Outline: to define “theatre” as a notion; to follow the history of the theatre development; “components” of theatre

Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance.

The development of “theatre” Athens, in honour of Dionysus (the god of wine and fertility). The theatre of ancient Greece consisted of three types of drama: tragedy, comedy, and the satyr play containing mythological or historical plots. At those times only men performed roles in big masks. (There were only 2 actors on the stage, the third was proposed by Sophocles). No decorations Women weren’t allowed to the theatre, especially to see comedies, if they were, they sat apart.

Popular dramatists (playwrights) of those times: In Greece to be an actor was considered prestigious whereas in Rome – disgraceful Popular dramatists (playwrights) of those times: Aeschylus (Эсхил), Sophocles (Софокл), and Euripides (Еврипид), they are creators of Greek tragedy. Aristophanes (Аристофан) is a creator of comedy as a genre. In Rome Plautus and Seneca are worth mentioning, they verbally eleborated Euripidies‘s tragedies to the high-style.

The Medieval Theatre emerged in X-XI centuries in Latin tradition, not as the continuation of the antique drama. covered a wide variety of genres and subject matter (morality plays, farces, masques and drama) provides few surviving records of Medieval plays due to the low literacy rate of the general population churches began to stage dramatized versions of important biblical events An important playwright was Hrotsvit Other Medieval performances included mimes, minstrels (уличные поеты), storytellers and jugglers who traveled in search of employment Liturgical dramas spread across Europe and Russia throughout that period

An actor (alternatively actress for a female; is a person portraying a character in a dramatic or comic production; she or he performs in: film, television, theatre, or radio. According to the actor’s performing people differ such kinds of theatre as: theatre of the absurd Ballet drama theatre Puppy theatre Musical Opera Operetta Pantomime

Golden age theatre from 1590 to 1681 In Renaissance Spain (both highly sponsored by the aristocratic class and highly attended by the lower classes) a large number of the 10,000 to 30,000 plays of this period are still considered masterpieces. Spanish Golden Age theatre has dramatically influenced the theatre of later generations in Europe and throughout the world. Spanish drama had an immediate and significant impact on the contemporary developments in English Renaissance theatre.

The theatre in Shakespeare’s time was much different authors wrote plays for the masses,especially  those who couldn’t read or write.  a bad influence on people and kept them from going to church  Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand, loved acting and helped the theatre become popular. popular theatres emerged outside city walls, it was an unsafe area with crime and murder almost no scenery, the dialogue was the most important part of the play  Colourful and well-designed costumes Women never performed in plays, so young boys played female characters no stage crew as there is today. Actors had to do everything themselves - from making costumes to setting the stage.

Elizabethan theatre

The Reconstructed Globe Theatre in London

Thanks for your attention!!! Hometask: to prepare reports on the topics: Modern Theatre The role of theatre in people‘s life The Globe Theatre People and their duties in the theatre (crew, director, etc.) 5. Theatre of the absurd 6. Ballet 7. Drama theatre 8. Puppy theatre 9. Musical 10. Opera 11. Operetta 12. Pantomime 13. Inside the theatre (stage, stalls, etc.)