The Official Nonsense Thread

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(15-03-2013 10:05 AM)Ollie Wrote:  Never knew that plays could be held outdoors. And my oh my, that is a great looking outdoor theatre Caspin.

Many plays in the days before theatre would be held in marketplaces or on "the green sward" if out in the countryside (thespians would tour outside of cities during what was termed the Plague season of high summer, as unnecessary public gatherings would be banned in order to reduce the spread of the contagion). In some cases like "A Midsummer Night's Dream" it was to their advantage as most of the scenes are outdoors anyway.

Back in my Uni days I helped with a production of The Medea in the cloisters of the University done by the Classics department (fine example of getting roped in because I knew someone that knew someone that needed a hand!). It worked far better than in the theatre because the stonework produced echoes that made it seem more menacing.