Medieval Theatre? Please help.?

Question

Does anyone know any major playwrights or actors from the Medieval Era of Europe? Please list your source(s) if you can.

Answer 1

Medieval, I think on the Troubadours, the Occitan and provencial poets. Troubadours were a way of bringing news as well as being the travelling minatrels, the printer had not been invented yet.
Margery Kempe
Robin Hood and Maid Marian
Ralpf Roister Doister, forces, mummings and minstrels
Geoffrey Chaucer,
The Miracle Plays ,included dancing bears,fire blowers and circus acts. Magic acts, I think of wizards and magicians.
the Mystery plays for the Lord and Lady.
Became Morality plays around 1490 after the Reformation took place, survived as Chistmas plays. Elckeljic- Jebermann ,German.
Everingmen Miracle were based on the times of the day, Black Death, the 100 years war and War of the Roses.
Court Jesters.
Poetry:
Deschamps who was living in the besieges city of Rheims,
1396, after King Edward the 3rd days , came King Richard the II1377-99
,
Guillaume de Machaut, 1300-1377
Chaucer tales were in the year of 1386

The peotry of Machaut, Deschamps, and Froissart "The Romance of the Rose, written by in the 1300's bu Guillaume de LOrris and Jean de Meun.
John Gower, CHaucer's friend 1330-1408 wrote a 30,000 line poem in French and English and Latin
John Froissart 1338-1410 visited EnglaND IN 1395 in order to present king Richard II a French Volume dealing in the matters of love, " The King was glad," "For he could speak and read French very well."
Ever Heard of the group called The City Waites?
Back in the seventies played medieval music.
Remember the lute, ever heard of the Irish harp?
The Chieftains, the baron, drum, penny whilet or tin whisles..
The Medieval or the Middleages I think of the tall pointed hats,
and hats shaped like ram horns worn by the ladies, and the knights and lances , chain mail, the Crucaders.
Shakespere 1564-1616, totally different, the Elizabethian era, stiff ruffle collars (that the real purpose was used for flea collars), and lead white painted faces .
1500 was the end of the scolaristic era, a new age had begun, now we're getting into revival of a new classical era the Renaisance.
And one more The Holy Grail, KNights in shining armour
Pagn then became Christianized,Poem by Chretian do Troyes-Percival le Gallois,12 century later version by a German Poet Wolfram von Eschenbach -Paziral and the English Translation in the 15th century Sir Thomas Arthur- Mort a Arthur, about King Arthur.
the famous St. Michael killing the dragon.
The Saint Michael's Mount in Marazion in Cornwall, England is dedicated to the Archangel St. Michael year 495.
King Author Very Famous.
Camelot and Guenievere, Sir Lancelot,...

Answer 2

Medieval Theatre The Medieval theatre was once a supply of enjoyment and schooling for citizens of the Middle Ages. Though to start with tinged with devout zeal, Medieval theatre went via centuries of evolution and subject matters external of the Bible have been finally accommodated. It persevered to flourish for hundreds of years and served as an concept for Renaissance level performs. Medieval Theatre History Following the cave in of the Roman Empire, a small band of performers travelled from situation to situation to entertain audiences from all walks of lifestyles. These nomadic corporations toured international locations and areas to inform experiences and jests, play tune or participate in acrobatic acts. Festivals emerged at any place they went. However, in spite of the thrill and pleasure they delivered to cities and towns, devout practitioners have been adverse in the direction of those touring entertainers. The influential Catholic Church tried to transform them and placed a quit to their road performances, which have been deemed sinful. Despite the obvious hostility towards touring performances, the Church was once totally accountable for the progress of the Medieval theatre. The Medieval church supplied a carrier that required the dramatization of Biblical experiences inside the church premises. It was once no longer till the 1200s that devout dramas have been held and played external of the church. Theatre skilled a paradigm shift over the centuries and steadily grew to be extra secular. In the sixteenth century, Medieval theatre ended its reign.

Answer 3

Shakespeare is the only one that comes to mind

Answer 4

there are none, that is why it is called the Dark Ages.