs,  History,  Theater,  Contemporary England,  English drama,  Intellectual life,  History and criticism,  Homes and haunts,  London,  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616,  England,  Theater audiences,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, contemporary england,  Theater, great britain, history,  English drama, history and criticism, early modern and elizabethan, 1500-1600,  English drama, history and criticism, 17th century,  London (england), social life and customs

People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places: England,  London,  London (England)

Times: 17th century,  16th century,  Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600