Approaching the Interval in the Early Modern Theatre: The Significance of the 'Act-Time'

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Mark Hutchings (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)

Approaching the Interval in the Early Modern Theatre

The Significance of the 'Act-Time'

Mark Hutchings (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)

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Cambridge University Press
25 April 2024

Theatre Studies; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Shakespeare studies & criticism

Series: Elements in Shakespeare Performance

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In requiring artificial light, the early modern indoor theatre had to interrupt the action so that the candles could be attended to, if necessary. The origin of the five-act, four-interval play was not classical drama but candle technology. This Element explores the implications of this aspect of playmaking. Drawing on evidence in surviving texts it explores how the interval affected composition and stagecraft, how it provided opportunities for stage-sitters, and how amphitheatre plays were converted for indoor performance (and vice versa). Recovering the interval yields new insights into familiar texts and brings into the foreground interesting examples of how the interval functioned in lesser-known plays. This Element concludes with a discussion of how this aspect of theatre might feed into the debate over the King's Men's repertory management in its Globe-Blackfriars years and sets out the wider implications for both the modern theatre and the academy.

By: Mark Hutchings (Universidad de Salamanca Spain)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781108791922
ISBN 10: 1108791921
Series: Elements in Shakespeare Performance
Pages: 114
Publication Date: 25 April 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active