Theater unites the past and present in a unique cultural experience. Theatre continues to thrive and has become an important subject for study in schools and universities. Reaching back in time and across the world, this ranging new history draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievements over 4,500 years, from festival performances in Egypt to international multicultural theatre in the late twentieth century. English theatre has been changed by different cultures throughout the world.

The Father of drama was Thesis of Athens, 535 BC, who created the first actor. The actor performed in intervals between the dancing of the chorus and conversing at times with the leader of the chorus. The tragedy was further developed when new myths became part of the performance, changing the nature of the chorus to a group appropriate to the individual story. Aeschylus added a second ac

Although based on Greek forms, Roman theatre differed in being largely for entertainment. The farces of Plautus were based on stock characters, such as the braggart soldier and the scheming slave. Terence included less buffoonery in his comedies and had a more realistic treatment of character and dialogue. Seneca wrote violent, blood-and-thunder tragedies that were intended to be recited rather than performed.

tor and a third actor was added by Sophocles, and the number of the chorus was fixed at fifteen. The chorus' part was gradually reduced, and the dialogue of the actors became increasingly important. The word "chorus" meant "dance or "dancing ground", which was how dance evolved into the drama. Members of the chorus were characters in the play that commented on the action. They drew the audience into the play and reflected the audience's reactions.

Renaissance ideas came late to England, where medieval influences were felt well into the 1500s - when Elizabeth I

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