Elizabethan Theatre

The Elizabethan theatre grew tremendously by the moving force that was created by Queen Elizabeth. Not only did Elizabeth provide money that allowed her people the time and means to appreciate the arts, but supported the theaters as well. She approved the performances that were produced in London. This allowed the ordinary people to see these plays. The first proper theatre as we know it was actually called "The Theatre", built at Shoreditch in 1576. Before …

…The Elizabethans had pretty good special effects for their time. Death scenes were realistically gory. For example, a pig bladder would be filled with blood under white costumes. Music and props were very important because no scenery was used. Everything from the setting, to what the characters looked like, and the time of day, had to be conveyed to the audience through the words which is why those scripts today seem so wordy and descriptive.