MEDIEVAL THEATER

500 C.E.-1400
 During the Medieval era,theater
performances were not allowed throughout
Europe.To keep the theater
alive,minstrels,through denounced by the
Church,performed in markets,public
places,and festivals.They travelled from one
town to another as
puppeteers,jugglers,story
tellers,dancers,singers,and other
 performers in other theatrical acts.These
minstrels were viewed as dangerous a
pagan.
Churches in Europe started staging their own
theater performances durind Easter
Sundays with biblical stories and
events.Eventually,some plays were brought
outside the church due to their potrayal of
devil the and hell.
An example of this kind of play is the
Mystere d’Adam or “The Mystery of
Adam”.The story revolves around
Adam and Eve and ends with the devil
capturing and bringing them to hell.
Over the centuries,the plays revolved
around biblical themes for the Story of
the Creation to Last judgement.