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Development of Black Box and Flexible Performance Spaces (1950–2000)

1959 - 1982

David Garrick's Drury Lane reforms and the 1769 Stratford Jubilee (1741–1779)

1741 - 1776

Coventry Mystery Plays and civic staging in the Midlands (c. 1400–c. 1570)

1392 - 1940

Court performances for Elizabeth I and James I (c. 1590–1625)

1590 - 1625

Corpus Christi plays and civic theatre in medieval Paris (c. 1250–1500)

1264 - 1595

Constructivist Stage Design in Soviet Theatre (1919–1932)

1921 - 1932

City (Great) Dionysia in Athens (c. 534–404 BCE)

534 BCE - 404 BCE

Choregia, competitions, and the role of the choregos in Classical Athens (5th–4th century BCE)

500 BCE - 316 BCE

Chester Mystery Plays (c. 1380–1575)

1000 - 1951

Broadway theatre district development and landmark musical openings (1903–1969)

1903 - 1966

British radio and television Shakespeare adaptations and broadcasts (1936–1975)

1936 - 1975

British mega-musical era and its global impact (1979–1996)

1978 - 1996

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