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The Dream Factory

By Daniel Swift

The Dream Factory

By Daniel Swift

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"One of the most exciting and original books about Shakespeare that I've read in years."-James ShapiroThe remarkable untold story of Shakespeare's first theatre - the playhouse before the Globe In 1576, in a muddy field in Shoreditch, James Burbage erected London's first purpose-built commercial playhouse. A place of high culture and quick profit, run by cunning dreamers, the Theatre for the first time offered London's players the chance to control what they staged. At a time when playgoing was held to be close to a sin, this entertainment factory was a flashpoint for controversy - but would also become Shakespeare's first theatre, where he learned to ply his trade before his company moved to the Globe.   Through the life of this little-known playhouse, Daniel Swift tells the story of how Shakespeare became Shakespeare, and the Elizabethan stage began to flourish. Introducing us to the businessmen who dreamed up the Theatre, the carpenters who built it, the preachers who hated it, and the actors who performed upon its small stage, The Dream Factory recreates the world that produced Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream - and the audiences who first saw them.  
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2025-04-22
Publication Date:
2025-04-22
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0300263546
ISBN13:
9780300263541
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
606 g
Height:
158 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
36 cm
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