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Theatre, 1660-1760: The Arrival of the Actress

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In this undergraduate lecture, David Taylor describes one of the key theatrical developments of Restoration drama, the arrival of female actors on the stage.

Date Published: 11 March 2019
Contributors:
David Taylor
In Collection(s): Aphra Behn, Reformation and Restoration, Feminist Approaches to Literature
Keywords:
Restoration drama, staging, genre
Source:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Cite: Theatre, 1660-1760: The Arrival of the Actress by David Taylor at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/theatre-1660-1760-arrival-actress. Published on 11 March 2019. Accessed on 31 October 2025.

If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Theatre, 1660-1760: The Arrival of the Actress (https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by David Taylor, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).