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Developed from the 10th and continued to through to the 16th century
Represented Bible Stories in churches
Most popular in the 15th century
rendered obselete and became less popular as professional theatres became more popular
2 types of performance arts evolved from medieval theatre
Religious plays were performed by guilds
Travelling players usually consisted of jugglers, acrobats, minstrels and troupadours
Originated from church processions and paegents in medieval churches to celebrate saint's days and festivals
Congregations of people would gather on the chuch steps to watch the processions and shows
Religious plays eventually developed into Miracle and Mystery plays
Miracle plays educated the audience with bible stories
some plays were humourous, others were violent
Cycles of plays were performed on carts that moved through various towns
plays were performed only metres away from the audience
Much more light-hearted than Miracle plays - Travelling players aimed to entertain the audience
Travelling players had much more in common with a modern day circus
Consisted of troupes of actors that relied on stock characters to use throughout various performances
Often performed on the street or in any form of open space - audience members could come and go throughout the performance
Theatrical style from Italy (16th-18th century)
Each actor played a stock character in companies
Often based their devised plays on the various stock characters they had in their troups
Troupes greatly relied on improvisation and comedy skills