Here you can search through the surviving records of drama, secular music, and other popular entertainment in England from the Middle Ages until 1642, when the Puritans closed the London theatres. New collections of records will be added to this growing resource. Please check back for updates.
These records are only the written traces left behind by the original events but they will help you to answer key questions: who? what? when? where? how? how much? and, perhaps even, why? Try searching in various ways.
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