English theatre (and transnational sociability) [ Sports & Leisure / National & Transnational cultures / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]
… theatre however goes far beyond the space of the physical theatre itself. Theatre is also at the centre of transnational networks, as performers travel across the Channel and texts are adapted, translated and plagiarised, often around … are few and far between. This imbalance between geopolitical importance and theatrical importance shows how theatrical networks, sociabilities and traditions, which were already well established in France, Italy and Spain, seem to have … afterwards responsible for much of what was becoming a bard-cult, in England and overseas. 16 The tightness of these networks however must not obliterate extra-European presence on stage: many plays reference the Ottoman and Islamic …
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