William Shakespeare Comedy Plays
Interesting information about
the William Shakespeare Comedy Plays
and the Globe
Theatre of Elizabethan London, England
William Shakespeare Comedy Plays
The works of William Shakespeare
were divided into three categories - comedies, tragedies and
histories. Comedy Plays
brought massive audiences to the theatre. Globe Theatre
actors specialised in performing in comedy plays. The most
famous comedy actors of the Elizabethan era included Will
Kempe, Richard Tarlton, Robert Armin and Lawrence Fletcher.
These comedians not only required acting skills but were
also expected to be able to sing and dance. Plays at the
Globe Theatre usually ended with songs and dance. The most
famous comedy actors of the Elizabethan era included:
-
Augustine
Phillips
-
William
Shakespeare
-
Will Sly
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Thomas Pope
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John Heminges
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Richard Burbage
-
Will Kempe
-
Henry Condell
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Alex Cooke
-
Christopher
Beeston
-
John Duke
Dates of First Performances of the William Shakespeare Comedy Plays
The following information details the
first performances of the William Shakespeare Comedy plays:
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All's Well That
Ends Well - 1602-03
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As You Like It -
1599-00
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Comedy of Errors
- 1594 December 28
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Cymbeline -
1611-12
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Love's Labour's
Lost - 1594-95
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Measure for
Measure - 1604 December 26
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Merchant of
Venice - 1596-97
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Merry Wives of
Windsor - 1600-01
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Midsummer Nights
Dream - 1595-96
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Much Ado About
Nothing - 1598-99
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Pericles, Prince
of Tyre - 1608-09
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Taming of the
Shrew - 1593-94
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The Tempest -
1611 November 1
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Troilus and
Cressida - 1601-02
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Twelfth
Night1602 February 2
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Two Gentlemen of
Verona - 1594-95
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Winter's Tale -
1611-12
Dates of the First Printing of the William Shakespeare Comedy Plays
The following information details the
first printing of the William Shakespeare Comedy plays:
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All's Well That
Ends Well - 1623
-
As You Like It -
1623
-
Comedy of Errors
- 1623
-
Cymbeline -
1611-12 1623
-
Love's Labour's
Lost - 1598
-
Measure for
Measure - 1623
-
Merchant of
Venice - 1600
-
Merry Wives of
Windsor - 1602
-
Midsummer Nights
Dream - 1600
-
Much Ado About
Nothing - 1600
-
Pericles, Prince
of Tyre - 1609
-
Taming of the
Shrew - 1623
-
The Tempest
-
Troilus and
Cressida - 1609
-
Twelfth Night -
1623
-
Two Gentlemen of
Verona - 1623
-
Winter's Tale -
1623
The 1623 dates relate to the
publication of the First Folio.
William Shakespeare Comedy Plays
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