We briefly learnt about 'Commedia D'lartte' which when translated means 'Comedy of the art'. It first started off in Italy in the mid 16th century and characters were often masked. Performances were also improvised and were based on sketches and scenarios.
Afterwards, we were given information about Joan Littlewood's impact in the 1950's and how she helped the Theatre Royal in Stratford, east London gain fame by performing plays such as Bertolt Brech's 'Mother Courage and Her Children' which she starred in and also directed in 1955.
We were then taught about the 1960's and George Devine's 'English Stage Company' taking over 'The Royal Court Theatre'.
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