Travelling players

Definition

Groups of actors who travelled around the country performing plays.

Used by OCR

Paper 1

Travelling players took performances around the country, using places such as inn yards. Permanent playhouses gave acting companies a more regular place to perform and audiences somewhere to return for entertainment.
Revise: Theatres

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GCSE History · key term

Groups of actors who travelled around the country performing plays.

Used by OCR

Paper 1

Travelling players took performances around the country, using places such as inn yards. Permanent playhouses gave acting companies a more regular place to perform and audiences somewhere to return for entertainment.
Revise: Theatres

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