Andrew Gurr is Professor Emeritus at the School of English and American Studies, University of Reading.

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The companies; 3. The players; 4. The playhouses; 5. The staging; 6. The audiences; Appendix: a select list of plays and their playhouses.

'Here is a concise, compact, well-organised guide to the premises, practices and finances of the actors; I cannot imagine a handier labour-saving device for the student who has been recommended to read far more than he has time for.' Drama

Andrew Gurr is Professor Emeritus at the School of English and American Studies, University of Reading.

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The companies; 3. The players; 4. The playhouses; 5. The staging; 6. The audiences; Appendix: a select list of plays and their playhouses.

'Here is a concise, compact, well-organised guide to the premises, practices and finances of the actors; I cannot imagine a handier labour-saving device for the student who has been recommended to read far more than he has time for.' Drama

Andrew Gurr is Professor Emeritus at the School of English and American Studies, University of Reading.

• Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The companies; 3. The players; 4. The playhouses; 5. The staging; 6. The audiences; Appendix: a select list of plays and their playhouses.

'Here is a concise, compact, well-organised guide to the premises, practices and finances of the actors; I cannot imagine a handier labour-saving device for the student who has been recommended to read far more than he has time for.' Drama