1. Theatre

2. Do you know who formed
theatre companies by that
time?

3. Theatre companies
Theatre companies were formed by sharers,
apprentices and hired men.

4. Do you know what a
sharer is?

5. SHARERS
OR FELLOWS
A sharer was a member of a
theatre company that
shared the company’s
profits.
They were legally
responsible for the
company.

6. What did the apprentices
do?

7. The boys in the company whose
voices had not changed yet were
highly trained in female
impersonation and played the roles of
women, children, and old men.
Famous boy players: Nicholas Burt,
Richard Robinson.

8. What is a hired men?

9. The "hired men" were minor actors,
musicians, stage managers, wardrobe
keepers, prompters and stage hands. They
were paid weekly.

10. Who played the roles of
women?

11. The roles of young women were played by
"beardless boys" in their teens whose
voices had not broken. The roles of older
women were played by adult men.

12. Was Shakespeare an
actor?

13. He rarely played as an actor.

14. What was the name of
Shakespeare’s acting
company?

15. By 1594 Shakespeare had become a
member and part owner of an acting
company called The Lord Chamberlain's
Men.

16. When was the original
Globe theatre built and
where was it located?

17. The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London
associated with William Shakespeare. It
was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing
company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.

18. Why did the theatres
close in London in
summer?

19. Because they played in London in the
winter and the spring and they used to
travel in the summer when the plague used
to come to the city.

20. THE END