This 2005 book provides a study of the enduring and influential Jacobean children's company, the Children of the Queen's Revels.
This book provides a study of the Children of the Queen's Revels, the most enduring and influential of the Jacobean children's companies. Combining theatre history and critical analysis, this study provides a history of the Children of the Queen's Revels, and an account of their repertory.
Introduction; 1. Raiding the nest: the children of the Queen's Revels and their plays; 2. 'Proper Gallants Words': comedy and the theatre audience; 3. 'Grief and Joy so Suddenly Commixt': company politics and the development of tragicomedy; 4. 'Ieronimo in Decimosexto': tragedy and the text; Conclusion; Appendix A. The repertory (summary); Appendix B. The Repertory (data and analysis); Appendix C. Biographical summary; Appendix D. Actor lists; Appendix E. Court and touring performances.