The origin of the theatre in England is linked to religious events especially for commemorating Christian events. Those representation gave dramatic shape to the whole story of the Bible and characters. At first they were set in the church, but they were soon moved elsewhere. These performances were called Miracle Plays and were acted in English because Latin was replaced in 13th century. Miracle Plays were staged by members of the guilds and were performed on movable stage called pageant which moved from town; these pageants were open an all sides, and they are the first from of moving theatre. The next development in drama were the Morality Plays, whose characters didn’t take from the Bible, but were the personification of human vices and virtues. In the 15th century the word Interlude was referred to short play, where were combined serious and comic elements and which used the disguise and witty word games.
Sara Tassi
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