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    The neoclassical period in theatre occurred in England and France after the Renaissance, during the Restoration, Augustan, and Johnstinian ages. Notable playwrights included Aphra Behn, John Vanbrugh, George Etherege, and Colley Cibber. Popular plays were The Provoked Wife, Love's Last Shift, The Man of Mode, and The Way of the World. Actors like Thomas Betterton and Anne Bracegirdle performed on elaborate sets with costumes in an expressive style, and some plays featured men playing female roles.

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    The neoclassical period in theatre occurred in England and France after the Renaissance, during the Restoration, Augustan, and Johnstinian ages. Notable playwrights included Aphra Behn, John Vanbrugh, George Etherege, and Colley Cibber. Popular plays were The Provoked Wife, Love's Last Shift, The Man of Mode, and The Way of the World. Actors like Thomas Betterton and Anne Bracegirdle performed on elaborate sets with costumes in an expressive style, and some plays featured men playing female roles.

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    Neoclassical Theatre: Maddy Underwood, Caroline Lawrence, Tretttravaglini, David Morrison

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    The neoclassical period in theatre occurred in England and France after the Renaissance, during the Restoration, Augustan, and Johnstinian ages. Notable playwrights included Aphra Behn, John Vanbrugh, George Etherege, and Colley Cibber. Popular plays were The Provoked Wife, Love's Last Shift, The Man of Mode, and The Way of the World. Actors like Thomas Betterton and Anne Bracegirdle performed on elaborate sets with costumes in an expressive style, and some plays featured men playing female roles.

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    NEOCLASSICAL

    THEATRE
    Maddy Underwood, Caroline Lawrence, TrettTravaglini, David Morrison
    WHAT IS THE
    NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD?
    Restoration, Augustan,
    And Johnstinian Ages Ornate

    Post-Renaissance

    Mainly in
    England and
    France
    WHERE WERE THEY
    PERFORMED?
    PLAYWRIGHTS

    John Vanbrugh George Etherege


    AphraBehn
    Colley Cibber
    PLAYS

    The Provoked Wife Love’s Last Shift

    The Man of Mode


    The Way of the World
    THEMES OF PLAYS
    ACTORS

    Thomas Betterton

    Anne Bracegirdle
    Edmund Kean
    ACTING STYLES

    Elaborate sets and costumes

    historical/tragic themes

    Breeches Roles
    INNOVATIONS
    VIDEO

    CLICK HERE!

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