MBD lecture 3

What were non-patent theatres NOT allowed to do?

• Produce comedies

• Produce serious plays

• Play music

• Feature female actors

Which type of plays were heavily censored by the Lord Chamberlain until 1968?

• Comedy plays

• Serious plays

• Pantomime plays

• Melodrama plays

Which type of theatre was mostly attended by the upper and middle classes?

• Patent theatres

• Music halls

• Repertory theatres

• National Theatre

What type of theatre was popular among the working classes?

• music hall

• minority theatre

• repertory theatre

• patent theatre

Repertory theatres DID NOT:

• PRODUCE AMBITIOUS "NEW" PLAYS INSPIRED BY e.g. IBSEN

• • PRODUCE SHAW'S "INTELLIGENT THEATRE"​

• PRODUCE SERIOUS PLAYS ABOUT SOCIAL AND MORAL ISSUES

• PRODUCE MOSTLY COMEDY AND SLAPSTICK

Which theatre was established in 1963 by Laurence Olivier?

• Theatre Royal (Drury Lane)

• Gaiety Theatre, Manchester

• The Royal Court Theatre

• Royal National Theatre

Which theatre company was established in 1879 and is known for its productions of Shakespeare's plays?

• Theatre Royal

• Gaiety Theatre, Manchester

• The Royal Court Theatre

• Royal Shakespeare Company