Wikipedia:WikiProject Elizabethan theatre

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In order to expedite the work of WikiProject Theatre on articles relating to theatre, there is a need to break up the project into some smaller projects. This project has been created to cover the Early modern English theatre, one of the most important eras of western theatre history. This covers theatre and dramatic literature in Britain from 1558 to 1642.

WikiProject Early modern Theatre (1558-1642)

The Swan Theatre, London.

Modern reconstruction of The Globe Theatre in London.

A 19th Century painting of Duke Orsino and Viola from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will.

Title page from a 1615 edition of Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy.

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[edit] Scope

The scope of this project covers articles relating to the theatre and dramatic literature in England between 1558 and 1642. This era spans the reigns of three monarchs: Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I for a total of 84 years. These years range from 1558, the first year of Elizabeth's reign, to 1642 when the Puritans closed the English theatres. This era of theatre history, among the most productive and influential in Western Theatre, includes noted playwrights such as Ben Jonson, William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.

[edit] Goals

To improve the quality of articles relating to the Elizabethan theatre eventually improving them to A-class status or Featured article status.
To see that the Elizabethan era in theatre, one of the most important eras in Western theatre history, is covered comprehensively.

"We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and bandied
Which way please them."
John Webster
The Duchess of Malfi

[edit] Similar Wikiprojects

This project is descended from Wikipedia:WikiProject Theatre.

[edit] Action Items

[edit] Article tagging

All articles relating to Elizabethan drama should be tagged with the project tag. Those currently bearing the tag of WikiProject Theatre should have the tag replaced with the tag of this project.

[edit] Article assessment

Article assessment These pages list all articles associated with this project. The tables provide space to assess the quality of each article as well as providing suggestions as to what work still needs to be done on each article. If you work on an article, please re-assess it in this table.

[edit] Participants

Ganymead
The Singing Badger - I have no spare time to make large-scale contributions but I (humbly) consider myself an expert in the field and I hope I may be a useful source of answers to tricky questions.
AndyJones - I'm happy to be considered part of this project, since most of my Wikipedia contributions are already in this field.
Isabella123-I love Elizabethan theatre!
Wootking
LynnMarie
BetramMurgatroyd - I'm willing to contribute whatever knowledge i can, since i have studied the subject closely at degree level.
FeanorStar7 - I also love Elizabethan theatre and have access to early editions where I work and have some contacts at the Folger; so hopefully I can make some contributions.
Jrmccall– I'm not an expert, but have some detailed knowledge, from study and viewing, of many of Shakespeare's plays, and I won't quote a hawk and cite a handsaw!
Editor at Large - I specialise in Shakespearean theatre and Elizabethean theatre construction. I haven't contributed much in this field as yet, but would certainly like to!
Eupolis - one of my interests, and I'd be happy to contribute where I can.
kbthompson - I contributed an article on York Mystery Plays (eh, banned by the Tudors ...). Have performed in Measure for Measure and Julius Caesar (literally as a spear carrier). Have contributed to Shoreditch and Hoxton; also interested in even earlier theatre - such as the Red Lion at Mile End (precedes The Theatre as a purposebuilt playhouse). Particularly interested in this time because it was when pageants became plays and the term theatre became both a generic description, and a mass entertainment.

[edit] Wikipedia resources

[edit] External Resources

Internet Broadway Database
Internet Movie Database - contains a surprising amount of info on live theatre.
Playbill Magazine - info on current theatrical productions including Elizabethan plays.
Internet Theatre Database
de:Portal:Theater - Theatre portal in the German wikipedia
Early English Books Online - A subscription service, used by many universities across the world that aims to digitize every book published between 1550 - 1750. An amazing resource for contemporary texts and first editions.

[edit] Featured articles releating to Elizabethan or English theatre

These articles are among some of the best articles relating to theatre found on Wikipedia. Currently, there are no articles relating to this project that have attained featured article status. The following articles relate to later British theatre and should be used as examples.

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more; it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing....
William Shakespeare
Macbeth

[edit] Project templates

This article is part of Wikipedia's Elizabethan theatre coverage, and has come to the attention of WikiProject Elizabethan theatre, an attempt to create a comprehensive and detailed resource on the theatre and dramatic literature in England between 1558 and 1642. If you would like to participate in the project, you can choose to edit the article attached to this page (just like any other article!), or visit WikiProject Elizabethan theatre, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.